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Tourist Scams

Know the game

Tourists are targeted by scam and rip-off artists everywhere in Europe. If you know the games (spilling the mustard, bus 64 in Rome, and so on), you're less likely to be a victim. By sharing the latest scams (and learning from each others' mistakes) we'll all travel more safely.

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Scam on train departing Rome	ediebabbe	4	02/02/14 03:13 AM
'Helpful' Gentleman in Konstanz	Herb	3	02/09/14 10:44 AM
Last Supper Scam	Bob	4	02/27/14 03:27 PM
What if?	lindanjim	71	03/02/14 08:04 PM
Nice: pickpockets on escalators	Bets	4	04/01/14 04:01 PM
Pick Pockets & Money Belts.	Amanda	14	04/06/14 01:33 AM
Taxi drivers	Okieandy	1	04/11/14 09:08 PM
Rome: Pickpockets on Escalators	AVogan	9	04/16/14 02:58 AM
Ripped off by official bus company ticket seller at Uzunçayir bus station, Istanbul	Philip	2	05/19/14 11:21 AM
Short Change	Bob	6	05/27/14 11:34 PM
Hertz - rentalscar.com scam	julio.villafu...	2	05/30/14 02:56 PM
So You'd Like A Room On The First Floor......	Bill	18	06/03/14 12:58 PM
Travel Documents	johnna	3	06/07/14 09:57 PM
extreme low water pressure at hotel delle rose at paestum	sunjing	2	06/08/14 03:23 AM
Car rental 'damage' scam	bren5	5	06/11/14 05:20 PM
last supper tickets	dhakkan99	6	06/12/14 04:07 AM
Little Old Falling Down in Paris	Frank	5	06/17/14 07:02 PM
Luggage 'stolen' at Gare de Lyon, Paris	mherr2	4	06/18/14 01:26 AM
Railroad ticket change scam, Schiphol Train Station	cascade dan	18	06/28/14 05:26 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	1	06/29/14 08:54 PM
Spilling the Mustard?	Donna 🌎	4	06/30/14 07:54 PM
Cab scam in Barcelona	colorado924	4	07/07/14 11:31 PM
Venice Restaurant charges	David	15	07/18/14 01:45 PM
Lots of beggars in Paris	Diana	46	07/21/14 04:37 PM
The "ring scam" and "petition girls" in Paris.	pat	34	07/27/14 08:43 PM
steal all your money from your credit cards- when you put your card into the machine	lonney finigan	14	07/27/14 09:12 PM
For fashionable people who don't use money belts...	Nicole P	30	08/06/14 03:47 PM
New measures for crime prevention at termini	Nicole P	5	08/07/14 05:25 AM
food fake in italy	virginia.garr...	2	08/07/14 06:32 PM
Backpack stolen on train to Rome (from airport)	The Madster	21	08/13/14 07:32 AM
Ah the guys with flowers	jkc	9	08/25/14 03:46 PM
PRAGUE: TAXIS	blw9455	6	08/30/14 02:45 AM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	22	09/01/14 11:37 PM
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!	Kristen	8	09/06/14 02:11 AM
Security Pocket Underwear/Tanks	martha546	7	09/08/14 11:24 PM
Scams: descriptions all in one place!	Kathleen	9	09/09/14 06:17 PM
Prague Scams on the Charles Bridge	travl3r84	1	09/12/14 09:31 PM
Viator Data Compromise	christa	4	09/22/14 07:24 PM
Caution about ReservationCounter.com	Sherry	1	09/24/14 11:09 PM
do NOT rent any property from Emma Villa is Tuscany	chick001	4	10/03/14 02:14 PM
Rovinj Istria Croatia- Harbour Market Fruit - Thief	suzanne.thras...	1	10/03/14 09:56 PM
Managing Travel Stress	Barb	43	10/06/14 06:30 AM
Europcar Overcharge	Stephen	12	10/07/14 10:54 AM
Tourist Scams that migsht not be	MC-Glasgow	14	10/07/14 08:43 PM
Centurion rome - 20 euro x pictures	ilmondodavide	16	10/16/14 09:19 PM
Istanbul Scams	Peter	5	10/16/14 10:08 PM
Random Passport Checks: Real or Fake Police?	marc	43	11/08/14 03:50 AM
Diversion Scams	Barnstormer	18	12/01/14 11:10 PM
Hertz Rental Car- Italy "processing fee"	boonie721	22	12/10/14 04:49 AM
Service charges added onto bills in Italy	world...	14	12/29/14 10:41 PM

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