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Top travel scams in North America
Free map scam in USA
1 0How it works: At a mall, a tout passes you a map he has taken for free at museums in the area. If you accept, a fee will be demanded….
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Credit card fraud in Belize
1 0How it works: Situation: theft of credit card information can happen in various ways, for instance via a rigged ATM, rigged card scanner, a rogue employee, or simply poor data…
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Medical scams in Guatemala
1 0How it works: Version 1: not providing an itemized receipt and charging an inflated lump sum. Version 2: claiming that the credit card machine is down or that your medical…
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Turtle feeding scam
1 0How it works: A tout passes you food to feed the turtles, seeming for free. If you do, an inflated tip will be demanded. Places to beware: Oistin: Oistin’s Friday…
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Vacation apartment scam in Puerto Rico
1 0How it works: Situation: there have been reports of scammers hacking into legitimate listings on genuine vacation rental websites and changing vital information such as contact details to their own….
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ATM skimming in Panama
0 0How it works: Situation: the vast majority of tourists would probably not fall for this but on the off-chance that you do, you need to know how to spot the…
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Carjacking on “free roads” in Mexico
0 0How it works: There have reportedly been more cases of robberies and carjackings by armed gangs reported on free/libre roads compared to toll roads. However, note that carjacking can happen…
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