Farecracker.com

Victim Location 11040

Total money lost $5,000

Type of a scam Online Purchase

Farecracker.com operated by person supposedly named Sam Aggarwal is a fraudulent site. They offer fare at much cheaper price.They will provide itinerary with confirmation number that you can validate with airlines. They usually reach out to you through Whats app number. At the time it appears to be genuine booking that you can validate on airline site. Thereafter they ask for payment to done via credit card. The charge is a wire transfer via zoom.com. Guy is smooth talker and will convince you why it has to be paid as a wire transfer. Once paid, he will stop talking to you. In a day or two, you will see your reservation by airline cancelled. If you talk to airline they will say it is fraudulent charge through unauthorized credit card. Whats app number will stop working. They operate from India. Address on their site for New Jersey appears to be fake address.