Flown with British Airways recently? Your credit card details could be in the hands of criminals, according to The Daily Mirror. The newspaper claims anyone who booked a BA flight via their German telesales centre in the last year is at risk, and that many victims had their details accessed immediately after booking a flight. A police raid on Flyline, British Airways’ booking centre in Bremen which employs 300 staff has “unearthed significant fraudulent activity”. A team leader there has been arrested and dismissed by BA, and a second German colleague has been suspended.
It’s alleged that lists of hundreds of BA passengers’ credit card details were found in the desks of staff – one person is said to have already confessed to using the details for cloning fake cards. According to The Mirror, there is also evidence of fraud involving refunds, re-issuing tickets and frequent flyer accounts. A BA spokesman told the paper last night: “This is subject to a current German police investigation so it would be inappropriate to comment.”
The news has only broken in the past hour – we’ve spoke to British Airways this morning, and they’ve promised to update us shortly on what to do if you’re concerned your details may have been stolen.
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