Beware: Another Scam

[doodab]

It does mean that any time you make a booking with Laterooms your card details are sent unencrypted to any old hotel reception computer that anyone can have access to.

The chances are you would have to give them to the hotel yourself if you booked direct though, most hotels will want the information so they can charge for last minute cancellation.

I don't think you can really blame laterooms for the situation, I mean it's one thing if you booked a package holiday with thomas cook but when you use a booking service you chose to give the hotel your CC details one way or another the moment you book. It's probably better that it happened like this than them going on a spending spree while you were there and leaving you high and dry with a maxed out card and a bit of difficulty persuading the CC company that only half the transactions were yours.

Puts a bit of a downer on the holiday though.

[Paddy]

I suppose this may be potentially common in that many hotels require credit card details upon booking in, so they can charge you if you do a runner after wrecking the room.

Maybe it was an oversight to supply the details prior to the booking commencing, but I expect the site (Laterooms) would have a standard operating procedure and therefore may always supply them in this way. As may other hotel booking sites.

Yes. In fact I spoke to Laterooms and they said that they always pass on the card details to the hotel as a matter of course. My argument is that it does not say that on their website not does it say that in their T&Cs.

It does mean that any time you make a booking with Laterooms your card details are sent unencrypted to any old hotel reception computer that anyone can have access to.

[PAH]

my card details including the security number would be forwarded to the hotel

I suppose this may be potentially common in that many hotels require credit card details upon booking in, so they can charge you if you do a runner after wrecking the room.

Maybe it was an oversight to supply the details prior to the booking commencing, but I expect the site (Laterooms) would have a standard operating procedure and therefore may always supply them in this way. As may other hotel booking sites.

[wim121]

Beware: Another Scam

Booked a four star hotel in Istanbul with Laterooms. Having booked with them previously I never suspected my card details including the security number would be forwarded to the hotel. The rest you can guess. Someone has gone on a spending spree with my credit card details in Istanbul.

Be thankful you used your credit card and not your debit.

People always treat me strangely when I explain I have a credit card I use for only online things, then seperate cards for everything else.

Im sure you already know, but dont worry, you wont have to pay the charges.

Theres another one doing the rounds where posters of a well known forum promise to reveal secrets in exchange for +ve rep, they take the payment but don't send the goods.

Lol really?

Worked for me ...

Send me +rep and il pass it on

[Clippy]

Yeah. I got stiffed by that one, but I've called the cops

[Zippy]

Theres another one doing the rounds where posters of a well known forum promise to reveal secrets in exchange for +ve rep, they take the payment but don't send the goods.

Yeah. I got stiffed by that one, but I've called the cops

[gingerjedi]

Theres another one doing the rounds where posters of a well known forum promise to reveal secrets in exchange for +ve rep, they take the payment but don't send the goods.

[Sysman]

I'll think about getting one of those pre-paid credit cards in the future.

I looked at one of those a few months ago, for the same reasons, and was definitely unhappy with the Ts & Cs.

Thank goodness I didn't listen to the Yanks last year who were trying to persuade me that using a CC over the net was the most secure way to pay. Given their banking system, it might be safer than paying by cheque, but I don't live in the US.

App Store and iTunes Accounts Hacked

And from last year: Fraudsters Drain PayPal Accounts Through iTunes

[Zippy]

Oh bugger! Sorry to hear that, but I'm sure you'll get the money back. I've worked on an e-commerce app or two and was pretty horrified by what ended up being stored in the database.
I'll think about getting one of those pre-paid credit cards in the future.

[TykeMerc]

Nasty

[PinkPoshRat]

Ba$tards.

Thanks for the warning.

Good luck with getting your card sorted out @visa (or whoever)

[Paddy]

Beware: Another Scam

Booked a four star hotel in Istanbul with Laterooms. Having booked with them previously I never suspected my card details including the security number would be forwarded to the hotel. The rest you can guess. Someone has gone on a spending spree with my credit card details in Istanbul.