It's been going on some time, and people get quite aggressive when the scam is criticized ... they argue that these "claims gatherers" are just doing a job, and they need the income. It's a bit like Millers leaflets in that they cause a problem but you can't complain without generating abuse from those you're trying to "deprive of an income" ...
The British and Spanish Governments have been working on this for some time (I posted
THIS last year), and have recently announced that working with Ashotel there are going to be private investigators checking people in hotels and, especially, their social media profiles, particularly on Facebook and Instagram, to see if they can identify a disconnect between posts showing people larking about in pools or nightclubs and claims to have been laid up in bed poisoned by a hotel ...
This is the type of vehicle that was brazenly parked in central Costa Adeje. What a scummy scam, and how sad that it's so associated with British holidaymakers ... and British scammers.
