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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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Sending CC# over email?
La Paz 17
What are some of the tourist traps in Europe?
Lane 50
Attempted scam in Barcelona?
lancerhayashi 7
Lessons Learned After Break-in
Kyle 28
Book places to stay via email
kvanhoom 11
Naples
ksbeck321 13
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!
Kristen 8
Does my husband need a money belt ?
KER 32
Iberia travel voucher scam
kenbkb 72
Paris Scams.....
Ken 28
The darker side of pickpockets.....
Ken 9
Some poetic justice for thieves.....
Ken 0
A new type of European scam against Europeans.....
Ken 7
Careful while buying train tickets in Rom
Keith 3
Robbed at Rome Termini Train Station
KC 35
learn to read numbers in Europe...
KC 6
Do thieves know about your money belt?
KC 21
pickpocketing experiences
KC 19
Airport Duty Free Shopping
kb1942 12
What is the meaning of Prague (Praha)?
kb1942 11
How does one file a claim for items stolen while passing through airport Security (in...
kayakfit 27
Scams: descriptions all in one place!
Kathleen 9
Money belt safety and TSA
Kathi H. 35
AirBnB, VRBO...only showing positive reviews?
Kateja 14
Pickpocketed-and happy about it!
Karen 59
Apartment rental scam
Karen 2
Travel with passport or leave in hotel?
kacikohlhepp 40
AirBNB in Paris: Changing of hosts and reviews; my red flags went up everywhere!
Ka 5
New scam or old one?
jvsarna 32
Hertz - rentalscar.com scam
julio.villafu... 2
Be warned re Monastery Stays, the booking agency for this site charges 20% booking fee!!
JS 17
Tourist Scams in Ireland?
Joseph 14
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts
Joseph 10
Travel Documents
johnna 3
be careful of restaurant double charges where they claim they've "reversed" the first...
John 13
Pickpocket Paranoia
joefackler 1
Pickpocket Paranoia
joefackler 22
Parking tickets.... in Edmonds! oh the horror of it all
joe32F 18
Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper scam
joe 7
Toll Booth Highway Scam Barcelona
joannemcauley43 6
Saving documents
jnsjane303 5
Bike Hiring
jnsjane303 1
Ah the guys with flowers
jkc 9
Fake-Alaska Airline scam
jjgurley 22
Naples pickpockets
Jim H 17
Being Pickpocketed - If I knew then what I know now.
Jim 38
Sigh....debit card hacked
jillmc 27
Anti-Theft Crossbody Purse vs. Cavita Day Pack in Italy
jhbytheseashore 21
Paris Metro fine
jerund 31
Big Bus Tours
Jennylake 9