Philippine Airlines (PAL) is advising its customers to purchase their tickets only at PAL ticket offices or accredited travel agents to avoid being victimized by unscrupulous persons selling very cheap tickets bought with fraudulent credit cards.

PAL said it is closely coordinating with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in monitoring suspects involved in a scheme to defraud PAL and its customers.

PAL check-in counter clerks at the airports are on the look out for passengers whose tickets were not purchased through the PAL ticket office or authorized travel agents.

Passengers caught presenting tickets bought with stolen or lost credit cards will be turned over to the NBI or other law-enforcement agencies.

Under Republic Act no. 8484, persons holding or presenting counterfeit credit cards or airline tickets acquired through the fraudulent use of credit cards are criminally liable and face possible arrest at the airport.