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Delta Sues Fraudulent Website Impersonating Delta

Matthew September 27, 2017 3 Comments

Delta Air Lines has filed a lawsuit against Delta Pets, a fraudulent pet transport website that portrays itself as part of Delta but has no actual relation to the airline.

Open the website and you’ll immediately see the iconic Delta logo in the front/center and a Delta 747-400. It looks to be a website for Delta’s pet transport program.

The website includes a telephone number and email address. There’s even a special “Delta Dash” option that sounds too catchy to be make-believe.

Click on “About” and you’ll taken to a page that shares the history of the Delta.

But there’s one problem…it’s all fake. A scam.

The site — DeltaPetTransit.com — is designed to look like a Delta site and uses the airline’s logos and pictures of its planes, Delta said in the lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Georgia. But the site isn’t affiliated with the airline and has no right to use its trademarks the complaint says.

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The site is being used “to advertise bogus pet air-transport services and to dupe intended victims into believing that they are dealing with Delta and are tendering pet shipment-related payments and fees directly to Delta,” Delta states in the complaint.

There are some subtle giveaways. The company address is listed in Simi Valley, Nevada. No such city or town exists. The 24757 zip code doesn’t exist. Even the (554) area code is not used in North America.

Furthermore, on the “about” page we also find some odd language like–

Holisticly monetize empowered processes after leveraged resources. Phosfluorescently impact enterprise-wide platforms after future-proof niche markets.

…the sort of language is usually used as a placeholder like lorem ipsum (which also appears on the site).

So what gives?

Is this a disgruntled Delta employee? A practical joke? Or a true scam?

Whatever the case, Delta is taking the steps to get the website shutdown. The owner has protected his or her identity so well, Delta is simply suing John Doe…

CONCLUSION

If you’re thinking about shipping your pet on Delta Air Lines, steer clear of deltapettransit.com.

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Matthew

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 120 countries over the last decade. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Al Jazeera, Toronto Star, and on NPR. Studying international relations, American government, and later obtaining a law degree, Matthew has a plethora of knowledge outside the travel industry that leads to a unique writing perspective. He has served in the United States Air Force, on Capitol Hill, and in the White House. His Live and Let's Fly blog shares the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs and promotions, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel. His writings on penandpassport.com offer more general musings on life from the eyes of a frequent traveler. He also founded awardexpert.com, a highly-personalized consulting service that aids clients in the effective use of their credit card points and frequent flyer miles. Clients range from retirees seeking to carefully use their nest egg of points to multinational corporations entrusting Matthew with the direction and coordination of company travel.

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3 Comments

  1. James Reply
    September 27, 2017 at 11:33 am

    Wouldn’t it be faster to hire a hacker/cracker and take down the site rather than ongoing legal battle against an anonymous entity?

  2. Matthew Reply
    September 27, 2017 at 1:30 pm

    That’s what I’d do…

    • James Reply
      September 29, 2017 at 12:15 am

      But then they won’t get a kickback from the lawyer thay hired to file the claim. Hahahahaha……

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