Scam Alert: Warning about Montgomery County travel agency allegedly targeting Asian community [Video]

SOUDERTON, Pa. (WPVI) — The Action News Troubleshooters have a warning about an alleged travel scam.

Consumers across the country say a woman in Montgomery County is taking money but failing to fully deliver, or not deliver at all in some cases.

The travel agent is accused of advertising on Facebook and targeting people in her Vietnamese community. Those who spoke with the Troubleshooters said that after building their trust, she ripped them off by taking thousands of dollars for plane tickets that never materialized.

Chloe Tran told our Nydia Han she usually buys airline tickets online.

“But I decided to go this route because I was told that this lady always buys flight tickets in bulk, and so she was always able to get cheaper flights for us,” said Tran of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tran said “this lady” is Hien Thanh Nguyen.

Nguyen operates a travel agency out of Souderton, Montgomery County, allegedly scamming consumers all over the country using various business …