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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
Naples, Italy Taxi Scam
sbland3829 7
Security checks and money belts
bnuckols 7
Don't let your guard down!
Chuck 7
Attempted scam in Barcelona?
lancerhayashi 7
Those posts with fake phone numbers for airlines
Lola 7
Is there a regulation for booking.com canceling bookings?
dkugiu 7
Anatomy of a Priceline Scam
Ksunbunny 7
ATM to avoid in Florence
mwchadwick1 8
Beware of fraudulent credit card charge 'SEI*Eurosports'
avirosemail 8
Security Breach at SeaTac Airport
jan 8
Taxi Scams Rome (Fiumicino) International Airport
m.wcrawford47 8
Advice for Safely Traveling with 2 Little Kids
carrie4g 8
Mexico police robbery and trip interruption
BostonGuy 8
Barcelona - Bird Shit Scam
rowlandinho77 8
Museums in Florence Italy
pjg1309 8
Paris new scam alert- spilling beggar
meganlinda 8
Another Paris scam - "Bird Poop"
nanvan 8
Railroad Station in Prague
Steve 8
RFID pockets, are they worth it, do they work?
bonnieamarsh 8
Turkey
Traveler 8
WARNING--Booking.com passwords compromised and now for sale over the Internet
Thos 8
Hotel de la Mer, Nice France and Hotels.com
Traveler1414 8
Rome: Pickpockets on Escalators
AVogan 9
Ah the guys with flowers
jkc 9
Scams: descriptions all in one place!
Kathleen 9
Fake police scam in Amsterdam
utteeyo 9
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain
rennettegrace 9
New bank ripoff
Philip 9
Chip and Pin machine issue Torrevieja Spain
jayhamps 9
Fake Oil Painting Shop in Burano Italy
Heidi 9
Big Bus Tours
Jennylake 9
Justfly.com is FRAUD!!!! They sold me a wrong ticket and debited $1033
tatiana.marti... 9
Pick Pocet article, The Atlantic, May 2019
bogiesan 9
Has anyone had problems with RideCabs.com
daybee71nfun 9
Do not use Reservation counter.com
santacruzdela32 9
headout is it a scam?
beasleyra 9
AirBnB trying to charge me for damage
flyinnridin 9
Ripped Off by Enterprise Rental at Hahn Airport
pj25563 9
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!
Kristen 10
Best brand for money belt
andreajm317 10
Istanbul Shoebrush Drop
Larry 10
The darker side of pickpockets.....
Ken 10
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts
Joseph 10
A new type of European scam against Europeans.....
Ken 10
Venice Picture Scam - women on stilts
Acacia 10
Beware of DCC at Reisebank
Lee 10
Attempted theft in Madrid
steve 10
Barcelona Escalator Scam
TaffetaPilot 10
Avoid the company Get your Guide
ainarasando 10
Bad Experience with Booking.com
Matt 10