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