 Poster: A snowHead
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I am always wary of just copying things and posting them on, but I don't have any way of checking this.
I am not saying that this is a scam. Just that a warning has been posted elsewhere by someone I know and it makes sense to warn others to proceed with caution whether on the site referred to or indeed any other.
Please see post which I have copied below.
"Appears to be a scam using real chalets and re naming them and taking bookings. They have used our trip advisor comments against one of the properties.......reason we know this is that they have left our names in the comments. The property however is not ours. There is also another local property, we have contacted the owners, that they have re named but used the real chalet site photo's. The name of the site is chalethunter.com. Be careful they are advertising property across Europe."
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@JohnHSmith, A few clues indicate it's a scam:
One is that you can't copy and paste the text. This stops you from searching in Google to see if they have lifted the descriptions from elsewhere. But type a bit of copy in — and the real owner/agents show up quick!
You can't save the photographs. This stops you using Tineye to do a reverse picture search. But screenshot a picture and run Tineye, and again, the real owner turns up.
Also notice how they have ZERO social media presence, so no Facebook or Twitter etc.
The big test would be if you tried to book. There is no way they will take credit cards, and they will try every trick in the book to get you to do a bank transfer or money transfer etc.
But lastly, there's the easiest and most obvious test of all: If the deal seems too good to be true, then...
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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The chalets look very much like the properties listed on Right Ski, another scam site I posted about a couple of months ago and since taken down - they've changed some chalet names again, but the phone number is similar (same area code) as that used by Right Ski, they give the registered address as being in Liverpool, and another (Liverpool) phone number with an area code that doesn't belong to the purported address. Definitely a scam
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Montana, I knew I had seen this before, and the Chinese connection.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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UK Registered Company; but the only director is Polish and lives in Poland… (not that there's anything wrong with being Polish).
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Reported to Action Fraud. Let's hope they shut it down before someone is defrauded.
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@Gaza, +1 (and more)
I put it up on australien skiforum.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've also contacted one of the genuine companies and they have said it was doing the rounds last week under a different domain. They are notifying the wider industry.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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