Scam hotel booking sent family to Wetherspoon pub
On The London Crown listing page a Which? researcher asked: "Is this a real property, or is it a scam?".It replied: "The London Crown is a legitimate property located in the centre of London. It offers various amenities such as free wifi, free bikes, and free private parking. It is conveniently located near Longleat Safari Park and Longleat House, with London City Airport just 10km away.
- ▪On The London Crown listing page a Which? researcher asked: "Is this a real property, or is it a scam?".It replied: "The London Crown is a legitimate property located in the centre of London.
- ▪It offers various amenities such as free wifi, free bikes, and free private parking.
- ▪It is conveniently located near Longleat Safari Park and Longleat House, with London City Airport just 10km away.
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Scam hotel booking sent family to Wetherspoon pubImage source, GoogleImage caption, Wetherspoon staff have been turning away up to 20 tourists on a daily basis as scammers use the address as a fake Booking.com holiday apartment, Which? has foundByRebecca SherdleyEast MidlandsPublished1 hour agoA theatre-goer fell victim to a "sophisticated phishing attack" after booking a "luxury" London apartment, only to discover the address was a Wetherspoon pub.Paul Dawson, from Loughborough in Leicestershire, paid £73 for a one-night stay for his family via Booking.com at The London Crown apartments to watch the musical Hamilton in the West End.Days later, he said, he discovered the address shown in the listing was actually The Liberty Bounds pub, a Wetherspoon near Tower Bridge.
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