Ontario family devastated by online flight ticket scam [Video]

An Ontario family was planning a religious trip to Saudi Arabia that included 10  people, but when they were checking in for their flights, the family discovered some of their tickets were fake.

“I felt like crying. It’s a big amount and our hard-earned money,” said a Mississauga woman who asked CTV News Toronto to not identify her and only use her first name, Nighat, after she was caught in an online travel scam.

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Last year, when Nighat was purchasing airline tickets for herself and nine other family members to go to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, she saw an offer on Facebook Marketplace for international travel with a 30 per cent discount.

Believing it was a great offer, she contacted the seller who claimed he could get tickets from Air Canada at a reduced rate and she purchased 10 airline tickets for $14,320.

However, when the family got to the airport, …