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The scams aimed at your trip, caught early.
Public advisories cover the place you're going. Fraud Watch covers the trip itself: fake sites copying your airline or hotel, travel companies that just leaked customer data, and phishing aimed at travelers.
What it looks like
Seen, sourced, solved.
Every Fraud Watch item says what we saw, where it came from and the one thing to do about it. Flip to What you do to see the fix.
Fraud Watch
Sample trip · Lima
- Your airlineNew look-alike “customer support” site registered this weekFlagged
- Your hotel brandBrand disclosed a guest data breachBreach
- Your booking siteFake login pages copying it, listed in a public phishing feedPhishing
- DestinationCard skimmers reported at airport ATMsReported
- Your emailNot checked yet. It takes 30 seconds, freeYour move
- Trip · LimaJun 8 to 15 · watching until you're homeWatching
Sample for illustration. Real items name the company and link the source.
What we watch
Where travel scams start.
Most travel fraud follows the same path. A travel company leaks customer data, a look-alike site goes live, then the texts and calls start. We watch every step.
Travel company breaches
Airlines, hotels, booking sites and loyalty programs that disclose a customer data breach.
Phishing aimed at travelers
Fake login pages, "your booking was cancelled" texts and fake support accounts, tracked by the brand they copy.
Official fraud warnings
Warnings from the FBI, the FTC and the travel companies themselves.
Our standard
Specific, sourced, useful. Or it doesn't run.
Scam rumors spread faster than scams. Every Fraud Watch item has to pass four checks first.
Check 1
A real source
A public security feed, a breach notice or an official warning. Something you could check yourself.
Check 2
Specific
It names a company, a platform or a place, and a timeframe. Vague chatter doesn't run.
Check 3
Backed up
Verified directly, or confirmed by a second, independent source.
Check 4
Useful
One clear step you can take. We never call a company compromised without proof.
Free · Trip Watch
Tell us where you're going. We'll watch it for you.
Verified alerts for your destination and Fraud Watch for your trip, from the day you sign up until the day you're home. Add your airline and hotel and we'll watch for scams copying them. Free for every trip.
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Has your email been in a breach?
Leaked email addresses are how most travel scams find their targets. Check yours free at Have I Been Pwned, the breach-search service run by security researcher Troy Hunt, and turn on its free alerts. Every Nepsis kit walks you through what to do with the results.
If your email shows up
- Change that password, and anywhere you reused it.
- Turn on two-step login for your email, airline and hotel accounts.
- Treat "confirm your booking" emails and texts as suspect. Open the app instead.
- Consider a free credit freeze with each of the three credit bureaus.
Want your own information watched?
Personal dark web monitoring, through Contingent Group.
Fraud Watch covers the scams aimed at your trip. If you want your own email, phone, cards and home address monitored on the dark web, and removed from people-search sites, our partner Contingent Group provides that for individuals, families and organizations.
Nepsis receives no referral fees.
Fraud Watch questions
What is Fraud Watch?
Early warning on scams aimed at your trip: look-alike sites copying your airline or hotel, travel companies that have leaked customer data, and phishing aimed at travelers. Every item traces to a source you can check and comes with one clear step.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Fraud Watch comes free with Trip Watch, and every kit includes a Fraud Watch page for your trip.
Do you search the dark web?
No. Fraud Watch uses sources you can check: public security feeds, breach notices and official fraud warnings. For personal dark web monitoring, we refer you to our partner Contingent Group.
Will you ever ask for my passport or card numbers?
Never. Fraud Watch only needs your destination, your dates and, if you like, your airline and hotel.
Will you tell me a company was hacked?
Only when it's been disclosed or confirmed. We never call a company compromised based on rumor.