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