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How a man says he fell for a travel scam while rebooking a United Airlines flight

A United Airlines customer lost $17,000 after an agent accidentally transferred his call to a business imposter scammer, reflecting a broader trend of over 500,000 such fraud cases in early 2025.

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A man from Denver was rebooking a flight for a family vacation when the purchase actually went through for a scammer.

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How a man says he fell for a travel scam while rebooking a United Airlines flight

A man from Denver was rebooking a flight for a family vacation when the purchase actually went through for a scammer.

·United States
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Good Morning America broke the news in United States on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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