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Article: U. Illinois office warns against spring break scams
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- University Wire
- Article date:
- November 12, 2007
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Meghan O'Kelly
University Wire
11-12-2007
(Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As University of Illinois students formulate their plans for spring break 2008, Student Legal Services encourages travelers to err on the side of caution when planning a trip.
Thomas Betz, director of Student Legal Services, said he sees students fall victim to spring break travel scams every year. He said a tell-tale sign of a potential scam is a suspiciously low price.
"A price of $450 for a round trip flight and hotel in Florida for all of spring break -- that figure is really too low," Betz said, explaining that some companies advertise artificially low prices and then charge nonrefundable deposits upon ...
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