The norm these days is to do travel bookings online and your flight tickets and holiday itinerary will be available almost immediately. Even the busiest person today can afford to book a holiday thanks to the fact that it can be done online with ease. However, some of such bookings have gone horribly wrong at the last minutes. Whole families have been stuck at airports just because they booked online through an agent that they are only finding out later was a fraudster. Just as well whole families have traveled miles to a holiday destination only to find out that their accommodation does not exist.

Meanwhile, there have been people that have been lucky with these online bookings and have never had the misfortune of finding themselves in one of the above situations. While such people may be called lucky, they also worked to ensure that they are safe when booking Albany holiday rentals. These are those who took the time to check out every detail of their booking before even making purchases. Just like them, you too can book accommodation online without falling prey to fraudsters. Find below some useful tips on how to do this.

Avoid using individuals

There are many holiday homes that are owned by individuals and which are in the market. Most people may be tempted to talk directly to individuals as most often their prices are cheaper. However, while some have succeeded through this method, most have been scammed. If you can, use a company through which individuals advertise their homes at Cosy Corner Cottages.Even with the companies, you still need to do your background check.

Use Google map

Sometimes, people are sold accommodation at hotels and cottages that do not exist. Sometimes, even if they exist, they may be located way off your holiday destination. When you talk to those from which you are hoping to buy accommodation, ask for the address. When you have the address, use Google map and check up the property. You may be able to tell if they are trying to play a fast one on you or not.

Payment Methods

Sometimes these fraudsters would make you pay through unconventional means. Most of them in a bid to cover their tracks will ask their unsuspecting clients to send money by money transfer agencies. Unfortunately, there are still people who fall for this and go ahead and send the money even with all the news against this. If you are making holiday arrangements and the person on the other side insists on you making a transfer, know that you shouldn’t even be talking to them in the first place.

There is many other ways fraudster use to rob people of their hard-earned money. Some will create duplicate websites of reputable companies which they use to collect credit card information. Others will create well-designed independent websites with the aim of deceiving online users. As someone who uses the internet to do a lot of shopping, it is important to get educated on the different ways that are used by fraudsters to scam users. This will help ensure that you don’t fall prey to them.