2024-08-24 14:44:12
Advertisements on the site were taken from the Airbnb and Abritel platforms. Tourism professionals are concerned about the reputation of their agencies.
On the last weekend of August, online booking sites offer accommodation in Ajaccio for 40 euros a night or in Baden, Brittany, for 50 euros. Prices for these tourist destinations defy all competition, but they also raise questions. Hundreds of ads posted on the rivierabudget.com site appear to have been copied and pasted from well-known sites such as Airbnb or Abritel. Everything is identical, from the photos to the ad descriptions.
“Book your apartment or villa now at a great price and enjoy an unforgettable holiday”the site is still displayed. If Olivier thought his rental in Agde, southern France was a bargain, it’s ruined: “The booking went smoothly, everything was believable. Once we registered, we received an email that sent us to the payment platform. The transfer was done, he was in Spain, and there it started to alert me. His transaction was eventually blocked by the receiving bank.
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“Bad image”
The manager of a resort in Bressac was alerted by her neighbours and the tourist board that two of her advertisements had been misappropriated. She now fears for the reputation of her establishment. “It definitely gives us a bad image.”she confided France Inter Milanbefore adding that she had filed a complaint. Other complaints of identity theft or fraud were received in Nice, Caen and Louviers, the radio station reported.
Cyber investigators from the National Gendarmerie are studying the rivierabudget.com website and have discovered some anomalies, such as its creation date of July 3. A hotel in Nice also had its legal notice stolen, and the hotel has decided to file a complaint. This case is by no means an isolated incident “There are reports every week,” Captain Sebastien Possemmé, head of the National Gendarmerie’s Digital Brigade, told France Inter. “Victims or netizens with questions report”At this time, the rivierabudget.com website remains online and has not responded to our request.
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