What are the scams for overseas travel? How to prevent overseas travel from being cheated?

The chances of being cheated in domestic travel may not be great, but the chances of being cheated in overseas travel are much greater. After all, a stranger will believe what others say, but you should pay attention to the following questions.

Fraud: A policeman was stopped by a uniformed policeman while walking on the street, and was asked to show his passport or open his backpack and wallet for inspection. Grab property when honestly rummaging for documents, or defraud "fines" on the grounds that travelers violate local laws and regulations.

Frequently visited places: Southeast Asia, Europe and South America.

counter-measure

1. Show a copy of your passport, or tell the other party that your passport is kept in the consulate and invite the other party to check the original with you.

2. Ask the other party to show the police officer's card to confirm the identity of the other party, and ask to go to the nearby police station for further inspection.

Scam 2 assists in transporting drugs at airports or docks. The drug dealer pretended to be a passer-by and asked you for help, saying that he had too much luggage, so please help him take it through the security check or customs. Drugs are often hidden in the mezzanine where they give you luggage. Once luggage containing drugs is found, those who help them kindly will become "scapegoats".

Frequently visited places: Southeast Asia, Africa, South America and all airports and docks.

counter-measure

1. If you meet a stranger at the airport and ask for help with your luggage, politely refuse on the grounds of "too much luggage".

Don't talk to strangers at will. Strangers are too close and suspicious of you. You should go away at once.

Scam 3 traffic 1. train station

Just arrived at the railway station, a wave of "good people" came to you to help buy tickets. Is this scene familiar?

The liar will tell you that the train has left, suggest you charter a car, and then ask for a high fare; Or by pretending to be a station staff member to help buy tickets, change the tickets that passengers want into secondary tickets with low fares and earn the difference; Others lied that the ticket window for foreigners was closed today, and they took you to the private tourist center to buy tickets to earn commissions and handling fees.

Frequently visited places: India, South America and France.

counter-measure

1. It is best to buy tickets online.

2. If you need to buy tickets on the spot, you must go directly to the ticket window recognized by the government. If you meet someone who stops you, just walk away and ignore it.

Be sure to know the ticket selling method and price of destination public transportation before departure.

2. Taxi

Many times, you can meet hospitable taxi drivers and give you a lot of interesting advice on your journey, but even in Europe where the public security situation is relatively good, there are taxi drivers you can't finish discussing.

It is common to take detours, forcibly raise the fare because you don't want to hit the meter, use the pricing method during the day and night, not give change on the grounds that you don't have change, and "cheat" on paper money when you change it.

Frequently visited places: Southeast Asia, Europe

counter-measure

1. Avoid using large bills when taking a taxi, so as not to give drivers the opportunity to secretly exchange counterfeit bills or refuse to give change.

2. Check the approximate distance before departure, know the route and driving time, and avoid the driver detouring.

Be sure to let the driver hit the meter when you get on the bus. If the driver doesn't agree, you can change cars immediately. Even if the driver is willing to hit the meter, you should always pay attention to whether the meter price is normal.

Scam 4 "0 yuan Tourism" popular tourist attractions and even the streets are often accosted by people who will take you to a privately-run tourist center. When you book a plane ticket, plane ticket or boat ticket, a travel agency or private tour guide may sell you a package that looks like a good deal.

They collect kickbacks by booking hotels and air tickets for you. Not only is the price expensive, the quality is uneven, there is no guarantee for problems, and even the reservation package is fake.

Frequently visited places: India, Thailand, Africa and the United States.

counter-measure

1. Ignore these salesmen or tell them that you have booked all the trips.

Please go to a regular and guaranteed travel agency to make a product reservation. When in doubt, you can ask to see the license of the travel agency or tour guide.

You only need to pay a small deposit when booking.

Scam 5 Charity Fundraising Travelers often meet "volunteer" groups holding cardboard around popular scenic spots (such as the Eiffel Tower) or subway stations in western countries. These "volunteers" usually use the slogan of helping the disadvantaged groups, invite pedestrians to sign their names and appeal for donations.

If tourists are attracted and stop to sign autographs, they may be asked to pay money. If they can't give them a satisfactory quantity, they may be surrounded and robbed of their bags. Some crazy people even rob close people directly.

Frequently visited places: Europe

counter-measure

1. If you are interested in donating money to charity/non-profit organizations to help vulnerable groups, the most effective way is to remit money or donate materials through official channels.

2. When you meet someone who asks for an autograph, you should avoid it as soon as possible, don't entangle with it, and don't cause unnecessary losses because of curiosity.

Cheat six hotels 1. The hotel cheated money.

Room service requires extra cash or credit card. It is also possible to pretend to be a "front desk" phone in the middle of the night, claiming to ask passengers for credit card information due to internal system crash and other reasons.

Frequently visited place: America

counter-measure

1. Hotel fees must be paid by the credit card registered by the hotel. Don't trust any payment that requires other credit cards or cash.

2. Be wary of phone calls in the middle of the night.

2. Hotel cheating

Losing money is a small matter, but losing your virginity is a big matter. Hotel attendants in India may stare at women traveling alone, knock at the door at night and say they want to help debug the water heater or air conditioner, but sexually harass them verbally or physically after entering the door.

Frequently visited places: India's countermeasures

1. Hotel rooms must be locked and never open to strangers.

2. If the room encounters problems and needs maintenance, you must take preventive measures. It is recommended to carry self-defense tools such as anti-wolf spray.

Fraud seven is framed in some duty-free shops, and it often happens that passengers are framed for stealing. After the traveler is arrested, someone will come to the police station to "save you", claiming that you need to pay a fee to be released. These people will collude with the police and share the money they collect.

In addition, some swindlers will bump into you on the road on purpose and then drop their wallets on the ground. When you pick it up and return it to the other party, he will frame you for moving the money and ask you for compensation.

Frequently visited places: Thailand, Europe and South America.

counter-measure

1. Passengers are advised to pick up things at the duty-free shop when they really want to buy them, otherwise don't touch the things in the shop.

2. For the liar who intentionally hit you, you can resolutely refuse his unreasonable request and insist on calling the police for mediation. They often give up because they are unreasonable.

Scam 8 money and credit cards 1. remit

In Southeast Asia and other regions, small exchange points often attract tourists with low exchange rates. However, when actually changing money, the exchange point gives you countless small bills on the grounds that there are no large bills. After careful counting, I found that the amount was not enough.

Frequently visited places: Southeast Asia, Zimbabwe

counter-measure

The safest way is to change money at the bank or withdraw money directly from the ATM.

2. Credit card fraud

Cloning bank cards is very common in Brazil, and fraudsters will use ATM machines.

Install a fake card reader on the computer. Once the card is inserted, the card information including the password will be read and copied. In addition, when shopping with credit cards, some private souvenir shops will steal credit cards. Maybe you only bought one thing, but the store brushed it several times when you weren't looking.

Frequently visited places: Brazil, Southeast Asia

counter-measure

1. Try not to use a separate ATM that looks broken.

2. Try to use ATM during bank working hours to minimize risks.

3. In view of the theft of credit cards, insist on swiping your card in person. You can also remember the CVV/CVC2 number on the back of the credit card and scrape off the number, and try to shop in regular government stores.

Scam 9 shopping 1. Buy and sell hard.

Forced buying and selling is common in Europe. Usually people who are enthusiastic about directions will suddenly hand you something (pigeon food, rosemary, watches, bracelets and other small items, even leather clothes), claiming to give it to you. If you accept it, you will be charged an expensive fee.

Pay attention to whether there are words such as "two copies for sale" on the menu when eating. This kind of handwriting is generally very small, and you can't see it without looking carefully. Also be careful not to rest in the open-air seat at the entrance of the restaurant. Even if you only sit for a few minutes, you are likely to be charged a high seat fee.

Frequently visited places: Europe

counter-measure

1. Don't covet petty advantages and don't accept what anyone calls "free".

Please read the menu carefully before ordering in the restaurant, and be sure to ask the waiter to clarify anything unclear.

If you don't eat, don't sit in the open-air seats in the restaurant at will.

2. Cheap scam

When you take transportation in East Asia, India and other regions, the driver or coachman will enthusiastically recommend you, take you to a jewelry or handicraft shop, lure you to buy it at an incredibly low price, and claim that these jewels can be sold at a high price after returning home.

Frequently visited places: East Asia, India, South Korea.

counter-measure

1. Go shopping in a regular store and have a general understanding of the price of the goods before shopping.

2. When encountering a travel scam in Korea, you can often get effective help by calling "Korea Tourism Organization" or "Tourism Association". You can also choose to call the police or ask the Embassy of China for help.

2. High-priced scam

Some Japanese private duty-free shops deliberately set high prices for goods that China people are keen on, even several times higher than the market price. Travelers buy goods with inflated prices without knowing the truth. Even if it is found that the price is tricky afterwards, it will be helpless because it is told by the duty-free shop that "duty-free goods will not be returned".

Australia's milk powder, health care products and skin care products are well-known overseas, but the situation of selling fake products occurs from time to time, and they often sell at high prices.

Frequently visited places: Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia

counter-measure

1. Remember to check the price when traveling or shopping. Be extra careful when you meet shops where people are noisy or travel agencies are concentrated.

2. Most of Australia's milk powder, health products, food and other commodities are sold in supermarkets. Please go shopping in a regular store. If you are found cheated, you can complain to the Australian Fair Competition and Consumer Commission.

Deception 10 meets "good people" 1. Enthusiastic guidance

In popular tourist attractions or other busy areas, there are often particularly friendly people who are eager to give directions and will ask you for a tour guide tip when they arrive.

Some people will invite you to be a guest at home. Generally, they will only sell goods to you during your visit and promise to give you a "preferential price".

But if the purpose is to rob property, they will usually take you to strange and remote places.

Frequently visited places: Southeast Asia, Europe

Countermeasure: If someone wants to show you the way, it's best to politely refuse. If you really get lost, try to ask the local official tourist center.

Choose a scam

When traveling abroad, men sometimes meet beautiful women and invite them to a nearby bar for a drink. When I checked out, I found that the woman I was talking to had left, leaving only a high bill.

When traveling in Africa, you may meet young people who want to "make friends" with you. They will ask you for your address and telephone number so that they can write to you. In fact, you lied to your family that you were kidnapped and demanded a ransom.

Frequently visited places: Europe, Africa

Countermeasures: Don't accept the invitation of strangers, and don't go to bars and other consumer places with strangers at night. Always be vigilant and don't trust each other too much. If you meet a stranger who wants to communicate, just give the address.