As the number of tourists travelling the world has boomed, so has the number of scammers and the schemes they’ve devised to part you from your cash.
Scam artists have been preying on hapless travellers since the first pilgrims made their way to the Holy Land. There are said to be enough “pieces of the true cross” on which Christ was crucified to rebuild Noah’s Ark.
What can you do in the event of a true scam? Most of them happen quickly, so if there’s anything you can do to remedy the situation, do it straight away, but be aware that recovery of whatever you’ve lost is rare.
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