Tickets & AttractionsLondon, United Kingdom

Street reseller sold fake London Eye "fast track" tickets

Scam date: 2026-05-21 Reported: 2026-06-20

A street seller near Westminster Bridge offered "fast track" London Eye tickets at £45 each. The barcodes wouldn't scan and the seller was gone. The official same-day walk-up was £42 — there was no line. Buy at the official ticket office only.

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Transport

Unlicensed driver at Heathrow charged £110 to Paddington

📍 London, United Kingdom

🗓️ Scam date: 5 June 2025

📝 Reported: 15 August 2026

A man outside arrivals offered "official taxi, this way" and led us to a plain sedan. £110 to Paddington — the black cab fare is £50–70. He had no badge and no meter. Only use the licensed black cab line.

Pickpocket & Distraction

Pickpocket on the Tube at Oxford Circus

📍 London, United Kingdom

🗓️ Scam date: 28 April 2025

📝 Reported: 20 July 2026

At Oxford Circus in rush hour, someone bumped me hard as the doors closed. My wallet was gone by the next stop. The bump-and-grab on the Tube is a team job — one blocks, one takes. Keep valuables in a zipped inner pocket.