The following is a list of live examples, including emails and fraud strategies that have been used in an attempt to make fraudulent bookings with Travel Agencies. 

FRAUD ALERT: John Cave - He's … more

The following details a few examples of the types of common fraud being experienced in the travel industry:

Typically last-minute bookings using third-party credit cards

Fraudsters making cc’s w/ … more

The following fraud presentations are available to ACTA members looking to learn more on this growing and troubling trend of fraud.

Master Card presentation by Timothy Hopkins - Sr. Business Leader … more

A cheat sheet is available for download. This sheet includes information for US and Canadian Credit Card issuers and BIN numbers (first 4 to 6 digits of the credit card number).

This is a helpful … more

Let us help you fight fraud and employ best practices within your organization. The following best practices support document was created by the ACTA fraud committee for agency owners, managers and … more

The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd Edition (2018)

The Canadian edition of aims to increase your awareness of the many types of fraud that target Canadians and offers some easy steps you can take to … more

ARC is offering guidance on how to detect and prevent fraud on ticket requests by people posing as corporate clients. Please click here to view these practices. more

Fraud is a problem which affects the travel industry and unfortunately, the amount of fraud is growing and expect that trend to continue for the next several years. The Association of Canadian Travel … more