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India: Foreign tourists robbed during fake guide’s scam

According to ndtv.com, “A fake tourist guide who stole cameras and laptops from some foreign tourists, has been arrested, police said. The tourists had given the ‘guide’ their gadgets for safekeeping a few days back before going to a restaurant and the man made off with them, they said.” Read Article

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United States: Man impersonating cop robs tourist on Bourbon street

According to nola.com, “While pretending to be a plainclothes cop armed with a gun, a 31-year-old man stole $40 from a tourist he tried to sell drugs to on Bourbon Street, according to New Orleans police. Suspect Jack Simms was soon arrested by real plainclothes cops who allegedly watched the scene unfold.” Read Article

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Thailand: Danish tourist wanted for hotel robbery

According to thephuketnews.com, “The belongings of 21 hotel guests, believed to worth as much as B3 million, were stolen from the Karon Place hotel when the robber gave coffee to the receptionist, causing her to feel drowsy and then fall asleep.” Read Article

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British tourist drugged and robbed during vacation in Cape Town

According to ewn.co, “A Cape Town couple is due back in court in February, to face charges of sexual assault and theft for allegedly drugging a British tourist…” Read Article

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India: men arrested filming tourists having sex in hotels, then uploading to internet

As reported by dailybhaskar.com, “Two people have been arrested by the Noida Cyber Crime Cell for allegedly filming couples in hotels and uploading the videos on pornographic sites.” Read Article

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Travellers should be aware of Flights Gateway LTD due to customers being ripped -off

London Is Cool is a blog that isn’t scared to name and shame scamming scumbags! Please avoid all business dealings with a company called Flight Gateway Ltd and the company director 26 year old Ramesh Kumar Chandra who is from Nepal and currently residing in the NW10 area of London. Thankfully Google has finally pulled […]

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Singapore scam artist ripping off women in Pattaya Thailand

A Singaporean man was arrested while drinking with a woman at a Walking Street beer bar, after a 20-year-old woman whose purse he had stolen spotted him. He had driven away with her purse after they briefly stopped at a Family Mart. The man may have committed similar reported thefts. At 2:30 a.m., a woman […]

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Top travel scams

Vacation is a time to relax and unwind. A week or so off to eat well, rest and catch up with family, friends or other loved ones. But for all too many American travelers, things can go terribly wrong if scam artists wreak havoc on their carefully planned trip. From suspect taxi cabs to rampant […]

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Istanbul, Turkey: Tourists should be aware of various scams

Istanbul is one of those cities are accustomed to receiving visitors for centuries, and as such, it has developed the rogue, sometimes in surprisingly ingenious. Besides the typical scams minors in any resort (predatory prices, taxi drivers are detours to stretch the race, etc..), in Istanbul have spread some scams to keep in mind if […]

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Madrid Spain: Police Tourist Office Received 1,682 criminal complaints

descuideros The tourist service office of Police has received since July, when it became operational, 1,682 complaints of criminal offenses. 83 percent of the crimes dealt with relates to thefts and 14 percent have occurred due to theft with violence and intimidation, almost all took place in the Centro district. The British lead the number […]

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