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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
Paris Metro Make Up Scam	bprowse2	19	10/08/15 10:07 PM
Paris Metro fine	jerund	32	12/06/22 02:42 AM
Paris during Euro 2016	robertsonxashley	18	06/15/16 03:13 PM
Paris and digital camera	paulsbrawner	12	02/24/24 12:41 AM
Outraged honeymooners stuck with $570 bill for ‘a quick snack’	Mary	12	08/04/22 12:07 AM
OPSEC / The Ignorant Americans Operational Security On Vacation	Guy In Upper...	38	12/05/24 03:43 PM
Ok, I'll fess up. No money belt.	Anne	69	03/01/15 10:07 AM
NiteIze S-Biner Microlocks	Ronald W	3	05/24/17 11:31 AM
Nice: pickpockets on escalators	Elizabeth	4	04/01/14 04:01 PM
New to me scam in NYC	stan	3	06/28/22 03:57 PM
New scam or old one?	jvsarna	35	09/22/18 01:28 PM
New pickpocket target	Bob	20	08/18/19 02:55 AM
New method for fake phone numbers on legitimate websites	RobertH	5	06/19/25 07:00 PM
New measures for crime prevention at termini	Nicole P	5	08/07/14 05:25 AM
New bank ripoff	Philip	9	10/06/16 04:06 PM
New ATM selfie stick scam	T.	12	09/01/18 03:31 AM
New ATM scam	phred	11	03/08/23 02:12 AM
Never ending claims of traffic violations with no proof	michael	17	03/08/21 11:31 PM
Naples pickpockets	Jim H	17	02/19/19 02:08 PM
Naples, Italy Taxi Scam	sbland3829	7	06/13/17 10:36 AM
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts	Joseph	10	01/09/17 06:06 PM
Naples	ksbeck321	13	09/21/17 12:13 PM
Museums in Florence Italy	pjg1309	8	07/07/18 11:36 AM
Multiple credit cards compromised	emg823	11	09/16/24 10:10 PM
More to Final follow-up report -- Denver travel agent's sentencing hearing.	Horseless	32	10/25/18 02:54 AM
More fake airline sites	Allan	12	06/15/25 06:29 PM
Money belt safety and TSA	Kathi H.	36	06/11/17 12:42 AM
Money belt plus small purse?	phylliscountr...	33	09/25/16 07:39 PM
Money Belt Alternative	Bon voyage!	16	02/04/25 04:55 AM
Money Belt:	davecrow	6	05/29/18 03:42 AM
MonasteryStays	Sandy	16	10/23/23 10:57 PM
Mexico police robbery and trip interruption	BostonGuy	8	06/20/17 08:39 AM
Message for chemoso72	Horseless	0	04/27/18 05:37 PM
Managing Travel Stress	Barb	45	09/06/14 11:52 PM
Luggage 'stolen' at Gare de Lyon, Paris	mherr2	4	06/18/14 01:26 AM
Lots of beggars in Paris	Diana	46	07/21/14 04:37 PM
Lost Passport	Connie	22	05/12/19 03:50 AM
LONDON Oyster card Refund Snafu	bonnie.powers	17	11/16/18 05:25 PM
Locauto After Sales Service Poor Add. Multe	thomasalanclarke	4	06/21/16 08:36 PM
Little Old Falling Down in Paris	Frank	5	06/17/14 07:02 PM
Lisbon Taxi Drivers	evergreenlbh	6	07/25/17 08:38 PM
Lisbon restaurant scam	MC	19	04/22/16 02:10 PM
Lessons Learned After Break-in	Kyle	28	05/23/16 12:54 PM
Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper scam	joe	7	08/30/16 08:07 AM
Leaving your passport at hotel check in - will photo copy work?	GypsyRover	11	09/10/15 04:37 PM
learn to read numbers in Europe...	KC	6	06/24/15 02:33 AM
last supper tickets	dhakkan99	6	06/12/14 04:07 AM
Last Supper Scam	Bob	4	02/27/14 03:27 PM
Kiwi.com cancelled my flight ticket and took my refund from the airline	25yearstraveler	35	11/14/22 10:26 PM
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain	rennettegrace	9	11/07/15 08:11 AM