Wetherspoon pub targeted by hotel booking scam
A Wetherspoon pub in London is turning away up to 20 tourists daily due to a fraudulent hotel booking scheme. Scammers are using the pub's physical address to list non-existent hotel rooms on third-party booking platforms. Victims arrive at the location expecting accommodation only to find a public house. Consumer group Which? reported the issue after staff noted the consistent influx of misled travelers. Monitoring of third-party booking platforms for unauthorized listings using commercial addresses.
Source: BBC Business
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