James McAvoy warns tourists after nearly falling for £8K Tenerife holiday scam
The star was duped by a fake hotel website, and was just about to transfer the cash for his stay to a man called Joaquin when alarm bells sounded in his brain
James McAvoy was nearly scammed out of thousands of pounds after trying to book a Tenerife holiday with a fake booking site.
The British actor, who starred in Shameless and X-Men, is now warning other would-be tourists against making the same mistake.
He said: “Just avoided being scammed online trying to book a holiday for my family at The Ritz Carlton Abama hotel in Tenerife."
The star was duped by a fake hotel website, and was just about to transfer the cash for his stay to a man called Joaquin when alarm bells sounded in his brain.
He said: “I just thought the deal seemed too good to be true.
"I doubled checked it through a travel agent and it was a tenth of the price it should be."
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He added: "Stay away. If you’ve been scammed by them, hit me up."
James has now alerted the real Ritz Carlton hotel to the fake website, so they can get it removed.
Sun Online Travel recently revealed that British holidaymakers had £6.7 million stolen by fraudsters last year through booking scams - mainly through fake airline tickets and accommodation.
Tourist victims are losing an average of £1,500 after being targeted by unsuspecting fraudsters.
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Scores of Brits travelling abroad have turned up to a holiday let, villa or hotel, only to find out that their booking doesn’t exist.
In the past year alone, Villa Plus has discovered more than 100 fake holiday websites serving UK holidaymakers.
Online fraudsters are using new techniques to target holidaymakers looking to bag themselves a good deal.
Consumer champion Which? has detailed the six most common frauds travellers need to be aware of - click here to find out more.