Riskified says May flight fraud risk rises 32% as travel scammers mimic legitimate behavior
RSKD•Hotel fraud exposure peaked in mid-year months
Hotel fraud exposure peaked in July-August; April 2025 was 20% above the yearly average, with five-star properties the riskiest segment.
Flight fraud risk rises through first five months of 2026
Riskified reported flight fraud risk rose through the first five months of 2026, with May up 32% year over year.
Billing-name and passenger-name mismatches stayed 2.5x riskier in 2025, but matched-name transactions rose above 30% versus January 2025.
Bookings made within seven days of departure ran 2.3x higher fraud risk than other flight purchases.
Network data covered hundreds of millions of transactions across more than 60 travel merchants, totaling USD 828 billion processed as of June 2026.
