Don’t Fall for These 10 Scary Traveler Scams
| November 16, 2018
6. The Found Ring
An oldie, but a goodie. The ‘Found Ring’ scam involves an unsuspecting stranger purposely dropping a ring on the street, somewhere close to where you’re walking. The prospective scammer will then approach you, ring in hand, and attempt to return the ring to its rightful owner, “you.” They’ll claim that you dropped the ring, and when you refuse, they’ll attempt to give or sell you the ring for a small fee.
Things aren’t always as they seem. It’s safe to assume that the ring is fake, or not nearly as valuable as the scammer makes it out to be.
Protecting yourself from this scam is as simple as walking away. I don’t care how shiny it is, you should never accept anything from a stranger when traveling abroad!
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