It isn’t though. Fraud requires you (paraphrased) lie in order to deprive someone of money, property or rights. That isn’t happening here. Journalist is getting a refund, there was no property loss, and staying at a hotel isn’t a right.
Again, they are pieces of shit, but the closest this could get to being illegal is harassment. And honestly if this is a one time thing I doubt it would even fall into that.
You’ve got more chance of going after the hotel for breach of contract but I honestly doubt this type of thing isn’t covered in their legalese.
Falsely claiming that they have standing to cancel the journalist’s reservation is fraud.
It isn’t though. Fraud requires you (paraphrased) lie in order to deprive someone of money, property or rights. That isn’t happening here. Journalist is getting a refund, there was no property loss, and staying at a hotel isn’t a right.
Again, they are pieces of shit, but the closest this could get to being illegal is harassment. And honestly if this is a one time thing I doubt it would even fall into that.
You’ve got more chance of going after the hotel for breach of contract but I honestly doubt this type of thing isn’t covered in their legalese.
Tortious interference would be the common law contract claim against flock but it would be hard to prove significant damages.
Fair enough, far cry from impersonation though.