Scam Alert Saturday!

As the season for traveling approaches, watch out for a few of these common travel scams when planning your holiday vacation!

1. Free or rock-bottom deals: if a deal is way under the value of the trip, it is probably scam. To avoid this common scam, simply walk away from deals that are too good to be true.

2. Rental-car cons: Scammers set up phony customer service numbers online that look just like those of major rental-car companies. When you call, they take your money and personal information, then leave you stranded. To avoid, verify the phone number or website you are using to book a car is legitimate.

3. Airport and hotel Wi-Fi hacks: Connecting to public Wi-Fi gives savvy hackers easy access to your personal information. To avoid, use your smartphone’s hot spot to connect to the internet more securely.