Have you had some friends come up to you with stories of airline ‘tickets’ that actually turned out to be fake? With so many different websites claiming to offer the best deals out there who do you know that you can trust? And should you even be worried, to begin with? Frankly speaking, the truth is that fake airline tickets do exist, but you only need to be worried if you’re not being careful. Here and now, you’re going to find out exactly what that means, and how you can ensure that you never need to worry about the possibility of being ripped off.
Trustworthy vs. Untrustworthy Ticketing Agents Let’s say someone were to come up to you on the street and offer you a ticket to fly around the world for $10 would you buy it? Why is it then that the minute that person puts up a website that looks quasi-professional many stop thinking about whether or not it is legit or not? Considering that anyone can buy a domain and set up their own website, you should realize that having a website alone does not make certain ticketing agents any less shady. And if you take the time to look closer you’ll see that it is easy enough to spot the trustworthy ticketing agents from the ones that aren’t! What it comes down to is the reputation of the ticketing agents.
Well-established and renowned ticketing agents are far more reliable than those that aren’t so if you’re buying from an agent that you’ve never heard of or don’t recognize, be sure to check out their reputation. Normally, searching for reviews or customer experiences should help you turn up all that you need to know. Needless to say, trustworthy ticketing agents are never going to sell you fake tickets so you really won’t have to worry at all. That being said if you just buy from random sources without checking in advance you’re asking for trouble! If you do suspect that you’ve bought a fake ticket it is easy enough to check up on it.
Contact the airline directly, and give them your ticket details to see if it is in their system. If it isn’t you’ve probably been had and you should cancel the charge to your credit card as soon as possible. In fact, it would be worthwhile to check any and all tickets you buy with the airline directly, just to be on the safe side. See all it takes is a little bit of caution and the issue of fake tickets suddenly isn’t that big an issue anymore. So if you’d like to never have to worry about being ripped off, just follow the advice that you’ve been given and you should be fine!
