I have just received the warning below from Chalets Direct so hope that none of us get affected by this person.
We are sending you this email to inform you of a potential scam we have been made aware of.
Some of our users looking for ski holidays have reported that they have been contacted by jesperhansen.jr@gmail.com who is masquerading as real holiday providers with proposals of ski holidays.
This individual is not working on behalf of any real company and is attempting to commit fraud.
To our knowledge to date the attempts have been unsuccessful. The police have been notified and Barclays Bank have been informed.
We have recommended to users that before making any payments for a holiday that they should;
1. Speak to the owner/operator on the phone before making a booking
2. Get a full contract/agreement in writing before proceeding to payment
3. Pay by credit card where that facility is available
As a precaution we would advise you to log into your Chalets Direct Control Panel and reset your password (Log in and go to My Account > Reset Password) and also to ensure you are using strong passwords on your email accounts.
For advice on strong passwords please take a look at: https://www.cyberstreetwise.com/passwords
jesperhansen
Post scam emails to warn other rental owners, or if you are not sure if an enquiry is genuine, put it up here and see what others think.
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