Dubai Police Issues Urgent Warning on Fake Travel Offers Flooding Social Media

Dubai Police warns of a sharp rise in travel booking fraud and fake holiday offers during the summer, noting criminals create cloned websites and social media accounts, pressure victims to pay via personal bank accounts or suspicious links, and contact targets by phone and messaging apps; the advisory urges use of licensed travel agencies, careful link verification, never sharing card details or verification codes, and reporting incidents via official e-Crime channels.