40 tricks of swindlers, which you can get caught in the journey

Most travelers do not know the language of the country that are going to visit, and are not familiar with its culture and traditions. Alas, it does not affect the often frivolous attitude towards the security of their own purse. As if to simplify the task of attackers, the people fearlessly continue to carry a significant portion of their savings in the pockets of blood.

The offender, in contrast to their potential victim, agile and cunning. And there is nothing to wonder: legs feed the wolf. Experienced professionals known fraudster dozens of ways to assassinate the safety of your holiday fund. Moreover, in an effort to swindle you Lihodey constantly hone their skills, so call them to account - is extremely difficult, if not impossible at all.

Despite the seeming obviousness of times a particular combination, as a result of which a person may be at the moment turn from a resting to the victim, the essence of affairs it does not change: the money, as they say, no, the train gone. But it's not so bad, because it also happens that the traveler until recently did not know that something has gone wrong - so clever stunts can sometimes prodelyvat wishing to enrich themselves at the expense of others.

In general, the essence remains the same: being foolhardy and careless happy on holiday, you are seriously risking to find yourself one (well, if not) in a foreign country. Without documents and a penny in his pocket.

Holiday scammers usually profitable taking advantage of loopholes letter of the law and all sorts of loopholes in the system of state control in achieving their goals. That is why to this day the tourists coming to rest from season to season, always in the zone increased from the crime to the attention.

Today let's talk about how to protect themselves and their reserves, if the rest went to the resort. Let us remember the few known breeding techniques and consider the situation, by chance once in which to be wary.

Street ways divorce

1. Baubles and other handicraft jewelery

Something fashionable, and something forever. To the category of such timeless pieces include legacy of Woodstock - braided baubles. At the time of hippies wove them from improvised material (laces, leather scraps, ribbons and all such rubbish) and passed each other a sign of friendship or love - depending on the situation.

This tradition did not lost its popularity. And to this day at some noisy street where the lively trade takes place with all sorts of souvenirs and beach paraphernalia, you can gently settle down good-natured kind goner or group goners. Start a conversation about God knows what kind of nonsense, it is an example of your hand and offer on the go to link to you the aforementioned homemade bracelet, so to speak, as a sign of friendship and unity of the peoples of the world.

It may be that he really will make badsome souvenir spending before your eyes the street a master class in weaving. However, do not be surprised if the cost of such services exceeds the joy of owning a string on a good memory. Oh yeah, I forgot! Check to see if it has disappeared from your pockets?

We have these tricks are done on a somewhat different pattern. Certainly in the subway or train, you pay attention to the type of the blessed couple, silently (if deaf) is decomposed into an unoccupied passenger seat charms or some other souvenir trifle. People seem to feel sorry for becoming, and they served - our people are compassionate, as is well known.

2. A bunch of do not want to?

Flowers - a favorite gift, give that as a sign of special attention did not go out of fashion, perhaps never. Strolling along the promenade, and enjoying views of the arm of a beautiful companion, you can meet the obliging young man (Though this may well be a girl or a nice old lady - even worse), which will offer you a modest bouquet: "For your charming Girls! ".

You've probably already guessed that sounded for the flowers amount may more than offset the candlelight dinner in the restaurant. But too late: who wants to show off alien romance miser in the woman's eyes. Russia is also a very popular option of divorce.

3. Ring-ring

With rings all sorts of options. Maybe someone just thought about getting married, but talking about something else. One of the most famous stunts performed just on the street is usually crowded. The bottom line again is the desire to play on the greed inherent in the human race.

It happens next scene: the unsuspecting hiker walking down the street and enjoying the changing in front of him volumetric-spatial perspective. At some point, when he least expects it, a certain person honed movement of the hand throw the ring under the feet of a potential victim. Next speculator will raise him and inquired loudly, they say, is not for you, Mr., a ring? "What to do with the finding? - continued dialogue in the meantime. - Ring of something, I look valuable, can buy? I will, so be it, I give in. "

The situation seems incredibly simple, but the thing is inherent in the people you want to get easy money. Be careful.

4. Oh, God, keep the child!

There are some scenes from the series "do not have time to explain." You know what I mean? So. For example, you go to the bus stop, the plans you have to ride to tour the center. In the most unexpected moment in front of you in the crowd stumbles woman with breast child in her arms. Panic bundle with the child flies you pryamohonko hands. You try to catch the child, and promptly by "mother" screaming and... rushes to flee, grabbing the bag with your documents and wallet, which you think and forget to save the life of a baby doll.

Granted, this is a cruel psychological trick in store. By the way, do not forget that intrusa does not have to throw children right and left. It is possible that it will be innocent, please hold the baby half a minute.

5. The trick with the ball and glasses, or Kruchu-Virtue, want to confuse

This is pure classic of street magic tricks, which is found everywhere. I think I've seen this trick as a child, in some Soviet film (do not tell?).

One unwraps Dodger lively presentation, accompanied by cries of surprised that every now and then heard from the crowd of onlookers. Magician damn good at what he does, his hand movements all fascinating. That's the trick, and that some of these spectators around you are not idlers. And they have long since played a role in this view, walking up to what? That's right, it's back in your wallet.

It is said that it is possible and to learn how to do the trick. If you learn how to use this knowledge for the benefit.

6. Again purse

Purse, lying alone in the middle of the sidewalk, sooner or later attract the eyes of one of the passers-by and make the stop to pick it up. All the same greed sometimes makes us forget the elementary rules of caution. Did not prove to be the most passers-by, who, leaning over someone else's empty purse, risks losing its full. Do not forget that thieves rarely act alone and almost no risk. That's how, for example, the villain act on the streets of Argentina. Deftly, is not it?

7. Deft hands awkwardness

This trick is also from the category of classic. To her resorted to one of the heroines of the film "Heartbreakers"Sung by Jennifer Love Hewitt (Jennifer Love Hewitt). To become acquainted with the interest of its man-millionaire, she allegedly accidentally spilled on his shirt glass of red wine. As you know, it was just an excuse. In the case of street scams it will be an occasion to help you clean up not only a shirt or jacket, but grab what is bad in his pockets. Somehow it seems to me that women inadvertently shed for you, by passing the wine, to be afraid of in two ways.

8. Street shoe shiner

The trick, which is used on the streets of Istanbul. Shoe brush accidentally dropped right under your nose, and when you will pick up and pass it to the owner, he will polish to shine your shoes in appreciation. However, then he is also money for it asks. In short, if the shoes are you okay, brushes on the street is better not to choose.

9. Sellers rosemary

Not without mystery. It is said that in Madrid or New Delhi meet older women, offering passers-by to buy them a sprig of rosemary and tell fortunes in the arm for good luck. Not for free, of course. But if you do not want to pay, the grandmother can try a spell on you and send down anathema. Not very nice, I swear. Holy, holy!

10. random pictures

They can become so time to be next to the casual passer from the crowd you are with a friend ask you capture with on the background sagrada Familia. Maybe nothing wrong and will not happen. However, options are still two: either you pay a nominal fee for this service, a good man, a stranger run away with your SLR.

11. Unknown rap artist

Why is rap? Hard to say. Likely to break into the world of hip-hop music the most difficult: difficult survive grow on the dirty streets of a poor neighborhood. Anyway, one day, during my first trip to the United States in 2002, I myself became a member of the following schemes: I was approached by a dark-skinned guy with a boombox on your shoulder, started something actively to recite, like in good faith, so to tell. It happened at a gas station, my friends and I were standing in line. This "artist" played us a couple of his recitatives inspired and moved to the main issue - the financing of its unrecognized talent. On the role of producer and sponsor, as you realize, man, without thinking twice, chose me.

Fortunately, all went to the gas station, we paid and left quickly, because after our new friend began to approach almost indistinguishable from his kind friends. They were set up decisively. I do not think we ued as soon as possible, negotiations could be delayed, if not not end in our favor.

12. drug dealers

On the popular resorts in some Asian countries, along with the usual taxi widespread this form of transport as motorikshi. Many of them, for example, on the island of Ko Phangan, in the Gulf of Thailand. this island is loved by many party-goers around the world and has been immortalized by director D. Boyle in the movie "Beach", The main role which played the then young DiCaprio.

So, not for the first month on the dance events are held Phangan, known as the Full Moon Party, and taxi drivers and rickshaw earn selling drugs itinerant lovers all-night vigils to loud music.

However, officially it is known that for the storage of all drugs in Thailand (Ko Phangan and belongs to just this state) can ring out behind bars for a long time or even pay with their lives for misconduct on island. Local (of course, if you decide to buy some potions) will not fail this opportunity use and can play a scene "in the people", in the midst of which the next will be the alleged guardian of order, strict and unforgiving. No stranger to corruption, as you probably already guessed. Yes, the drug will bring to no good.

13. Taxi on Dubrovka

In any case, mention and this kind of scam with tourists in the title role. This is not necessarily the resort, but in general any unfamiliar city you anywhere in the world where you could theoretically bring no easy. Let's not long to go around the bush: the methods to increase their earnings from negligent drove a lot - from the twisted counter to deliberately bypass lengthy routes through distant surroundings for the purpose of more mileage. In principle, these days such troubles can be avoided by ordering the official hotel transfer from the airport or to explore the route and its estimated cost in advance.

14. Intercity bus

The bus sometimes can cause much more harm to your financial condition than the careless taxi driver. Everything is worse: cheap tickets beckons freebie, but you end up paying a heavy price. Not for the tickets, and for stolen luggage of any thing of value to thieves. Be guided by the rule "all my carry a" will you guys happiness.

15. Turn the trick

Paying with a driver minibus or taxi, take care that you are given to change. Crafty often resorted to a simple trick, you vparivaya local "banana-pennies" instead of the correct any and all currencies. Sometimes a taxi driver can "inadvertently" drop coin, and from the floor to raise any manats and stretch you as if nothing had happened.

I fell for this trick in the usual Moscow bus number 28M three years ago.

16. punctured wheel

Many in the vacation rental cars or scooters to save on taxi services. However, car hire, as a rule, stands out from the crowd by advertising on its sides and other features. Local craftsmen discreetly punctured one of the wheels, and then offer tire fitting services. Such a service "on the knee" can be free. The danger is that as long as one master will tinker with the wheel, the other can wield inside the car, where you are in a hurry to leave your belongings or mobile.

17. Thieves in the trains

They were, are and always will be. In a train or subway a few people have limited space, standing very close to each other. Be sure to use these thieves, pickpockets who know hundreds of ways to divert your attention away from the area of ​​pockets that lie within the money and documents.

18. The taxi driver Runaway

Driving up you to the hotel from the airport, the friendly driver will open the trunk lid, and will help to bring luggage to the reception. Hurry to the next customer, he will not count the money that you stretch him for committing the trip. And it's not because the taxi driver did not trifle. Most likely, one of your smaller bags and left lying in the trunk of his car, and now he has to hurry to get away. And the truth is, that yellow car is already in sight. Late.

A situation that can occur on the street, everything seems to be clear. Let's look at a number of other potentially dangerous things, of which you can not always go out without any losses.

What is to be feared in stores and other public places

1. chatty cashier

Paying at the cash register, be doubly careful, if the cashier does several things at once, for example solves a question on the phone. It may well be busy that photographs or overwrites the data of your credit card, using the distraction.

2. slow cashier

Unlike his previous colleagues in the shop, this guy hurry though not able to birth. Intentionally counted out the change terribly slow, it is counting on the fact that your patience is about to burst, and you leave without waiting.

That's how many times I watched as it fulfills our Russian brothers taxi drivers! In such stores, fortunately, has not occurred.

3. Bargain in jewelry

In this type of scam again not without rickshaw drivers. These comrades work in pairs: one carries the customer, and the second represents another satisfied tourists, for example. When you auto-rickshaw arrive to your destination, near the alleged coincidence that this will cheerful guy who tells you that he knows a place where you can buy diamonds or pearls for a knockdown price. The purpose of this event - to drag you into one of the hundreds of little shops with the most ordinary commodity.

4. Naughty doctor

Medicine has always been untilled field for speculators of all time. You can meet does not inspire much confidence the type of doctor who introduced (probably on vacation or in retirement). "Doctor" will offer a chance to buy his fake documents confirming your order or a disease by showing that on his return home to your insurance company, you can be nice earn. I think very few people that can be interested in, but still beware and do not engage in questionable deals.

5. disguised police

All sorts of tricks with the official clothing and disguises do not go out of fashion ever. "Do not believe your eyes!" - one of my favorite aphorisms. In any public place you can go up a police officer or a similar state structure and explain that he was involved in an operation to combat counterfeiters, who are operating in surroundings. In order to determine whether you do not become a victim of these scams, he would ask to look at the contents of your wallet. Cursorily examined him, "police" stretch it back to you, but no part of the once lay in it notes.

6. fake tickets

Standing in a huge queue at the concert, show or some other major event, be wary of vendors that offer better buy tickets directly from their handheld. Tickets, at least in appearance quite a real, at the entrance will be a fake, acquired at a price higher than average several times.

Scams involving local children and their

1. Megausluzhlivy local

A nice man who speaks your language, will be called gladly help you cope with the strange local ATM passed. Better to ignore it and contact the nearest bank "well-wishers" will not be difficult to remember your PIN, and then give a tip-off by his own familiar local-pickpockets.

2. Seller guides

Since I started the self-confidence that post, then go through. Our next heroes - sellers guidebooks. In fact, it's all the same pickpockets, only "side view", as they say. Showing you the map, they deployed it in front of your face, so what? That's right, divert all your attention and to check whether remains in your pocket something for them.

3. Beggar or tramp

Often this is not a man and a woman who may be a child or to appear pregnant. View it should make you feel pity and compassion that will make your heart tremble and apply a little bit unhappy. "Do not scanty hand of the giver", - reads the scripture. From Scripture, we agree, you can be fed or not fed beggars alms - a private matter. But do not forget that because of the angle of your actions can closely monitor all the same thief-pickpocket.

4. Masseur

Basking on the beach under the hot sun, you can meet even one sentence about the service - massage. Even if you refuse, get rid of the obsessive masseur will not be so easy, so it is best to drive him firmly.

5. Cherchez la femme

Women can be treacherous - everyone knows about it, but nevertheless sometimes behave very carelessly, being on holiday alone. Of course, I'm talking about the victims of innocent flirting - single bored men.

The scheme is simple: the man approaches a beautiful young lady, laid-back conversation begins, laughter, jokes, champagne. The man pretty smiling: she agreed to spend the evening with him at the bar. However, it is a banal divorce on money: account will be space, and meeting - a single.

By the way, based on personal experience, I can say that Singapore is generally a separate profession. In the evening, each bar hanging out with heels pretty girls, norovyaschih meet and go with you in the arms of the nearest bar. The trick is that the cost of cocktails for you and your new friend will be different in several times - treating it, you can go without penny. And know that rely on the continuation of the evening - an arrogant stupidity.

6. Pseudo-victim of a pickpocket

This supposedly conscious people, if affected by the actions of street thieves. They are brothers will tell you that there were obkradeny literally at any moment right there, where are you right now. If you have thought to reach out to check that everything is in place, do not rush! These people are not tourists, pickpockets are the same, which is the only necessary that you yourself showed them where and what you have is.

7. broken camera

Improper tricks with expensive appliances are all about the same. Be careful when someone asks you to take a picture of him (or her) with a group of friends on a background of something. Taking the camera in hand and ready to press the shutter, you may find that the device does not function as well when try to return it to the owner, it may require money for allegedly broken equipment, calling for help friends.

8. Students-linguists

Traveling on language practice students - a common occurrence. But keep in mind that fraud has penetrated into the sphere of additional education, if I may say so. The girls are absolutely innocent of the form may ask you to talk to them in English "for practice." The conversation may quickly move into the mainstream begging to say: we are from a poor country / family help us financially so that we can continue their education. Horror, in general, these poor students.

9. Nuts and other "seeds"

I like this type of fraud has never met. It is said that at a table in a cafe to your space can sit down man. After some time it will crumble before you nuts, but if you take one or two to be treated with, will require payment.

I'd just do not give such a business guy. Anyway, you never know what he had the nuts may be.

10. Card

Poor kind little boy, hands you a postcard and pen, asks you to help him write a letter home. In the letter, he will talk about his plight in exile and other hardships that make you have pity and help the unfortunate material. Very hard method, as for me.

11. Donations

There is nothing special to say - a well-known topic. Group of kids pretending deaf, surround you and ask you to sign any petition to the aid of a certain organization. While you are busy, they will ask you for money or climb on your pockets and bags.

12. Children Roma

To this point we can safely include the content of five to seven previous claims described in this article. Little demons will not let you pass, and trying to sell you a newspaper and cigarettes, and chewing gum. About pockets and values, I think you already guessed.

Hotel fraud

1. Closed during repairs

Banal scheme, which involved a taxi driver. If you are not well aware of the place where going to stay during the holidays, the taxi driver will try to convince you that your desired hotel was closed for repairs, and offer to take you to other. Upon arrival in it, you are surprised to find an extremely cheap option overnight with unreasonably high price. Most likely, the hotel is off the beaten path or inconvenient in terms of location of tourism. Therefore, I recommend to contact the site of the proposed placement.

2. Imaginary call from reception

Late in the evening you can go to the call number. The voice on the other end will call your name and tell you that it's placement officer of the hotel. He will need to specify the details of your credit card in order to expose the account. Remember: never give out such information over the phone, the more so because in most hotels your credit card number is required for another booking stage. So, you call scammers.

3. Hotel clerks and other staff

Your peace can disturb the two men, dressed in uniforms of the hotel staff, to "ensure that all you have to order." Knock on the door, they will. While one will distract you what some issues, the second will make their criminal affairs without interference.

4. Fake menu from the nearest restaurant

Inventive scam artists do not stop at simple Ponzi schemes the expense of others. One of the relatively recent trends - fake menus from nearby restaurants to the hotel. Thus, fraudsters take the order from your room using your laziness and reluctance to be dragged anywhere. You and Procida, risking to die of hunger, but the bill for this dinner, decommissioned in money with your debit card will be very real.

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Many of these scams can be played by skillful "artists" like clockwork. Perhaps something of the above, you have encountered in person, about something you tell your friends. Anyway, let's take a closer to a planned holiday passed without unnecessary proceedings, and the intervention of foreign (and especially domestic) law enforcement officers!

I propose to continue the discussion in the comments. Tell us about the ways of fraud, which is to be feared both abroad and in the expanses of our homeland.