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🗓️ Scam date: 7 December 2025
📝 Reported: 23 September 2026
At the Giza entrance, a man said the pyramids were "closed for prayers" until 2 pm and offered a cheap tour "in the meantime". The tour was a papyrus shop and a "perfume palace". The pyramids were never closed. Touts cannot close the pyramids.
🗓️ Scam date: 2 May 2026
📝 Reported: 23 September 2026
A well-dressed man asked me to help find an address on his map at Deák Square. While both my hands held the map, someone else reached into my jacket. I lost my phone. If a stranger asks for directions with a map, keep walking.
📍 Washington DC, United States
🗓️ Scam date: 8 March 2026
📝 Reported: 22 September 2026
The first Google result for "ESTA application" charged $89 "processing fee". The real official site is $21. The visa itself was valid but the site is a reseller — dozens of them exist. Only use the official .gov site.
🗓️ Scam date: 18 December 2025
📝 Reported: 22 September 2026
A tuk-tuk took us to a "nice show" bar in Patpong. Two beers and a "cover charge" later, the bill was 12,000 baht and two large men stood by the door. We paid. This is the most famous racket in Bangkok.
🗓️ Scam date: 19 October 2024
📝 Reported: 22 September 2026
We found an apartment through a Facebook group, met the "landlord", paid two months' deposit in cash. On move-in day the phone was dead and the real owner knew nothing about a rental. Never pay deposits in cash without a proper contract.
🗓️ Scam date: 14 September 2026
📝 Reported: 21 September 2026
Two men near the Alhambra entrance offered "last-minute official tickets" because the box office was sold out. Paid €120 for two tickets. At the gate the scanner rejected both — they were already used that morning. By the time we went back the sellers were gone. Only buy tickets from the official Patronato de la Alhambra website or machines.
🗓️ Scam date: 23 August 2025
📝 Reported: 21 September 2026
I googled "Airbnb support" to change a booking and called the top result — a fake number. The "agent" asked for a €150 "verification fee" to confirm my identity. Airbnb never charges for support. Find the number inside the app only.
🗓️ Scam date: 22 July 2026
📝 Reported: 21 September 2026
On Calle Larios a teenager held a clipboard with a fake petition over my shoulder bag while asking for signatures "for deaf children". When he left, my wallet was gone. The clipboard hides their hands. Keep your bag in front of you and decline any petition.
🗓️ Scam date: 14 July 2025
📝 Reported: 20 September 2026
The host insisted on a "cleaning fee in cash on arrival, company policy" of ¥15,000. When we refused he threatened to cancel. Airbnb support confirmed it was against the rules. Never pay anything outside the platform.