

In 2012, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was released, and it expanded upon the team-based gameplay it pioneered 19 years earlier. That was a long time ago, but Counter-Strike has managed to evolve and remain relevant. The BBB recommends paying for trips with a credit card and getting things in writing.Counter-Strike practically gave birth to the competitive FPS scene and is responsible for most of the LAN parties that took place in the 90s. You want to be more specific and go to websites that you know you can trust." "So you don't want to use broad searches like that.

“So if you're searching things like 'the best deals to travel to Bali or the Cancun' or whatever it is, then you're more likely to come across a scam website or a scam posting," Radford said. Scammers often target people looking for great deals online. Radford urges travelers to plan ahead, research their options and avoid last-minute decisions. People taking trips to the coast in North Carolina have become victims of some of these travel scams, according to the BBB.

They might call you early in the morning or late in the evening and try to re-verify your credit card information even when they're not actually part of the hotel, but they're pretending to be,” Radford said. “They do things like call you and pretend to be at the front desk. Sometimes, the scam artist will try to take advantage of a person who has been traveling all day. "You always want to make sure that you're aware of the costs for accommodations, flights, anything involved in a trip that you are offered," Radford said. "If you ever are offered a free trip without entering a contest, you should be very suspicious of that because it may not be real." “Often, they involve extra fees that you don't necessarily know about upfront unless you ask," she said. "So those con artists try to lure vacationers with the promise of really low fees or great opportunities that seem a little too good to be true."įree vacation scams are also common, targeting people booking cruises. “One of the most common scams is a vacation rental scam that involves postings of vacation rentals that don’t actually exist, or they aren't really for rent or they're significantly different than pictured," Radford said.

Meredith Radford with the BBB says there are three scams travelers should know about.
