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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
Safe to leave bags checked at train station?	djgeppert	12	02/01/16 09:53 PM
Are fur coats acceptable in Europe?	mekszrhands	31	02/02/16 07:25 PM
Eiffel Tower Scam	jehb2	7	02/21/16 02:31 AM
Beware AirB&B scams	phred	6	03/04/16 02:52 PM
Advantages of wearing a 'travel vest' with multiple pockets in Italy?	willieske	44	03/16/16 02:50 AM
Fake wallet?	Donald	38	03/21/16 08:45 PM
Travel with passport or leave in hotel?	kacikohlhepp	47	04/06/16 07:34 PM
Assault is bad end to a great trip to Italy using Rick Steves' advice	delgado.adverts	35	04/12/16 05:17 PM
Lisbon restaurant scam	MC	19	04/22/16 02:10 PM
Paris Metro ticket purchase help	Phil	3	04/28/16 02:48 PM
Paris Train Pickpocket in Training	wuscjim	39	04/29/16 01:46 PM
Vacation Rental By Owner scam	MTS--1000	14	05/03/16 05:30 AM
Lessons Learned After Break-in	Kyle	28	05/23/16 12:54 PM
Become a travel agent to get discounted travel? Scam or true?	rob in cal	13	05/26/16 01:35 PM
Sending CC# over email?	La Paz	17	05/30/16 05:03 AM
Taking U-Bahn in Berlin	tony.freeman....	26	06/08/16 06:52 AM
AirBNB in Paris: Changing of hosts and reviews; my red flags went up everywhere!	Ka	5	06/11/16 05:09 PM
Don't Jaywalk in Kraków!	James	12	06/14/16 02:03 PM
Paris during Euro 2016	robertsonxashley	18	06/15/16 03:13 PM
Locauto After Sales Service Poor Add. Multe	thomasalanclarke	4	06/21/16 08:36 PM
VELIB Is A Rip Off!	millerr1775	17	06/28/16 04:57 PM
Careful while buying train tickets in Rom	Keith	3	07/05/16 08:58 PM
The darker side of pickpockets.....	Ken	10	07/10/16 03:10 PM
Paris Metro Scam	Gary	14	07/21/16 04:01 PM
Some poetic justice for thieves.....	Ken	0	07/30/16 06:06 AM
Tourist Scams in Ireland?	Joseph	14	08/07/16 07:25 PM
Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper scam	joe	7	08/30/16 08:07 AM
Being Pickpocketed - If I knew then what I know now.	Jim	40	09/16/16 10:38 PM
Pick Pocket Safety	Laura	21	09/20/16 03:22 PM
Money belt plus small purse?	phylliscountr...	33	09/25/16 07:39 PM
Bad experience with Sixt car rental in Malaga	donna.reimer	6	09/27/16 07:28 PM
So are you saying that our Euros can expire? Or get too old?	Shelley	29	09/30/16 09:04 PM
Credit Card Protection	yosemite1	4	10/05/16 04:26 PM
New bank ripoff	Philip	9	10/06/16 04:06 PM
Roosport running wallet	Nicole	2	10/25/16 01:00 AM
Be super aware of a new way of pickpockets while in Köln Messe Koelnmesse Train...	camilkuo	25	11/02/16 06:30 PM
Fake gold ring scam	ascentmgt1	17	11/04/16 02:32 AM
Taxi Scams Rome (Fiumicino) International Airport	m.wcrawford47	8	11/06/16 07:00 AM
Chip and Pin machine issue Torrevieja Spain	jayhamps	9	11/16/16 07:10 AM
Pickpocket Poetry, Parisian	avirosemail	2	11/16/16 01:41 PM
Fine scam on Frankfurt airport train	gentlesea14850	52	11/22/16 04:10 PM
ATM and credit debit card advice	jayhamps	14	11/23/16 02:11 AM
Is justfly.com a fraud or scam and is Kayak.com directly connected to it?	Mike	17	11/27/16 08:18 PM
Pickpocketing techniques	russellplissken	41	12/05/16 12:19 PM
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts	Joseph	10	01/09/17 06:06 PM
Insanely high traffic fines in Italy RIP OFF ALERT	James	51	01/10/17 06:14 PM
Strangers	jayhamps	17	02/08/17 08:28 PM
Warning to Sorrento/Naples Visitors:	robertcartera...	42	04/03/17 11:31 AM
Identity theft---how does it work?	Sasha	20	05/03/17 02:46 AM
Pickpocketed-and happy about it!	Karen	60	05/23/17 06:25 PM