Europe

504 scams

Top travel scams in Europe

Bird poo scam in Spain

7 5

How it works: Opening: someone spills a white liquid resembling bird poo on your clothes or jacket. Next, strangers appear to help you clean it. Set-up: while you are distracted,…

Fake car crash in Italy

7 4

How it works: Drivers of old cars intentionally bang into your car so as to claim damages. Places to beware: Naples Pisa What to do: Stay alert and make sure…

Gold ring scam in France

7 7

How it works: Opening: A gypsy finds a gold ring on the floor, points at the “18k” hallmark on the ring and offers it to you (it is actually worthless…

Street pickpockets in Spain

7 14

How 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…

Pedicab/bicycle taxi scams in France

7 2

How it works: Opening: a tout offers to bring you to a destination on a pedicab/bicycle taxi, claiming that the charge is whatever is reflected on the meter. Set-up: at…

Taxi scams in Ireland

6 0

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…

Shopping scams in Italy

6 2

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…

Fake deals websites in England

6 1

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…

Petition charity scam in France

6 16

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…

Street tout money exchange scam in Czech Republic

6 4

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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504 scams

Top travel scams in Europe

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