Online Scams in Miami

Rogue Public Wi-Fi Credential Harvesting

At Miami International Airport terminals, PortMiami cruise lounges, and South Beach hotel lobby areas, scammers set up rogue Wi-Fi hotspots with names closely mimicking legitimate networks such as "MIA_Free_WiFi," "PortMiami_Guest," or a hotel name with a slight misspelling. Connecting routes all traffic through the attacker's device, enabling interception of login credentials, email sessions, and payment card data entered during the session. Victims do not notice the compromise until fraudulent charges or account takeovers appear days later. This tactic has been flagged by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center as among the fastest-growing travel-related fraud vectors.