BT Handbook: Don't Let a Con Artist Get the Better of You
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, September, 2005 by Brad Tuttle
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Therese Patterson, of San Diego, is no travel novice. She's been to every continent except Antarctica and Africa, and last spring she started planning a trip to check the latter off her wish list. After spotting an offer in Budget Travel from 2Afrika, she contacted the company about its 13-day safari in Tanzania and Kenya. "I was really looking forward to seeing the animals and connecting with the people," Therese said. Unfortunately, the rep at 2Afrika said the dates she requested were sold out.
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The next day, Therese received an e-mail from Brett Lorenzo, general manager of Empire State Travel, with an offer identical to 2Afrika's-same layover in London, hotels, meals. It seemed odd to receive an unsolicited e-mail, but Therese had requested information from several operators, and thought that perhaps Empire had gotten hold of 2Afrika's (or another company's) database. After exchanging several e-mails and speaking over ...
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