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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
pickpocketing experiences	KC	19	11/04/15 05:29 PM
Pickpocketing techniques	russellplissken	41	12/05/16 12:19 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	1	06/29/14 08:54 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	22	09/01/14 11:37 PM
Pickpocket Poetry, Parisian	avirosemail	2	11/16/16 01:41 PM
Pick Pocket Proof Clothing	edrosenberg1	15	09/29/17 08:09 PM
Pick Pocket Proof pants	Barnstormer	21	01/11/18 07:59 PM
pickpocket question	Libby	58	06/12/18 11:10 AM
Pickpocket safety?	Pat	25	06/11/15 05:31 PM
Pick Pocket Safety	Laura	21	09/20/16 03:22 PM
Pickpockets and keeping your stuff safe	dkcmontana	50	03/05/24 02:27 AM
Pickpockets and other tourist scams	TheOtherKathy	19	05/23/22 02:40 AM
Pick Pockets & Money Belts.	Amanda	14	04/06/14 01:33 AM
Pickpocket working with kids by the river	scott	12	05/12/23 08:33 PM
Pigeon Poo scam alive and well in Granada	ianandjulie	5	09/20/23 09:34 PM
Portugal: "legal" (buyer beware) scams?	lktraveler1	18	07/16/23 06:49 PM
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	12	03/30/19 07:58 PM
Railroad Station in Prague	Steve	8	01/25/20 03:27 PM
Railroad ticket change scam, Schiphol Train Station	cascade dan	19	06/28/14 05:26 PM
Random Passport Checks: Real or Fake Police?	marc	44	11/07/14 12:07 AM
Reasons locals don't use moneybelts	LIZinPA 🧳	74	03/30/19 09:04 AM
Receipts & Debit Overcharges - Just a Note	ampshetler	15	09/23/17 02:37 PM
Recommend good medical evacuation program?	sgbarnes1	14	04/10/24 06:29 PM
Rental cars and gas stations	dmartjr	5	09/28/23 12:56 AM
Renters Beware -- VRBO Coronavirus Refund Policy is Toothless	Andy	14	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	64	10/09/17 02:38 PM
Ripped Off by Enterprise Rental at Hahn Airport	pj25563	9	06/07/25 12:49 AM
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
Robbed on a train...	WengenK	20	01/24/25 04:57 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
RS password compromised?	Sasha	23	02/29/24 06:55 PM
Safe to leave bags checked at train station?	djgeppert	12	02/01/16 09:53 PM
Safety of Multiple Passports	gneissgrl	30	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
Scam involving Portugal traffic fines	aghast11	4	02/16/25 06:59 PM
Scammed! Update: Travel agent was arrested yesterday (12/11/17)!	TheOtherKathy	116	12/14/17 09:57 PM
Scam on train departing Rome	ediebabbe	4	02/02/14 03:13 AM
Scams/Criminal Activity on Trains	mimbednar	21	07/14/24 11:50 AM
Scams: descriptions all in one place!	Kathleen	9	09/09/14 06:17 PM