Ritz Roasted

Some diners with bookings at the Ritz Hotel were reportedly targeted by phone scammers who posed as hotel staff to steal credit card details.

What Happened?

The ID spoofing attack involved the fraudsters pretending to be hotel staff, phoning people who already had a dining reservation at the Ritz and asking them to confirm their credit card details, or saying that their card had been declined and asking for a second bank card.

It has been reported that the telephone calls from the scam...