Travel Scams of 2014

From my travels around the world, I've always been warned from various sources of different scams to look out for, especially traveling outside the country. Some of the scams i thought were ridiculous and I couldn't believe that they actually happened. Then I went to Europe and personally witnessed a handful of people get pick pocketed and almost fell for some scams myself. One of my favorites was when I was in Venice at St. Mark's Square and some guy came up to one of the young ladies we were traveling with and handed her a rose. Then he turned to me demanding I give him three Euros. I immediately grabbed the rose and gave it back to him. Thieves will do anything to distract you from your possessions. They will use elaborate schemes and accomplices to carry out their vile deeds. My advice, be educated before you travel anywhere, even if its to a location you think is hospitable.

I recently came across this article on mashable.com that uses an info graphic that basically covers all the different schemes you should be looking out for while traveling abroad. Please give this a look and be aware while you travel.

http://mashable.com/2014/07/22/common-tourist-scams/

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