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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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Rovinj Istria Croatia- Harbour Market Fruit - Thief
suzanne.thras... 1
RS password compromised?
Sasha 23
Safe to leave bags checked at train station?
djgeppert 11
Safety of Multiple Passports
gneissgrl 28
Salt Mines Berchtesgaden
RafaFan 3
Sardinia - attempted scam
istrychem3 15
Saving documents
jnsjane303 5
Scammed! Update: Travel agent was arrested yesterday (12/11/17)!
Horsewoofie 116
Scam on train departing Rome
ediebabbe 4
Scams: descriptions all in one place!
Kathleen 9
Scams still in Liguria/Genoa region
ABSea 12
Securing backpacks during transit?
britt.erin 16
Security Breach at SeaTac Airport
jan 8
Security checks and money belts
bnuckols 7
Security Concern in Germany?
gritz 15
Security Pocket Underwear/Tanks
martha546 7
Sending CC# over email?
La Paz 17
Service charges added onto bills in Italy
world... 14
Short Change
Bob 6
Sigh....debit card hacked
jillmc 27
“Sitting ducks pay $177 for lunch at Trattoria da Romano, Burano, Italy”
phogenson 53
Skip Lisbon Trolley 28E!
geezloueez6 6
Slashed tire rental car scam
janetnoble 24
Snap Travel
M. E. 4
So are you saying that our Euros can expire? Or get too old?
Shelley 28
Some poetic justice for thieves.....
Ken 0
Sound familiar
jayhamps 16
So You'd Like A Room On The First Floor......
Bill 18
Spain Bird Poop Scam is Real
hallkanea 15
"Speeding" ticket - a year later!
burknett 12
speeding tickets in Italy
novak000 16
Spilling the Mustard?
Donna 🌎 4
steal all your money from your credit cards- when you put your card into the machine
lonney finigan 14
St Petersburg and Nevsky Prospekt bump and pickpocket
Tim 3
Strange and pointless posts on Here?
douglas 26
Strangers
jayhamps 17
Taking U-Bahn in Berlin
tony.freeman.... 24
Taxi drivers
Okieandy 1
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!
Kristen 8
Taxi Scams Rome (Fiumicino) International Airport
m.wcrawford47 8
The Big Squeeze trick.
vandenplas 16
The darker side of pickpockets.....
Ken 9
The dishonest official Paris taxi drivers
Pom Pom 28
The Monk Scam.
Francis 10
The "ring scam" and "petition girls" in Paris.
pat 34
The Security of a Daypack and Neck Wallet
Steve S 30
Tickets canceled with Get your guide
magnums56 4
Toll Booth Highway Scam Barcelona
joannemcauley43 6
Tourist Scams in Ireland?
Joseph 14
Tourist Scams that migsht not be
MC-Glasgow 14