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Top travel scams in Europe

Taxi in Dublin

Taxi scams in Ireland

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How it works: In 2017, the gardai (police) set up check points near Dublin Airport and found dozens of taxis taking tourists on a longer route or detour to inflate…

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Street market in Florence

Shopping scams in Italy

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How it works: You will find fake designer products peddled at markets and touts at tourist attractions. These aren’t unique to Italy, but if you are caught with one, you…

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London Eye

Fake deals websites in England

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How it works: There have been fake sites, such as UKGroupDeals dot com which was exposed in 2017 for selling non-existent tickets to tourist attractions at dirt cheap prices. This is…

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Musee d’Orsay

Petition charity scam in France

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How it works: Version 1: scammer pretending to be deaf and mute asks you to sign a petition supporting a deaf and mute charity. On the form, there are some…

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Amber souvenir

Fake/overpriced amber in Russia

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How it works: Situation: amber is a resin of tree sap that has been fossilized over 2.5-4 millions of years and amber memorabiliais popular as a souvenir. Set-up: however, most…

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Czech koruna

Street tout money exchange scam in Czech Republic

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How it works: Besides rogue money exchanges, you may encounter someone on the street who offers to change money, but is actually using counterfeit currency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZLvgAGx3A Places to beware: Prague:…

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Milan Piazza del Duomo

Ticket touts in Italy

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How it works: Opening: a scammer posing as a tourist claims to have a skip the line ticket which starts in a few hours’ time. However, something cropped up and…

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Hagia Sophia

Fraudulent tour operators in Turkey

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How it works: Situation: there are fly by night tour agencies which sell non-existent tours or overpriced tours of low quality and with little safety consideration. Set-up: they may pass…

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Traditional ham roasting in Prague

Ham, sausage scam in Czech Republic

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How it works: Opening: you see stalls advertising ham at low prices. It is actually priced per 100 grams, but this is “hidden” in small print below. Set-up: if you…

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Shell game on Westminster Bridge

Ball and cup scam in England

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How it works: Opening: To win, you bet which one of three cups contain a ball (or three shells containing a pea; or three cards containing a queen), after they…

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