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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
Pick Pocket Safety	Laura	21	09/20/16 03:22 PM
Pickpockets and other tourist scams	horsewoofie	17	05/23/22 02:40 AM
Pick Pockets & Money Belts.	Amanda	14	04/06/14 01:33 AM
Prague Scams on the Charles Bridge	travl3r84	1	09/12/14 09:31 PM
PRAGUE: TAXIS	blw9455	6	08/30/14 02:45 AM
Priority Pass membership	mcguinness.anita	12	07/30/19 07:35 PM
Rail Protection Price Scam	b_artz	11	03/30/19 07:58 PM
Railroad Station in Prague	Steve	6	01/27/20 03:40 PM
Railroad ticket change scam, Schiphol Train Station	cascade dan	18	06/28/14 05:26 PM
Random Passport Checks: Real or Fake Police?	marc	43	11/08/14 03:50 AM
Reasons locals don't use moneybelts	LIZinPA	67	03/30/19 09:04 AM
Receipts & Debit Overcharges - Just a Note	ampshetler	15	09/23/17 02:37 PM
Renters Beware -- VRBO Coronavirus Refund Policy is Toothless	Andy	13	01/20/21 09:08 PM
RFID pockets, are they worth it, do they work?	bonnieamarsh	8	04/25/22 03:15 PM
Rick Steve's warnings about Viator	domwild	14	07/12/15 11:08 PM
Rick Steves was Pickpocketed	Pilgrim	58	10/09/17 02:38 PM
Ripped off by official bus company ticket seller at Uzunçayir bus station, Istanbul	Philip	2	05/19/14 11:21 AM
Robbed at Rome Termini Train Station	KC	35	08/06/15 04:01 PM
Rome: Pickpockets on Escalators	AVogan	9	04/16/14 02:58 AM
Rome "Taxi" scam at FCO	sharon.mcdaniel	16	10/26/18 02:25 AM
Rome tour guides	hlbrechin	5	03/29/20 04:17 PM
Roosport running wallet	Nicole	2	10/25/16 01:00 AM
Rovinj Istria Croatia- Harbour Market Fruit - Thief	suzanne.thras...	1	10/03/14 09:56 PM
Safe to leave bags checked at train station?	djgeppert	11	02/01/16 09:53 PM
Safety of Multiple Passports	gneissgrl	28	02/06/18 04:16 AM
Salt Mines Berchtesgaden	RafaFan	3	06/24/22 05:33 PM
Sardinia - attempted scam	istrychem3	15	08/06/18 06:36 AM
Scammed! Update: Travel agent was arrested yesterday (12/11/17)!	horsewoofie	116	12/14/17 09:57 PM
Scam on train departing Rome	ediebabbe	4	02/02/14 03:13 AM
Scams: descriptions all in one place!	Kathleen	9	09/09/14 06:17 PM
Scams still in Liguria/Genoa region	ABSea	12	08/19/18 04:12 PM
Securing backpacks during transit?	britt.erin	16	08/20/15 11:27 PM
Security Breach at SeaTac Airport	jan	8	12/16/15 07:55 PM
Security checks and money belts	bnuckols	7	05/30/17 10:09 PM
Security Concern in Germany?	gritz	15	01/29/19 12:55 PM
Security Pocket Underwear/Tanks	martha546	7	09/08/14 11:24 PM
Sending CC# over email?	La Paz	17	05/30/16 05:03 AM
Service charges added onto bills in Italy	world...	14	12/29/14 10:41 PM
Short Change	Bob	6	05/27/14 11:34 PM
Sigh....debit card hacked	jillmc	27	06/14/17 01:25 AM
“Sitting ducks pay $177 for lunch at Trattoria da Romano, Burano, Italy”	phogenson	53	11/07/15 02:24 PM
Skip Lisbon Trolley 28E!	geezloueez6	6	07/21/15 02:39 AM
Slashed tire rental car scam	janetnoble	24	11/10/18 03:20 PM
Snap Travel	M. E.	4	11/24/21 03:01 AM
So are you saying that our Euros can expire? Or get too old?	Shelley	28	09/30/16 09:04 PM
Some poetic justice for thieves.....	Ken	0	07/30/16 06:06 AM
Sound familiar	jayhamps	16	12/19/17 04:40 AM
So You'd Like A Room On The First Floor......	Bill	18	06/03/14 12:58 PM
"Speeding" ticket - a year later!	burknett	12	04/21/15 11:48 AM
speeding tickets in Italy	novak000	16	11/27/19 10:54 PM

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