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Description

I made a reservation for an anniversary trip through what I thought was the official hotel website. It was very carefully crafted to appear to be the actual hotel! It was only minutes later after making the transaction that I realized I had not contacted the hotel online, but I had used onlinebooking,com, which I don't think is even a safe site. Because there was no way to cancel it due to the unreasonable and very short time frame (less than an hour), I was stuck. Hoping that a reservation was actually made, I called they hotel and they did have a reservation, but no confirmation number. As fate would have it, a severe winter storm prevented us from traveling and I could only request a refund, which I did. I was only given a partial refund. PLEASE BE AWARE IF YOU ARE DEALING DIRECTLY WITH A HOTEL OR ANYONE/ANYWHERE YOU ARE MAKING A RESERVATION SO YOU DON'T LOSE MONEY BY A "SERVICE" SUCH AS "ONLINEBOOKING.COM" - which isn't even a legit site!

Dollars Lost

$351.27

Targeted Person's Location

AR, USA - 72223

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Unknown Location

Mobile logo

(800) 497-2175

Web logo

onlinebooking.com

Scam Type

Travel/Vacation/Timeshare

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Business name

onlinebooking.com

Date Reported

December 7, 2025

Scam ID

1124413


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