Brussels opens a formal investigation into Booking.com over fake listings and phishing scams on its platform
Askaboutmoney.com founder Brendan Burgess lost more than €900 to a fake hotel email, as the EU launches a formal Digital Services Act probe into fraud on Booking.com.
The European Commission's move on Wednesday follows a preliminary investigation into Booking.com. That review examined the risk assessment reports the firm submitted in 2026 and the three years before. Officials will now examine whether the platform has done enough to stop fraudsters. The probe lands as British holidaymakers tell of losing hundreds of pounds to bogus villa listings.
Alfie Learmouth, 27, lost £1,500 on a fake villa in Positano where he planned to propose.
