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Many people have become easy targets for travel scams and they don’t
even know. When you have little knowledge of something or you don’t even
know what to look for, you are likely to be taken for granted and
you’ll end up paying for something that will never happen. Likewise in
travel, when you don’t know anything about how to obtain visa or even
get cheap flight ticket, you may end up getting conned. Many Nigerians
have been ripped off by some disreputable travel agencies or agents in
the process of travel planning – visa and immigration assistance, cheap
holiday packages and flight tickets. They always provide travel
deals that look very attractive but are too good to be true.
Likewise, some tourists visiting Nigeria have been ripped off by scam
artists who pried their hard earned money right out of their hands.
Travel scams are rampant, so when you are travelling anywhere, you need
to be careful and lookout for them. Travelstarters have compiled the
popular travel scams to avoid in Nigeria;
1. USA Lottery Visa offer
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It has been years since the American lottery ended for Nigerians but
every year, a lot of scam artists come out claiming that the lottery has
been made available for Nigerians again. Many Nigerians are eager to
travel to America – the land of opportunity; however, this offer is a
scam. People who do not know that Nigeria has been banned from taking
part in DV Lottery continue to apply for this offer by paying some
amount of money to the agents to make sure that the application is
properly processed.
2. Study abroad scam
Many Nigerian students want to travel and study abroad in countries
such as Russia, Malaysia, London, and the United States of America
amongst others. The application process for study abroad programs is
almost demanding especially when it comes to paying the tuition fees
which are always in dollars or pounds. Some scam artists, claiming to be
travel agents are found hanging around embassies and sometimes,
operating phony offices that offer students a quick visa processing and
cheap tuition fee. Many students have fallen victim to these study
abroad scams.
3. International conference travel offers
Fraudsters bring you enticing offer to travel abroad for an
International Conference to encourage people to act quickly before
thinking about it or asking someone else about it. The victims are told
that the embassy will not deny your visa because you were invited for a
conference in any part of the world where you may have an interest of
travelling to. You are given an invitation letter and you are requested
to pay a certain amount of money for your travel documents to be
processed. Most times, when you pay this money, the business quickly
ends as they return with a thousand and one reasons why you were denied a
visa.
4. Advanced payment for future travel
Nigerians who want to travel with easy are advised to enrol in a
group or a club. In this club, they are asked to pay for an upfront fee
that would help them in travelling in future. At the end of the day,
they may not qualify for any of the program that has been provided for
those who joined in the club or group. It is advisable that you do a
research before enrolling in such program.
5. Phony travel insurance
Most travellers do not understand what a licensed and unlicensed
insurance travel policy means. Scam artists take this as an advantage
by selling a ‘protection plan’ that would be used to reimburse
travellers if they ever cancel their trips.
6. Currency exchange scam
Many times, scam artists pose as currency exchange traders to con
people by selling fake currency for them or selling more than the actual
rate. When travelling out or visiting Nigeria, it is advisable to know
the current exchange rate for the country you are visiting, or visit
your bank to exchange your money.
Did we miss any of the popular travel scams you have heard of? Comment and let us hear your story.
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