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Tips to Notice Travel Fraud

November 24th 2008 14:12
Author: Tom Tessin

You need to be extremely careful while you travel. There are lots of different means that the people may scam you. Big cities are all prone to scams than the smaller cities. Few reasons for these scams are first time travel, unfamiliarity, barrier with language & differences in culture.

You absolutely have to do research on the travel location before you try to go there. On Internet, you may find crime info of different cities in all countries. You may also call delegation for the information. There are travel brochures obtainable at travel bureau where you stay. You don't need to be afraid to travel. Providing you do your study properly.


The group travel is another means to stop you from getting scammed. At time you travel in the groups, odds of being scam is lower. The scammers find it much harder to come up to group until you are been cornered.

While you go to foreign country, be extremely leery of one who poses on street corners as crippled and blink. People make this hobby whereas some of them actually need help; there are a few that are con performer trying to filch from you. They state themselves as poor & in need in order to make you feel succumb to your approach with empathy.

Take care for anybody who asks for the directions. Majority of the locals will sense that you are foreigner from far away so they can take benefit of you & try and get your mind by asking for directions & then try and sell something and will harass you.

Also be cautious of the pick pockets and ask at hotel that which local regions have need to avoid. Somebody will be pleased to tell you and you actually have to stick with hotel's amusement itinerary, however if you go out nearby, ask questions.


While you travel overseas, then it is good to understand how much your money exchange is worth and if you do not know anybody will scam you in giving you fewer for every dollar that you exchange. Currency exchange must be obviously displayed in establishment in order that you identify what it is and if you need to ask, then escape as quick as you can.

Also it goes with a saying that the taxi drivers can also take benefit of any short of knowledge about country's exchange charge. If cab driver discovers that you do not know, then person will charge too much if tax doesn't have meter. Ensure you take taxicab, which has visible meter. Cab driver can go far away to take alternating routes, which are much longer to lay more time on meter.

Also be careful of anybody how comes to you and ask for the money. You are measured, as a tourist and majority of the people will think that tourist does not have bills & most likely need to store up for years to go on the vacation.

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Comment by Cibbuano

November 25th 2008 00:35
I've been ripped off a few times... luckily, I've never been in any dangerous situations, though...

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