‘Don’t be a victim’ – Anele shares experience with new restaurant booking scam
The scam works by hijacking or manipulating the restaurant’s online listings, so that when people search for Vlãmo and try to make a reservation, their calls are redirected to a fraudulent number instead of the real one.“He Googles Vlãmo… Somebody hacked my profile and changed the number to be his number, so that when people call for bookings, he is taking [them],” she said, recounting a warning by the restaurant’s owner after she ed the restaurant.
The restaurant has since addressed the scam directly on Instagram: “We’ve become aware of accounts and numbers falsely claiming to take reservations on Vlãmo’s behalf.
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