Complimentary Meals Scam
13 January 2012
The Caterer (13th January 2012) is reporting on an apparent complimentary meal scam to which operators should perhaps be alert.
The apparent scam involves a complaint over a meal taken and suggests or requests a complimentary meal to "restore faith in your brand". In fact, no such meal has been taken and this is just an opportunistic attempt to obtain a free meal.
A London operator is reported to have received two separate but identically worded e-mails last year which alerted him to the issue.