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B.C. man warns of online flight scam as new fraudulent posts keep popping up

Flight Centre says it’s been working with Google to take down the fake listings
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A Vancouver man, who is out more than $2,000, is warning others of a fraudulent online flight scammer. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News file)

A Vancouver man, who is out more than $2,000, is warning others of a fraudulent online flight scammer.

Sam Abdul Salam has been purchasing his flights and trips through Flight Centre for three decades. He can’t always remember Flight Centre’s number, so he usually Googles it and then books.

Last September, he took his usual steps to buy a ticket to go to Brazil.

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