Scammers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, are well practiced. While they might choose a random victim every so often, they usually look for certain things to limit risk on their part and ensure a better rate of success. Here are some of the ways they pick their targets.
1. Clothing
You will never see a local wearing white socks and tennis shoes. Porteños (citizens of Buenos Aires) are much too fashionable for that. Other giveaways are t-shirts with English on them and out-of-season clothing. Argentines get cold much easier than many westerners, so when it’s 15 degrees Celsius outside, many of them will be wearing coats and scarves while tourists are out in shorts and t-shirts. You should also be wary of wearing any prominent name brands that cannot be found in Argentina. Lastly, keep your bling at home; flashing your jewelry around the city is only going to attract trouble. Read Article
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Ecuador Police confirmed the death of Spanish hiker Sunday Jairo Pena, age 31, while attempting a climb to the summit of the volcano Chimborazo, the highest mountain in the Andean country. Alfonso Camacho, head of the Police Command in the province of Chimborazo, told a news conference that the body of Spanish was rescued this […]
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Peru21.pe reported that new investigations by Peruvian Police confirm that a group of Australians killed the doorman of a building in Miraflores , in January 2012 after throwing him from the 15th floor of the department in which they lived, in block 2 of Malecón Cisneros. Originally it was believed that doorman Lino Rodriguez Vilchez […]
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Drowned by the negligence of lifeguards Yesterday afternoon was rescued the body of the young Joseph David Mendez, age 24, who was reported missing since last night on the beach of Miramar Manzanillo Mexico. According to unofficial sources, it was learned that apparently the incident occurred due to negligence and corruption attitude of a lifeguard […]
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A young criminal had no problem attacking and robbing a Brazilian tourist in the city center and in the light of day. Occurred at midmorning yesterday when the “Crazy Horse” acted quickly and stripped of a gold chain to the victim, but while trying to flee the crime scene was stopped by passersby who noticed […]
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Chile’s Felipe Bravo, 28, was last seen on Monday June 11 at a restaurant in Bellavista in Santa Cruz Island, where his intention was frustrated because the lunch food was not ready. A taxi driver who transported the hiker said the young man had intended to go to Half Moon and Puntudo. Read Article
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The heavy load carriers of the National Land Transport macro southern region, composed of interprovincial carriers threaten to launch protest actions in rejection of the constant rise in fuel prices and the excessive costs of fines, including its main sources demandas.Fernando Peralta, Secretary General of heavy freight of Arequipa, said the fighting platform, which includes […]
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The Official Tourism Guide specializing in high mountain nosy Dueñas Bustos, Ausangate mountain while climbing the more than 6 000 m in the imperial city accompanied by two Spanish tourists, for purposes of an avalanche of snow and ice by the Spanish tourist died Miguel Angelo , being saved by a miracle the wife of […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Police officers led by an agent from Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) landed two armored police helicopters on Copacabana Beach in Rio’s Zona Sul (South Zone) on Wednesday morning, much to the surprise of passers-by, to come to the aid of a group of tourists who were being robbed. The officers […]
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