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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	06/13/17 10:36 AM
Security checks and money belts	bnuckols	7	05/30/17 10:09 PM
Don't let your guard down!	Chuck	7	07/08/17 04:25 PM
Attempted scam in Barcelona?	lancerhayashi	7	08/11/23 03:54 PM
Those posts with fake phone numbers for airlines	Lola	7	07/26/24 01:31 AM
Is there a regulation for booking.com canceling bookings?	dkugiu	7	02/15/25 06:15 PM
Anatomy of a Priceline Scam	Ksunbunny	7	04/10/25 04:56 PM
ATM to avoid in Florence	mwchadwick1	8	07/08/15 12:17 AM
Beware of fraudulent credit card charge 'SEI*Eurosports'	avirosemail	8	01/17/16 11:57 PM
Security Breach at SeaTac Airport	jan	8	12/16/15 07:55 PM
Taxi Scams Rome (Fiumicino) International Airport	m.wcrawford47	8	11/06/16 07:00 AM
Advice for Safely Traveling with 2 Little Kids	carrie4g	8	05/30/17 03:57 PM
Mexico police robbery and trip interruption	BostonGuy	8	06/20/17 08:39 AM
Barcelona - Bird Shit Scam	rowlandinho77	8	12/27/17 03:37 AM
Museums in Florence Italy	pjg1309	8	07/07/18 11:36 AM
Paris new scam alert- spilling beggar	meganlinda	8	11/14/18 01:15 AM
Another Paris scam - "Bird Poop"	nanvan	8	04/19/20 05:38 AM
Railroad Station in Prague	Steve	8	01/25/20 03:27 PM
RFID pockets, are they worth it, do they work?	bonnieamarsh	8	04/25/22 03:15 PM
Turkey	Traveler	8	08/18/22 11:30 PM
WARNING--Booking.com passwords compromised and now for sale over the Internet	Thos	8	02/13/24 02:06 AM
Hotel de la Mer, Nice France and Hotels.com	Traveler1414	8	01/11/25 09:04 PM
Rome: Pickpockets on Escalators	AVogan	9	04/16/14 02:58 AM
Ah the guys with flowers	jkc	9	08/25/14 03:46 PM
Scams: descriptions all in one place!	Kathleen	9	09/09/14 06:17 PM
Fake police scam in Amsterdam	utteeyo	9	07/17/15 09:05 PM
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain	rennettegrace	9	11/07/15 08:11 AM
New bank ripoff	Philip	9	10/06/16 04:06 PM
Chip and Pin machine issue Torrevieja Spain	jayhamps	9	11/16/16 07:10 AM
Fake Oil Painting Shop in Burano Italy	Heidi	9	06/13/17 11:55 AM
Big Bus Tours	Jennylake	9	05/11/19 04:16 PM
Justfly.com is FRAUD!!!! They sold me a wrong ticket and debited $1033	tatiana.marti...	9	05/22/19 04:44 AM
Pick Pocet article, The Atlantic, May 2019	bogiesan	9	09/06/19 12:24 PM
Has anyone had problems with RideCabs.com	daybee71nfun	9	06/04/20 10:50 PM
Do not use Reservation counter.com	santacruzdela32	9	05/19/23 10:31 PM
headout is it a scam?	beasleyra	9	03/19/24 09:25 PM
AirBnB trying to charge me for damage	flyinnridin	9	05/02/25 01:38 AM
Ripped Off by Enterprise Rental at Hahn Airport	pj25563	9	06/07/25 12:49 AM
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!	Kristen	10	09/06/14 02:11 AM
Best brand for money belt	andreajm317	10	07/01/15 05:15 PM
Istanbul Shoebrush Drop	Larry	10	11/06/15 07:46 PM
The darker side of pickpockets.....	Ken	10	07/10/16 03:10 PM
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts	Joseph	10	01/09/17 06:06 PM
A new type of European scam against Europeans.....	Ken	10	05/30/17 10:38 AM
Venice Picture Scam - women on stilts	Acacia	10	07/24/17 07:47 PM
Beware of DCC at Reisebank	Lee	10	11/19/17 10:42 PM
Attempted theft in Madrid	steve	10	04/21/20 12:44 AM
Barcelona Escalator Scam	TaffetaPilot	10	07/06/22 09:14 PM
Avoid the company Get your Guide	ainarasando	10	07/03/24 04:39 PM
Bad Experience with Booking.com	Matt	10	02/07/25 05:25 PM