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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
Ripped off by official bus company ticket seller at Uzunçayir bus station, Istanbul	Philip	2	05/19/14 11:21 AM
Ripped Off by Enterprise Rental at Hahn Airport	pj25563	9	06/07/25 12:49 AM
Rick Steves was Pickpocketed	Pilgrim	64	10/09/17 02:38 PM
Rick Steve's warnings about Viator	domwild	14	07/12/15 11:08 PM
RFID pockets, are they worth it, do they work?	bonnieamarsh	8	04/25/22 03:15 PM
Renters Beware -- VRBO Coronavirus Refund Policy is Toothless	Andy	14	01/20/21 09:08 PM
Rental cars and gas stations	dmartjr	5	09/28/23 12:56 AM
Recommend good medical evacuation program?	sgbarnes1	14	04/10/24 06:29 PM
Receipts & Debit Overcharges - Just a Note	ampshetler	15	09/23/17 02:37 PM
Reasons locals don't use moneybelts	LIZinPA 🧳	74	03/30/19 09:04 AM
Random Passport Checks: Real or Fake Police?	marc	44	11/07/14 12:07 AM
Railroad ticket change scam, Schiphol Train Station	cascade dan	19	06/28/14 05:26 PM
Railroad Station in Prague	Steve	8	01/25/20 03:27 PM
Rail Protection Price Scam	b_artz	12	03/30/19 07:58 PM
Priority Pass membership	mcguinness.anita	12	07/30/19 07:35 PM
PRAGUE: TAXIS	blw9455	6	08/30/14 02:45 AM
Prague Scams on the Charles Bridge	travl3r84	1	09/12/14 09:31 PM
Portugal: "legal" (buyer beware) scams?	lktraveler1	18	07/16/23 06:49 PM
Pigeon Poo scam alive and well in Granada	ianandjulie	5	09/20/23 09:34 PM
Pickpocket working with kids by the river	scott	12	05/12/23 08:33 PM
Pick Pockets & Money Belts.	Amanda	14	04/06/14 01:33 AM
Pickpockets and other tourist scams	TheOtherKathy	19	05/23/22 02:40 AM
Pickpockets and keeping your stuff safe	dkcmontana	50	03/05/24 02:27 AM
Pick Pocket Safety	Laura	21	09/20/16 03:22 PM
Pickpocket safety?	Pat	25	06/11/15 05:31 PM
pickpocket question	Libby	58	06/12/18 11:10 AM
Pick Pocket Proof pants	Barnstormer	21	01/11/18 07:59 PM
Pick Pocket Proof Clothing	edrosenberg1	15	09/29/17 08:09 PM
Pickpocket Poetry, Parisian	avirosemail	2	11/16/16 01:41 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	1	06/29/14 08:54 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	22	09/01/14 11:37 PM
Pickpocketing techniques	russellplissken	41	12/05/16 12:19 PM
pickpocketing experiences	KC	19	11/04/15 05:29 PM
Pick pocketed, by an old scam	paulawilsonpsl	20	11/17/18 03:20 AM
Pickpocketed-and happy about it!	Karen	60	05/23/17 06:25 PM
Pickpocket concerns in Vienna, RS Adriatic Tour	eunheejd	18	08/19/24 02:50 AM
Pick Pocet article, The Atlantic, May 2019	bogiesan	9	09/06/19 12:24 PM
Pedestrian Rue Sainte-Catherine in Bordeaux, France?	avirosemail	5	05/07/24 12:23 AM
Passport with us or in hotel?	skgraves0918	34	09/03/18 06:22 PM
Passport on me? or in hotel room...??	eclectica9bay	46	01/02/25 03:01 PM
Passport and Credit Card	Sandy Chen	17	07/08/23 02:48 PM
Parking tickets.... in Edmonds! oh the horror of it all	joe32F	18	02/28/20 05:44 PM
Paris Train Pickpocket in Training	wuscjim	39	04/29/16 01:46 PM
Paris taxi/uber rip off	Carolyn	18	05/26/17 12:25 PM
Paris taxi scam	nbraymond79	12	12/04/15 06:12 PM
Paris Scams.....	Ken	29	07/12/15 12:45 AM
Paris Pass by go city - Stay Away and do not buy	damonherron	6	07/23/24 02:59 PM
Paris new scam alert- spilling beggar	meganlinda	8	11/14/18 01:15 AM
Paris Metro ticket purchase help	Phil	3	04/28/16 02:48 PM
Paris Metro Scam	Gary	14	07/21/16 04:01 PM