Vicky Nguyen

No way.

So figure out what that is in your area.

They shouldn't be able to charge you $300, $400.

And if they are, that's also a red flag.

So first things first, report it to your bank, see if you can get the money back.

The next thing I would do after you try to get your money back is report the scam to your local police and then also report the listing to the social media site so that hopefully they can take it down.

We did talk with TikTok and Instagram and they say that they're proactively removing literally tens of thousands of these accounts.

However, the scammers are constantly evolving and it's a little bit like a game of whack-a-mole.

If the price is too good to be true and you are not using your credit card, which has a lot of fraud protection, be very, very careful.

If the price is too good to be true and you are not using your credit card, which has a lot of fraud protection, be very, very careful.

Hey, Vicky. Hey, Andrea. Love talking about vacations.

Hey, Vicky. Hey, Andrea. Love talking about vacations.

That is so true. In fact, there's a brand new scam I want to tell you about, Andrea, that I just heard about. It was through a friend of a friend who said she was working with what she thought was a legitimate travel agent. This person would say, book your travel through me. I will put it on my, quote, corporate card, and that's how you get the discounts. And this victim told friends.

That is so true. In fact, there's a brand new scam I want to tell you about, Andrea, that I just heard about. It was through a friend of a friend who said she was working with what she thought was a legitimate travel agent. This person would say, book your travel through me. I will put it on my, quote, corporate card, and that's how you get the discounts. And this victim told friends.

They told family. And over the course of a year or so, people were booking vacations that were extremely discounted, and they were paying via Zelle to this travel agent.

They told family. And over the course of a year or so, people were booking vacations that were extremely discounted, and they were paying via Zelle to this travel agent.

And now this woman has up and left. And those vacations were never booked. Now, this is something I am in the process of investigating. I had never heard of a scam like this before. But I have talked to multiple victims who say they're kind of left holding the bag because what the banks will say is you willingly transferred this money to someone.

And now this woman has up and left. And those vacations were never booked. Now, this is something I am in the process of investigating. I had never heard of a scam like this before. But I have talked to multiple victims who say they're kind of left holding the bag because what the banks will say is you willingly transferred this money to someone.

So my first piece of advice is if the price is too good to be true, be very, very careful. It's not just price. It's also how are they asking you to pay? Are they asking you to pay with a gift card, with Venmo or Zelle or Cash App, some kind of peer-to-peer payment system that may not have the kinds of protections as a credit card? I would be very, very wary. So...

So my first piece of advice is if the price is too good to be true, be very, very careful. It's not just price. It's also how are they asking you to pay? Are they asking you to pay with a gift card, with Venmo or Zelle or Cash App, some kind of peer-to-peer payment system that may not have the kinds of protections as a credit card? I would be very, very wary. So...