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Booking.com Warns After Phishing Hijacks Pub Listings

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  • Paul Dawson paid £73 for a Booking.com stay that turned out to be a Wetherspoon pub.
  • The scam listed The London Crown apartments, actually The Liberty Bounds pub near Tower Bridge.
  • Which? reported that up to 20 tourists were turned away by Wetherspoon staff after scammers misused the address.
  • Booking.com said criminals hijacked listings via a sophisticated phishing attack, prompting Wetherspoon to warn the platform.