00:00the group of fourteen arrived in tobago for the long eve weekend only to realize the blue haven villas they
00:08thought existed did not and calls made to the person to check in were not answered
00:13further checks indicated the photos used on fake profiles tobago haven villas luxury villas tobago and sherwin road villas are
00:24for resorts in the region
00:25it came up on airbnb for a house in barbados a villa in barbados as you can see they're using
00:33the same exact photos that they have posted on their page
00:37the group of 14 who were scammed had to seek other accommodation she actually made the down payment
00:45and look at look at them they're so professional that they have the locations and stuff you click these locations
00:53you're getting actual locations in tobago they're sending you photos they're telling you you know you can make a down
01:01payment or you can just pay for one night just to secure the dates
01:05after payments were made to a republic bank account efforts were made to have the monies reversed
01:11other visitors have experienced similar situations
01:15she was actually scammed she went to the bank to have her money reversed and the bank told her that
01:24they can't
01:24the person has no money in their account so basically they would have already taken out that money from their
01:31account
01:31the bank told her to go to the station which she did and the station told her to make a
01:37report in the fraud squad
01:38tobago police are asking citizens to be aware of these scams
01:43especially in light of the upcoming baptist liberation holiday and the easter long weekends
01:49tobago police are investigating elizabeth williams tv6 news
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