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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
Barcelona - Bird Shit Scam
rowlandinho77 8
Barcelona Escalator Scam
TaffetaPilot 10
Barcelona- scam after scam
melisa.branovsky 26
be careful of restaurant double charges where they claim they've "reversed" the first...
John 13
Become a travel agent to get discounted travel? Scam or true?
rob in cal 13
Begpacking - when tourists compete begging with the poorest people
MarkK 44
Being Pickpocketed - If I knew then what I know now.
Jim 40
Be prepared then enjoy your vacation.
Dennis 7
Best brand for money belt
andreajm317 10
Best Train from Naples to Roma
dkgitte 1
Be super aware of a new way of pickpockets while in Köln Messe Koelnmesse Train...
camilkuo 25
Beware AirB&B scams
phred 6
Beware copycat hotel booking sites
phred 15
Beware of ASAP Tickets
baroloboy85 13
Beware of buying the MUVE ticket for the 4 museums on St Mark's Square
bandj53 5
Beware of DCC at Reisebank
Lee 10
Beware of fraudulent credit card charge 'SEI*Eurosports'
avirosemail 8
Beware of rental car scams in Sicily
T. 3
Beware When Buying from Headout.com
Ravi_K 11
Be warned re Monastery Stays, the booking agency for this site charges 20% booking fee!!
JS 17
Big Bus Tours
Jennylake 9
Blatant misrepresentation of total rental costs, Tromso, Norway
immacdonell 5
BNP Paribas ATM exchange rate markup
David & C. 11
Booking.Com And A Property With No Full Address
robbfasken 12
Booking.com hotel scam- not sure what to do
Gene 31
Booking.com imposing unreasonable cancellation fee - Coronavirus
AussieNomad 23
Booking.com: Never Pre-Pay for a Lodging Through This Site!
drew 27
Booking flights with travel companies online
Travelin’Gal 31
Book places to stay via email
kvanhoom 11
Cab scam in Barcelona
colorado924 4
Camera Scam
shifferds 24
Cancellation refund if tour company cancels trip
gr8katz 16
Can you help me rent a bike?
athenafl 3
“Can you make change for this?” (Holding up a coin or a bill)
Lola 19
Careful while buying train tickets in Rom
Keith 3
Car rental 'damage' scam
bren5 5
Car rental through OE Interactive Ltd
fivekaff 3
Carrying passport, etc. in small attachable bag at bottom of Civita day pack?
Les 26
Caution about ReservationCounter.com
Sherry 1
CC info intercepted when booking hotel by email
BillP 14
CDG airport taxi scam
paulscrudato 18
Centurion rome - 20 euro x pictures
ilmondodavide 16
Chase Sapphire Foreign Exchange Rate
jeansn6 17
Chip and Pin machine issue Torrevieja Spain
jayhamps 9
Clear bags to deter thieves?
ArielK 22
collections service trying to collect on Italian traffic citations
philridar 2
Credit Card Protection
yosemite1 4
Crowds at entrances and personal space preferences
avirosemail 18
Debit/credit card skimming-warning
jules m 37
Deutschlandticket: invalid tickets from fraud Internet shops
MarkK 11