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Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
Recent news tells us that there is a suspected con man in the Disney Hotels eavesdropping on guest's conversations, getting their name and room number and calling them posing as a Disney employee.
One of the victims, Catherine Maybie, was taken advantage of right inside the hotel over the phone. The caller knew her name and room number which led her to provide her credit card info when asked for it...
We're in the room and someone calls us and said they had a deal for us. For $10 a person, (we) could go to the Polynesian Luau or Hoopie-Doo Review (shows.) It was stupid of me. I should have said, 'You already have my credit card number.' But I gave him my credit card again. - Catherine Maybie
The man told Maybie to wait 24 hours before picking up her tickets at the front desk. She said when she went to pick up the tickets, they did not exist. Soon after, Maybie found $1,500 worth of fraudulent charges on her credit card.
Disney officials said cards have been placed next to the phones in rooms to remind guests to protect their credit card information and that cast members will never call them asking for their credit card numbers.
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