UNVEILING HOLIDAY PACKAGE SCAMS: A LEGAL ANALYSIS UNDER MALAYSIAN LAW

Abstract

Tourists are sometimes unaware of any act of fraud that may be contained in their holiday or travel packages, which are usually handled by the travel agents. These types of fraud are being identified as civil offenses. The purpose of this fraud act is to con their victims. One of the most common ways is by promoting fraudulent holiday or travel packages to them. This article used qualitative methodology, which is a doctrinal and comparative research method through which, it compared the pertinent literature on the relevant laws in terms of fraud cases. It also discusses relevant legal provisions in Malaysia which are enforced against these illegal activities. Three significant statutes are relevant to acts of fraud i.e. the Consumer Protection Act 1999, the Contracts Act 1950, and the Penal Code. Relevant cases are also cited to enable readers to understand and further analyze these illegal activities under civil and criminal jurisdictions.