BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING - China / Bangkok / Malaysia

From my Malaysian friend...better to prevent.
Be very careful. The scammers are getting more and more daring!
Subject: Duped by credit card scam upon check in at Hotel


You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the charges for
your room). You get to your room and settle in. Someone calls the front
desk and asked for (example) Room 620 (which happens to be your room).

Your phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other
end says the following, 'This is the front desk. When checking in, we
came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read
me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the
reverse side of your charge card.

Not thinking anything you might give this person your information, since
the call seems to come from the front desk. But actually, it is a scam
of someone calling from outside the hotel/front desk. They ask for a random

room number. Then, ask you for credit card information and address information.
Sounding so professional that you do think you are talking to the front desk.

If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller
that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems. Then,
go to the front desk and ask if there was a problem. If there was none,
inform the manager of the hotel that someone called to scam you of your
credit card information acting like a front desk employee.