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Booking.com message requesting card verification – scam?

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Booking.com message requesting card verification – scam? I booked and prepaid a hotel in Japan 3 months ago, and today I received a request through messaging on the website saying that they need to verify my credit card number. I asked for clarification through booking.com messaging since I’ve prepaid and this is the response that I got: “Dear guest, this is not a prepayment, it is a card verification…

Reddit Travel 547 2023-10-27

Bombard me with tips/tricks and thoughts, I’m starting my first e-com biz

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Bombard me with tips/tricks and thoughts, I’m starting my first e-com biz Hello, Me and my wife is planning on starting a e-com business, to start with we have found some local suppliers in our niche that we want to resell for and or dropship with, then in the long term we want to start producing our own products but to not invest to much capital in this in the beginning we have chosen to see if our niche would work….

Reddit ecommerce 1.1k 2023-10-21

Is Booking.com full of scam bookings

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Is Booking.com full of scam bookings My wife runs a self contained annexe at our home, as a holiday let. For the last couple of years she’s been having real issues with seemingly fake / very dubious bookings coming through on BdotC. She got so fed up with it (and their non existent customer service) that she froze her account. Last week it was opened back up, following discussions …

Reddit Travel 1.0k 2023-10-12

Fake accommodation listings on Booking.com

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Fake accommodation listings on Booking.com So I have been using Booking.com for many years and have probably booked 100 places through them across the world without any problems. I am currently in SE Asia and have been noticing a lot of fake listings. It’s often hotels that have shut down, but someone has created a new listing for them or its a duplicate listing where the photos are stol…

Reddit Travel 205 2023-10-10

I am thinking about starting my own business and build an e-com store

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I am thinking about starting my own business and build an e-com store Hello guys , I need an expert advice from people that are already in the industry. I am thinking for a while to start my e-com store . I am thinking to sell Fragrance lamps and their complementary oil , what do you think about this product. I am ready to invest in professional creative,photography, and copy. I would love to hear from you about i…

Reddit ecommerce 226 2023-10-04

Scam inside booking.com website

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Scam inside booking.com website Hey fellow travelers! Just wanted to share something that happened recently to me. I have heard of this scam before, where people were contacted by “hotel managers” on WhatsApp, via email or something else, after they booked accommodation with Booking. However, this happened to me inside Booking.com. I have a trip to Thailand scheduled for Dec…

Reddit Travel 139 2023-09-23

Booking.com is a disaster

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Booking.com is a disaster I booked a nonrefundable hostel one day earlier than my flight was due to arrive (my fault). I realized the mistake 2 months in advance, and requested a change through the booking.com app that was ‘Confirmed’ by the property… except I guess it wasn’t ever confirmed because my reservation is still for the original dates. The hostel contacted m…

Reddit Travel 178 2023-09-21

Does anyone have experience with the print site, Darkroom.com? (formerly darkroom.tech)

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Does anyone have experience with the print site, Darkroom.com? (formerly darkroom.tech) Hey y’all. I am a long time wildlife and landscape photographer, but I have not independently sold prints before. Darkroom.com is a website where you can set up your own shop and have prints directly sent to customers. I set up a shop with them about three weeks ago and I really enjoyed how easy it was and aesthetically pleasing my shop came o…

Ask Photography 200 2023-09-16

Ring’s former CEO is rebranding Latch to Door.com

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Ring’s former CEO is rebranding Latch to Door.com Image: LatchLatch, the commercial access company run by the founder of Ring, is expanding beyond smart locks. The company announced today that it’s rebranding to Door.com with the goal of offering an overarching platform that gives independent service workers, like drivers, housekeepers, and dog walkers, a platform to grow their businesses. Aft…

The Verge 211 2023-09-15

Is experianidworks.com a legit Experian website?

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Is experianidworks.com a legit Experian website? Why are there no references to it on Experian.com ? If it redirected to some area of main experian.com site, it would be understandable as a brand name site created for easy to remember address. However, there are no such redirects, not even any links back to main experian.com . As someone working in tech myself, it irks me to no end that busi…

Reddit Personal Finance 246 2023-09-14

Hotel won’t take visa despite Booking.com saying they do

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Hotel won’t take visa despite Booking.com saying they do Hi people, I have just arrived at a hotel in Tashkent, and according to the information given by booking.com, on the summary on reservations’ page, they take visa and mastercard. But the reception said no, because “it’s the beggining of the month” and even proposed to “give me a discount” if I pay by cash. But I don’t have cash. I booked here on…

Reddit Travel 164 2023-09-14

DO NOT rent a car through Discovercars.com

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DO NOT rent a car through Discovercars.com Hi all, traveled to Sardinia last week and put down a $50 deposit with Discovercars. When we arrived at Cagliari airport the local car rental service (the supplier) told a huge angry line of customers that “their system is down” and “they don’t know when it will be up again – it could be an hour, it could be a full day”. The supplier was very ap…

Reddit Travel 186 2023-09-09

Booking.com phishing scam

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Booking.com phishing scam I’m not sure if this is already discussed (MOD please delete if it’s irrelevant). I fell victim to a scam through Booking.com. I booked a hotel in Singapore – Village Hotel and was then contacted by someone posing as a hotel employee via in-app (their official application) asking me to pay deposit to reserve the booking. Unfortunately, money was…

Reddit Travel 189 2023-09-08