WestJet warns customers after uncovering ticket scam for conference

WATCH ABOVE: A warning from Calgary-based Westjet about a scam that appears to have caught dozens of people in the Toronto area. David Boushy reports.

CALGARY — WestJet is warning customers after uncovering a scam involving a deeply discounted airfare offer for travellers headed to an upcoming conference in the United States.

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The airline says the scam advertises return flights for up to 50 per cent lower than fares available through the WestJet website.

WestJet says as many as 100 conference-goers accepted the offer and paid for the airfare only to discover their ticket was invalid because it was actually bought with a stolen credit card.

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The airline says it has turned over information regarding the scheme to police.

The latest fraud aimed at WestJet follows a telephone scam that involved fraudsters selling questionable holiday packages and suggesting those being called had won 999 WestJet dollars.