Don’t Fall for These 10 Scary Traveler Scams
| November 16, 2018
9. Group Photo
This popular travel scam was documented quite effectively in the classic, travel-abroad family comedy “National Lampoon’s European Vacation.”
When posing for a picture, the prospective scammer will offer to be the one to click the shutter. You pose for a picture and, while you’re focused on presenting your best side, the scammer is already off and running away with your camera phone.
Don’t let your electronics out of your sight! The only way to protect yourself from the group photo scam is to, you know, not hand them over to complete strangers on the street. You’ve been warned.
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