A site says I'm owed compensation for my delayed flight — is it a scam?

Sometimes — the compensation is real, but the site might not be. Delayed-flight compensation is a genuine entitlement on many routes, which is exactly why lookalike “claims” sites buy ads: some take a large cut of money you can claim free, and others harvest passport and bank details without filing anything at all. If you were on a delayed flight, start at the airline's own website — its official claim form costs nothing. Treat any site that found you through an ad as unproven until you've checked it.

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From the research desk — this pattern is one of those documented in This Week's Scam Wave, in Numbers — August 12, 2026 →

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