joepistol
Well-Known Fanatic
As I was preparing to return from Cancun a few days ago,I received an official looking email from Spirit, titled :" important information Required for your flight"
Had my name, confirmation # for my flight, and official Spirit banner in yellow & black, just like all the email's I got from Spirit when / after booking our flight reservations.
ALL the info was correct..
Had some other notices about vaccination status & then this statement : "important information for your upcoming flight to Detroit, MI."
(followed by this...)
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANCUN TRAVEL: Please keep in mind the following:
I'd heard NOTHING about this, but when I read this, I thought , I'd better do this, so I don't miss my flight.
Then I re-read the statement & started thinking, it says , " tax can only be paid online by credit card." What ???
I wondered.. what if I hadn't seen this email ? What would happen ? Surely I'd be able to pay at the desk, when I check in".. then, started wondering is this a scam ? Thought of calling Spirit Airlines & asking.. then recalled my past attempts to talk with anyone @ Spirit on the phone..how'd I think I'd work , calling from Cancun ?
Decided to NOT pay & went to the airport... didn't ask about the tax, but got my boarding pass & got on plane w/o incident.
As we were preparing to take off, I spoke to the guy sitting beside me & asked if he'd got the email. He said he had, and had paid with his credit card, as instructed. ( By now I realized it WAS a SCAM ! )
Spoke with a flight attendant & asked if she'd heard about this..she had not. I guy sitting across from me said he'd gotten it, & paid by credit card as instructed. When I told him it was a scam & advised he (they) call their credit card company immediately when they land, & freeze the account,
( as the scammers now have their credit card #)
A guy argued, " but it looked real" .. I said that's because it's a scam...someone had to hack Spirit's website , to get your name, email address, flight & confirmation #'s, to send you the email.
I'm thinking I was right, 'cause I got on the plane & no one asked me for my "tax receipt" ... I noticed more than few few people were staring @ me as I described my thoughts.. my thinking they'd been scammed too..(but maybe didn't want to admit it)
BEWARE OF CREATIVE SCAMMERS... & Merry Christmas
Had my name, confirmation # for my flight, and official Spirit banner in yellow & black, just like all the email's I got from Spirit when / after booking our flight reservations.
ALL the info was correct..
Had some other notices about vaccination status & then this statement : "important information for your upcoming flight to Detroit, MI."
(followed by this...)
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANCUN TRAVEL: Please keep in mind the following:
- All international visitors over age of 15 to the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancun, will be required to pay a tourism tax of 224 pesos (approximately US $11). This tax is not included in your airfare as the tax can only be paid online by credit card. The site will generate a receipt, which must be presented to Cancun airport authorities the day of departure.
I'd heard NOTHING about this, but when I read this, I thought , I'd better do this, so I don't miss my flight.
Then I re-read the statement & started thinking, it says , " tax can only be paid online by credit card." What ???
I wondered.. what if I hadn't seen this email ? What would happen ? Surely I'd be able to pay at the desk, when I check in".. then, started wondering is this a scam ? Thought of calling Spirit Airlines & asking.. then recalled my past attempts to talk with anyone @ Spirit on the phone..how'd I think I'd work , calling from Cancun ?
Decided to NOT pay & went to the airport... didn't ask about the tax, but got my boarding pass & got on plane w/o incident.
As we were preparing to take off, I spoke to the guy sitting beside me & asked if he'd got the email. He said he had, and had paid with his credit card, as instructed. ( By now I realized it WAS a SCAM ! )
Spoke with a flight attendant & asked if she'd heard about this..she had not. I guy sitting across from me said he'd gotten it, & paid by credit card as instructed. When I told him it was a scam & advised he (they) call their credit card company immediately when they land, & freeze the account,
( as the scammers now have their credit card #)
A guy argued, " but it looked real" .. I said that's because it's a scam...someone had to hack Spirit's website , to get your name, email address, flight & confirmation #'s, to send you the email.
I'm thinking I was right, 'cause I got on the plane & no one asked me for my "tax receipt" ... I noticed more than few few people were staring @ me as I described my thoughts.. my thinking they'd been scammed too..(but maybe didn't want to admit it)
BEWARE OF CREATIVE SCAMMERS... & Merry Christmas