Klobuchar, Fischer Urge FTC and DOT to Investigate Reported Deceptive Practices by Fraudulent Online Travel Booking Websites

September 9, 2016

There have been recent news reports that some deceptive online companies appear to be imitating websites of actual hotels or airlines in order to attract bookings; Further, there have been reports of scammers using the fraudulent information listed on these websites to impersonate travel company representatives and even impersonate consumers in conversations with the hotels and airlines Klobuchar and Fischer urge FTC and DOT to investigate these reports and use tools available to help stop these deceptive practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) have urged the Federal Trade Commissio...