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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
Hertz Rental Car- Italy "processing fee"	boonie721	22	12/10/14 04:49 AM
Hertz - rentalscar.com scam	julio.villafu...	3	05/30/14 02:56 PM
Hidden pocket travel scarves	Zen	16	08/23/17 08:30 PM
Hobo Traveler Sew-in Pockets?	slbdaisy	12	11/20/18 05:11 PM
Hotel booking scams beware of hotelvalues.com and getaroom.com all linked to Priceline.com	shoppytravel50	13	03/06/25 03:10 PM
Hotel de la Mer, Nice France and Hotels.com	Traveler1414	8	01/11/25 09:04 PM
Hotel security for valubles including iPad	Palmland Mike	28	09/22/17 04:11 AM
How does one file a claim for items stolen while passing through airport Security (in...	kayakfit	27	10/01/18 08:00 AM
How do men keep their phones safe?	Lulu348	62	10/21/22 05:34 PM
How honest are you, really?	Chris F	30	11/07/17 12:25 PM
How to avoid travel company scams	rho67	21	01/31/15 12:38 AM
how to call the police	rookfamily33	5	01/31/16 08:12 PM
How to not look like a tourist, ideas and comments	glennlorrainer	65	08/23/15 01:28 PM
How to prevent my phone from getting stolen	SmittyATL	36	02/14/20 01:58 PM
Iberia Airlines	artfulfan	5	12/11/24 10:35 PM
Iberia travel voucher scam	kenbkb	72	10/25/23 06:17 PM
Identity theft---how does it work?	Sasha	20	05/03/17 02:46 AM
I just stopped a scam!	Adrienne	28	06/22/19 08:40 AM
IMG travel insurance	missingtrees	6	06/23/25 03:27 PM
Insanely high traffic fines in Italy RIP OFF ALERT	James	51	01/10/17 06:14 PM
Is Book-si.com a legit booking agent?	mikeywaz	5	05/06/19 07:39 PM
Is having a Whistle on my keychain overkill?	Mark	39	07/31/19 06:22 PM
Is justfly.com a fraud or scam and is Kayak.com directly connected to it?	Mike	17	11/27/16 08:18 PM
Issues with Booking.com	KB	4	05/07/24 11:18 PM
Istanbul Scams	Peter	5	10/16/14 10:08 PM
Istanbul Shoebrush Drop	Larry	10	11/06/15 07:46 PM
Is there a regulation for booking.com canceling bookings?	dkugiu	7	02/15/25 06:15 PM
Is this the best scam topic.	jayhamps	27	09/20/17 01:18 AM
Italian traffic violation you get in the mail....very alarming	luufercharles	20	05/26/24 10:54 PM
Italy: thefts and bad deals, plus observations	bobbing	12	06/15/15 01:50 PM
Italy ZTL scams?	lcb23	30	05/30/17 10:48 AM
Justfly.com is FRAUD!!!! They sold me a wrong ticket and debited $1033	tatiana.marti...	9	05/22/19 04:44 AM
JUSTFLY is Exceedingly Unreachable - DO NOT TRUST	tfmyles	16	05/24/21 11:37 AM
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain	rennettegrace	9	11/07/15 08:11 AM
Kiwi.com cancelled my flight ticket and took my refund from the airline	25yearstraveler	35	11/14/22 10:26 PM
Last Supper Scam	Bob	4	02/27/14 03:27 PM
last supper tickets	dhakkan99	6	06/12/14 04:07 AM
learn to read numbers in Europe...	KC	6	06/24/15 02:33 AM
Leaving your passport at hotel check in - will photo copy work?	GypsyRover	11	09/10/15 04:37 PM
Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper scam	joe	7	08/30/16 08:07 AM
Lessons Learned After Break-in	Kyle	28	05/23/16 12:54 PM
Lisbon restaurant scam	MC	19	04/22/16 02:10 PM
Lisbon Taxi Drivers	evergreenlbh	6	07/25/17 08:38 PM
Little Old Falling Down in Paris	Frank	5	06/17/14 07:02 PM
Locauto After Sales Service Poor Add. Multe	thomasalanclarke	4	06/21/16 08:36 PM
LONDON Oyster card Refund Snafu	bonnie.powers	17	11/16/18 05:25 PM
Lost Passport	Connie	22	05/12/19 03:50 AM
Lots of beggars in Paris	Diana	46	07/21/14 04:37 PM
Luggage 'stolen' at Gare de Lyon, Paris	mherr2	4	06/18/14 01:26 AM
Managing Travel Stress	Barb	45	09/06/14 11:52 PM