The last target of the scammers was the car rental industry. Taking advantage of the increasing demand for car rental with the arrival of spring and summer, malicious people defrauded hundreds of people with the websites they created by copying the websites of known brands.
In the simultaneous raids held in Balıkesir and Istanbul in April, a gang that defrauded 2 thousand people who wanted to rent a car with 5 million TL was busted, while it was revealed that 8 suspects made an unfair profit of 900 thousand TL in the same way last month.
Evaluating the developments on the subject, Marketing and Business Development Director Uğur Yılmaz said, “Scammers mostly use the method of copying the websites of well-known car rental brands. A moment’s carelessness of those who want to rent a car can cause significant financial losses. said.
“CORPORATE COMPANIES DO NOT REQUEST EFT, TRANSFER OR CASH PAYMENTS”
Yılmaz stated that credit cards are used in car rental transactions. “Corporate companies do not make requests from users such as EFT, money order or cash payment. All payment transactions are made by credit card in an environment with SSL certificate. Support and communication channels of corporate car rental companies are also 444 numbers. Corporate companies do not ask for money over the WhatsApp line, they do not want to be paid by correspondence on behalf of others by means of money transfer / EFT. said.
Noting that the scammers are trying to deceive people at prices far below the market price, Uğur Yılmaz said, “Researching the prices of different companies before renting a car can also help to detect scammers” he said.
“VERIFIED SITES MUST BE PREFERRED”
Reminding that those who want to rent a car mostly use search engines and that the fraudsters who realize this situation apply special methods to appear in the top positions in search engines, Uğur Yılmaz used the following statements:
“Those who plan to rent a car over the internet should check the accuracy of the web address they use. For this, you can apply to the inquiry section in the E-Commerce Information Platform within the Ministry of Commerce. Users who see a green tick in the verified site column in the search results made with the keyword can shop with peace of mind.
The phrase “verified site” indicates that the web address in question is registered in the Electronic Commerce Information System (ETBIS), which was created to protect consumers who shop online and to record the information of e-commerce companies. In addition, by doing a search in this way, the registered and real website address of the brand to be preferred can be seen.
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