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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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Paris and digital camera
paulsbrawner 11
Outraged honeymooners stuck with $570 bill for ‘a quick snack’
Mary 10
OPSEC / The Ignorant Americans Operational Security On Vacation
Guy In Upper... 38
Ok, I'll fess up. No money belt.
Anne 69
NiteIze S-Biner Microlocks
Ronald W 3
Nice: pickpockets on escalators
Elizabeth... 4
New to me scam in NYC
stan 3
New scam or old one?
jvsarna 32
New pickpocket target
Bob 19
New measures for crime prevention at termini
Nicole P 5
New bank ripoff
Philip 8
New ATM selfie stick scam
T. 12
New ATM scam
phred 10
Never ending claims of traffic violations with no proof
michael 16
Naples pickpockets
Jim H 17
Naples, Italy Taxi Scam
sbland3829 7
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts
Joseph 10
Naples
ksbeck321 13
Museums in Florence Italy
pjg1309 8
Multiple credit cards compromised
emg823 11
More to Final follow-up report -- Denver travel agent's sentencing hearing.
Horsewoofie 32
Money belt safety and TSA
Kathi H. 35
Money belt plus small purse?
phylliscountr... 29
Money Belt:
davecrow 6
MonasteryStays
Sandy 16
Mexico police robbery and trip interruption
BostonGuy 8
Message for chemoso72
Horsewoofie 0
Managing Travel Stress
Barb 43
Luggage 'stolen' at Gare de Lyon, Paris
mherr2 4
Lots of beggars in Paris
Diana 46
Lost Passport
Connie 22
LONDON Oyster card Refund Snafu
bonnie.powers 17
Locauto After Sales Service Poor Add. Multe
thomasalanclarke 4
Little Old Falling Down in Paris
Frank 5
Lisbon Taxi Drivers
evergreenlbh 6
Lisbon restaurant scam
MC 18
Lessons Learned After Break-in
Kyle 28
Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper scam
joe 7
Leaving your passport at hotel check in - will photo copy work?
GypsyRover 10
learn to read numbers in Europe...
KC 6
last supper tickets
dhakkan99 6
Last Supper Scam
Bob 4
Kiwi.com cancelled my flight ticket and took my refund from the airline
25yearstraveler 34
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain
rennettegrace 9
JUSTFLY is Exceedingly Unreachable - DO NOT TRUST
tfmyles 15
Justfly.com is FRAUD!!!! They sold me a wrong ticket and debited $1033
tatiana.marti... 8
Italy ZTL scams?
lcb23 29
Italy: thefts and bad deals, plus observations
bobbing 12
Italian traffic violation you get in the mail....very alarming
luufercharles 20
Is this the best scam topic.
jayhamps 27