Travellers planning to visit the UK for the 2012 Olympics are being warned to watch out for holiday property rental scams. Such swindles are becoming more problematic in many countries, but the upcoming games have made London a target. And in a January 2012 article by the UK Press Association, Laurence Hicks of CLC Leisure warns the sophistication of the scams is increasing.
Con men have had time to develop these schemes to defraud tourists. Back in July of 2011, The Telegraph reported that, in some cases, fraudsters were copying details from estate-agency websites to use in creating bogus online advertisements. Complicating matters for those travellers trying to sort the real offers from the fake, many online thieves include genuine photos and addresses of London rental properties and the names of legitimate businesses offering them for rent, accompanied by an email address or phone number that directs potential renters to the criminals for payment arrangements.
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