Jan 272010
A new BBC1 television programme is underway and it is about the scams, cons and problems experienced by tourists abroad. They want to know if you’ve been had.
Examples of scams are:
- bags/luggage stolen
- tricked into boat trips
- taken advantage of in Taxis
- locals posing as a uniformed officials.
If you experienced any of these or any other situations that conned you out of money or put you in a tricky spot then then Auntie Beeb wants to know.
Post a comment below or if you prefer to be contacted privately then send me an email and I will pass it on.
we where conned by a taxi driver last week going to the airport we got a taxi from
our hotel in playa de las americas to the airport,when we got to the airport i tried to pay the fare when we stopped,the taxi driver didn’t want to know instead he got out and got a trolly he then started to put the cases on it i tried to pay again but he got into the taxi and called me to the passenger side window i gave him 50 euro he then started shouting to my wife lady! lady! i turned to my wife and turned back to the taxi driver who was now holding a 10 euro note in his hand thinking i had made a mistake i give him another 50 euro in exchange for the 10 euro,when i got into the airport i checked my money i then realized i had been conned,not a very nice way to end a holiday