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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
Pickpocket safety?	Pat	25	06/11/15 05:31 PM
Watch the big notes and the pause in change exchange	donna	6	06/11/15 01:44 PM
Was this petition a scam	bookman6094	13	06/11/15 12:40 AM
Camera Scam	shifferds	24	05/23/15 12:05 PM
Very High currency fees at some airports	Barnstormer	14	04/21/15 06:42 PM
"Speeding" ticket - a year later!	burknett	12	04/21/15 11:48 AM
got scammed anyways	choquette.r	17	03/15/15 03:38 PM
Ok, I'll fess up. No money belt.	Anne	69	03/01/15 10:07 AM
"a fanny pack for your rack"	Michael...	11	02/27/15 02:19 PM
Car rental through OE Interactive Ltd	fivekaff	3	02/25/15 02:51 PM
Be prepared then enjoy your vacation.	Dennis	7	02/20/15 08:54 PM
Tricky Italian car rental company	onder.uretmen	7	02/01/15 06:14 PM
How to avoid travel company scams	rho67	19	01/31/15 12:38 AM
Avis pulled a semi-fast one on me	phred	6	01/05/15 07:16 PM
Service charges added onto bills in Italy	world...	14	12/29/14 10:41 PM
Hertz Rental Car- Italy "processing fee"	boonie721	22	12/10/14 04:49 AM
Diversion Scams	Barnstormer	18	12/01/14 11:10 PM
Random Passport Checks: Real or Fake Police?	marc	43	11/07/14 12:07 AM
Istanbul Scams	Peter	5	10/16/14 10:08 PM
Centurion rome - 20 euro x pictures	ilmondodavide	16	10/16/14 09:19 PM
Tourist Scams that migsht not be	MC-Glasgow	14	10/07/14 08:43 PM
Europcar Overcharge	Stephen	12	10/07/14 10:54 AM
Rovinj Istria Croatia- Harbour Market Fruit - Thief	suzanne.thras...	1	10/03/14 09:56 PM
do NOT rent any property from Emma Villa is Tuscany	chick001	4	10/03/14 02:14 PM
Caution about ReservationCounter.com	Sherry	1	09/24/14 11:09 PM
Viator Data Compromise	christa	4	09/22/14 07:24 PM
Prague Scams on the Charles Bridge	travl3r84	1	09/12/14 09:31 PM
Scams: descriptions all in one place!	Kathleen	9	09/09/14 06:17 PM
Security Pocket Underwear/Tanks	martha546	7	09/08/14 11:24 PM
Managing Travel Stress	Barb	43	09/06/14 11:52 PM
Taxi drivers from Termini- frustratring!!	Kristen	8	09/06/14 02:11 AM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	22	09/01/14 11:37 PM
PRAGUE: TAXIS	blw9455	6	08/30/14 02:45 AM
Ah the guys with flowers	jkc	9	08/25/14 03:46 PM
Backpack stolen on train to Rome (from airport)	The Madster	21	08/13/14 07:32 AM
food fake in italy	virginia.garr...	2	08/07/14 06:32 PM
New measures for crime prevention at termini	Nicole P	5	08/07/14 05:25 AM
For fashionable people who don't use money belts...	Nicole P	30	08/06/14 03:47 PM
steal all your money from your credit cards- when you put your card into the machine	lonney finigan	14	07/27/14 09:12 PM
The "ring scam" and "petition girls" in Paris.	pat	34	07/27/14 08:43 PM
Lots of beggars in Paris	Diana	46	07/21/14 04:37 PM
Venice Restaurant charges	David	15	07/18/14 01:45 PM
Cab scam in Barcelona	colorado924	4	07/07/14 11:31 PM
Spilling the Mustard?	Donna 🌎	4	06/30/14 07:54 PM
Pickpocket Paranoia	joefackler	1	06/29/14 08:54 PM
Railroad ticket change scam, Schiphol Train Station	cascade dan	18	06/28/14 05:26 PM
Luggage 'stolen' at Gare de Lyon, Paris	mherr2	4	06/18/14 01:26 AM
Little Old Falling Down in Paris	Frank	5	06/17/14 07:02 PM
last supper tickets	dhakkan99	6	06/12/14 04:07 AM
Car rental 'damage' scam	bren5	5	06/11/14 05:20 PM

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