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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
Book places to stay via email
kvanhoom 11
The Monk Scam.
Francis 10
BNP Paribas ATM exchange rate markup
David & C. 11
What is the meaning of Prague (Praha)?
kb1942 11
Athens Airport Metro Pickpocketing Gang
TravelBug 11
New ATM scam
phred 11
Travel insurance scam -IMG
duret.preuss 11
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!
Kristen 8
Best brand for money belt
andreajm317 10
Istanbul Shoebrush Drop
Larry 10
The darker side of pickpockets.....
Ken 9
Naples Circumvesuviano Train Ticket Alerts
Joseph 10
A new type of European scam against Europeans.....
Ken 7
Venice Picture Scam - women on stilts
Acacia 10
Beware of DCC at Reisebank
Lee 10
Attempted theft in Madrid
steve 9
Barcelona Escalator Scam
TaffetaPilot 10
Rome: Pickpockets on Escalators
AVogan 9
Ah the guys with flowers
jkc 9
Scams: descriptions all in one place!
Kathleen 9
Fake police scam in Amsterdam
utteeyo 8
Keeping items safe on the Beach in Spain
rennettegrace 9
New bank ripoff
Philip 8
Chip and Pin machine issue Torrevieja Spain
jayhamps 9
Fake Oil Painting Shop in Burano Italy
Heidi 9
Big Bus Tours
Jennylake 9
Justfly.com is FRAUD!!!! They sold me a wrong ticket and debited $1033
tatiana.marti... 9
Pick Pocet article, The Atlantic, May 2019
bogiesan 9
Has anyone had problems with RideCabs.com
daybee71nfun 9
Do not use Reservation counter.com
santacruzdela32 9
headout is it a scam?
beasleyra 9
ATM to avoid in Florence
mwchadwick1 8
Beware of fraudulent credit card charge 'SEI*Eurosports'
avirosemail 8
Security Breach at SeaTac Airport
jan 8
Taxi Scams Rome (Fiumicino) International Airport
m.wcrawford47 8
Advice for Safely Traveling with 2 Little Kids
carrie4g 8
Mexico police robbery and trip interruption
BostonGuy 8
Barcelona - Bird Shit Scam
rowlandinho77 8
Museums in Florence Italy
pjg1309 8
Paris new scam alert- spilling beggar
meganlinda 8
Another Paris scam - "Bird Poop"
nanvan 8
Railroad Station in Prague
Steve 6
RFID pockets, are they worth it, do they work?
bonnieamarsh 8
Turkey
Traveler 8
WARNING--Booking.com passwords compromised and now for sale over the Internet
Thos 8
Security Pocket Underwear/Tanks
martha546 7
Be prepared then enjoy your vacation.
Dennis 7
Tricky Italian car rental company
onder.uretmen 7
Avis pulled a semi-fast one on me
phred 6
Getting my money back, the easy way.
Barnstormer 7