The scammers send messages to hotel customers via the messaging service WhatsApp, referring to actual bookings. The messages end with a link where the scammers have inserted a form to collect payment card details.
SSF writes that there is an "imminent risk" of being contacted by fraudsters.
"Be vigilant for unexpected messages asking for information or payment. Contact the hotel if anything seems suspicious," Best Western writes at the top of its website.
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