Don’t fall for this common tourist scam in Rome #rome #travel #rometravel
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Published 2023-06-09
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Why in the heck would you stop recording during an attempted scam?? That recording is your best legal defense.
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Don't look at them...don't talk to them....ignore them....
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DO NOT ENGAGE—no eye contact, no talking, no touching.
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Best way to handle these people is having locals call them out. "SHUT UP DUDE, I SEE YOU DO THIS 30 TIMES A DAY".
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I’m Italian and it actually happened to me too. The guy threw the bracelet at me so I just let it fall to the ground and smiled at him. He picked it up, tried to chat me up some more but then desisted and left me alone. Such a hassle. And they also call you racist if you don’t buy their stuff because they’re mostly Africans. They’re definitely not doing a favor to all the other African immigrants in Italy who get a bad rep as a consequence.
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The people doing this are NOT Italians
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The sad truth is that it's not only a tourist trap. The italians have to deal with this everyday in the cities. And if we protest against it, we get called racists.
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The golden word is: Polizia 😂
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My advice fellow travellers is completely IGNORE the scammers & walk on! Their foothold is ANY reaction. 😂
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Happened to me in Florence. Once the fellow try to insst on giving me the bracelet, I started shouting "Polizie". That ended abruptly.
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This literally happened to me 3 hours ago. Dude seemed shady so I just walked away. Didn't know it was an organized scam. Bastards
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I'm italian, and this happens to me all the time when I go to crowded tourist places. Just ignore them. They won't do anything, and it's not dangerous
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This is all over Italy and Europe in general. A common one I saw when in Italy in march was black men dressed up in African robes selling “authentic” African goods. They work in teams and throw bracelets, belts and charms at you all while insisting they’re free. Once you take one, they show you a photo of their family and ask for money.
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My 14 year olds nephew tossed back the bracelet lightning fast, glad l briefed him before our trip.
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“Where are you from?” “My house.”
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They did this to us in France, actually braiding a bracelet on my young daughter, despite my telling them "no" repeatedly. Then when they had it tied on her, they demanded payment. I got PISSED which made them pissed. I got it off of her and hollered at them. It sounds stupid and harmless, but these things feel like an assault when there is a group of them surrounding you and not taking no for an answer. I'm still pissed and this happened several years ago.
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Pretty common just don't take the bracelets they often do it with flowers as well
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Same EXACT thing happened to me in Rome last October. Was walking along near City Center and the guy said... "I like your shoes"...asked where I was from and kept trying to hand me something. I just kept walking as fast as I could and kept saying, "No thank you". Nobody had previously made me aware of this specific scam, but I'm smart enough to know that NOTHING IS FREE! It's good that you're warning people however because many people just lack good sound common sense and they will fall for anything!
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What I do when people try to scam me is I'll talk in different languages and pretend I don't know English or the local language, the look on their confused faces😂 good shit
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When traveling, don't talk to strangers, don't provide any personal information, don't accept anything, don't sign any petitions, don't make eye contact with solicitors, don't buy from street vendors, don't give to beggars, always be aware of your surroundings and people around you, avoid crowded areas.
