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Top travel scams in Europe
Would you like a drink bar scam in Italy
3 1How it works: Opening: Version 1: a tout offers you a free ticket to a club. Version 2: a scammer posing as a fellow tourist approaches you on the streets…
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Public transport pickpockets in Greece
3 6How it works: Version 1: one blocks you at the door (ties shoelaces/drops something), another steals from behind and slips to a third who escapes, and one blocks others from…
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Street touts in Hungary
3 0How it works: A street tout approaches and offers an iPhone at a cheap price. He claims to have won it and has no use for it, or is selling…
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Pickpockets in Czech Republic
3 1How it works: Version 1: they work in a gang – one onlooker, one blocks, pushes, distracts, or engages you, one grabs and the final hides the loot under a…
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Unlicensed taxis in Montenegro
3 0How it works: You may encounter these fake/unlicensed taxis along the streets or at Tivat Airport. The standard modus operandi is to use a fake taxi meter and to bring…
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Sob story scammers in France
3 6How it works: Version 1: beggars with motionless pets (drugged) on the streets. Version 2: charity touts who claim to be raising funds for accident victims or orphanages. Version 3:…
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Snatch thefts in Greece
3 2How it works: Two versions: strike and run; distract and grab. Possible scenarios: Bike/moped: riding past with a pillion rider doing the snatch. Bar, restaurant: stealing unattended bags/valuables on the…
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Fake train officials in Czech Republic
3 0How it works: Version 1: scammers posing as ticket inspectors accuse your ticket of being a fake or accuse you of some offence. They then demand a fine to be…
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Unlicensed taxis in North Macedonia
3 0How it works: Situation: some may be fine and are even cheaper, but you have to accept the risks (overcharging, no insurance coverage, beaten down car, potentially being robbed). Version…
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Pickpockets in Malta
3 0How it works: They work in a gang – one onlooker, one blocks, pushes, distracts, or engages you, one grabs and the final hides the loot under a cover (e.g….
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