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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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Italian traffic violation you get in the mail....very alarming
luufercharles 20
Is this the best scam topic.
jayhamps 27
Is there a regulation for booking.com canceling bookings?
dkugiu 7
Istanbul Shoebrush Drop
Larry 10
Istanbul Scams
Peter 5
Issues with Booking.com
KB 4
Is justfly.com a fraud or scam and is Kayak.com directly connected to it?
Mike 16
Is having a Whistle on my keychain overkill?
Mark 31
Is Book-si.com a legit booking agent?
mikeywaz 5
Insanely high traffic fines in Italy RIP OFF ALERT
James 46
I just stopped a scam!
Adrienne 27
Identity theft---how does it work?
Sasha 17
Iberia travel voucher scam
kenbkb 72
Iberia Airlines
artfulfan 5
How to prevent my phone from getting stolen
SmittyATL 33
How to not look like a tourist, ideas and comments
glennlorrainer 56
how to call the police
rookfamily33 5
How to avoid travel company scams
rho67 19
How honest are you, really?
Chris F 30
How do men keep their phones safe?
Lulu348 54
How does one file a claim for items stolen while passing through airport Security (in...
kayakfit 27
Hotel security for valubles including iPad
Palmland Mike 23
Hotel de la Mer, Nice France and Hotels.com
Traveler1414 8
Hotel booking scams beware of hotelvalues.com and getaroom.com all linked to Priceline.com
shoppytravel50 12
Hobo Traveler Sew-in Pockets?
slbdaisy 10
Hidden pocket travel scarves
Zen 16
Hertz - rentalscar.com scam
julio.villafu... 2
Hertz Rental Car- Italy "processing fee"
boonie721 22
'Helpful' Gentleman in Konstanz
Herb 3
headout is it a scam?
beasleyra 9
Have you heard about an app that can pick up your ATM pin code?
Elizabeth 11
Has anyone had problems with RideCabs.com
daybee71nfun 9
Guidebooks Written by AI Bots
Chris 6
Got tricked by 3rd party hotel site
Yo Pauly 19
got scammed anyways
choquette.r 17
Google Response to Fraud Report
Larry 13
Google Maps: the flood of gulfs and quality of other entries
MarkK 12
Gold Crown Resorts
lindajuly3 3
Getting my money back, the easy way.
Barnstormer 7
Getting La Scala tickets
gibsmail 4
Front of the Line Tour tickets
tcbhouse 4
For fashionable people who don't use money belts...
Nicole P 30
food fake in italy
virginia.garr... 2
Followed by man on a shuttle service to CDG airport
S J 17
Florence T-1 tram pickpocket
Jack 3
Florence Italy- Air BNB Crime Ring
carolclements... 20
Fine scam on Frankfurt airport train
gentlesea14850 50
Fascinating article on Airbnb properties ( also VRBO, etc.) in London
Lola 15
Fareboom is a horrid company - stay away!
chgodiego 15
Fake wallet?
Donald 36