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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
Expérience and warning from a long-time expat in Paris	Elizabeth	33	11/09/22 05:14 PM
be careful of restaurant double charges where they claim they've "reversed" the first...	John	13	11/10/22 02:32 AM
Train Station Scam at Venice Santa Lucia Station	Larry & Betty	17	11/13/22 01:15 AM
Kiwi.com cancelled my flight ticket and took my refund from the airline	25yearstraveler	35	11/14/22 10:26 PM
Paris Metro fine	jerund	32	12/06/22 02:42 AM
Athens Airport Metro Pickpocketing Gang	TravelBug	11	02/16/23 06:53 PM
New ATM scam	phred	11	03/08/23 02:12 AM
Pickpocket working with kids by the river	scott	12	05/12/23 08:33 PM
Do not use Reservation counter.com	santacruzdela32	9	05/19/23 10:31 PM
Travel insurance scam -IMG	duret.preuss	11	06/20/23 04:48 PM
Passport and Credit Card	Sandy Chen	17	07/08/23 02:48 PM
Carrying passport, etc. in small attachable bag at bottom of Civita day pack?	Les	26	07/09/23 12:51 AM
Portugal: "legal" (buyer beware) scams?	lktraveler1	18	07/16/23 06:49 PM
Attempted scam in Barcelona?	lancerhayashi	7	08/11/23 03:54 PM
A.I. Generated Guidebooks Scam Online	fcraymond76	3	08/18/23 09:03 PM
Pigeon Poo scam alive and well in Granada	ianandjulie	5	09/20/23 09:34 PM
Rental cars and gas stations	dmartjr	5	09/28/23 12:56 AM
MonasteryStays	Sandy	16	10/23/23 10:57 PM
Iberia travel voucher scam	kenbkb	72	10/25/23 06:17 PM
Florence Italy- Air BNB Crime Ring	carolclements...	20	11/20/23 01:40 AM
Word to the Wise: Manuel Antonio National Park Scam	Lindy	2	01/09/24 09:07 PM
Spain Bird Poop Scam is Real	hallkanea	15	01/21/24 01:44 PM
Almost fell for a scam on booking site ..... be smarter than me.	Lisuza	36	02/08/24 05:14 PM
WARNING--Booking.com passwords compromised and now for sale over the Internet	Thos	8	02/13/24 02:06 AM
Paris and digital camera	paulsbrawner	12	02/24/24 12:41 AM
Toll Booth Highway Scam Barcelona	joannemcauley43	6	02/26/24 11:47 PM
RS password compromised?	Sasha	23	02/29/24 06:55 PM
Pickpockets and keeping your stuff safe	dkcmontana	50	03/05/24 02:27 AM
headout is it a scam?	beasleyra	9	03/19/24 09:25 PM
Tickets canceled with Get your guide	magnums56	4	03/26/24 01:45 PM
Recommend good medical evacuation program?	sgbarnes1	14	04/10/24 06:29 PM
EBOOKERS could steal your money.	aaroe	5	05/04/24 08:29 AM
Pedestrian Rue Sainte-Catherine in Bordeaux, France?	avirosemail	5	05/07/24 12:23 AM
Issues with Booking.com	KB	4	05/07/24 11:18 PM
Italian traffic violation you get in the mail....very alarming	luufercharles	20	05/26/24 10:54 PM
Guidebooks Written by AI Bots	Chris	6	06/22/24 01:37 AM
Another question about money belts	Victoria	34	07/01/24 06:07 PM
Avoid the company Get your Guide	ainarasando	10	07/03/24 04:39 PM
Scams/Criminal Activity on Trains	mimbednar	21	07/14/24 11:50 AM
Paris Pass by go city - Stay Away and do not buy	damonherron	6	07/23/24 02:59 PM
100% satisfaction	Lane	11	07/23/24 03:28 PM
Those posts with fake phone numbers for airlines	Lola	7	07/26/24 01:31 AM
Doesn't exactly look like a Rick Steves guidebook	Toto	23	08/10/24 08:43 PM
Pickpocket concerns in Vienna, RS Adriatic Tour	eunheejd	18	08/19/24 02:50 AM
tell merchant to charge you in Euros	John	23	08/21/24 09:30 PM
Booking.com hotel scam- not sure what to do	Gene	31	08/27/24 03:54 PM
Strange Reservation	Frank II	14	09/04/24 09:39 PM
Another take on DCC	stan	13	09/08/24 05:28 PM
Multiple credit cards compromised	emg823	11	09/16/24 10:10 PM
SOS--Airbnb host accused me of damage	Barkinpark	34	09/21/24 06:55 PM