Indie Travel Podcast

/ Join our community / Free podcasts in iTunes / See our guidebooks
  • Books
  • Podcasts
  • Places
    • Asia
      • Cambodia
      • China
        • Shanghai
        • Suzhou
      • Japan
      • Laos
      • Thailand
    • Europe
    • Oceania
    • North America
      • United States of America
    • South America
      • Argentina
        • Buenos Aires
        • Salta
      • Bolivia
      • Brazil
      • Chile
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Suriname
      • Uruguay
      • Venezuela
  • Practicalities
    • Cheap accommodation
    • Insurance
    • Flights
    • Frequent Flyer Miles
  • Safety
  • Forums
    • New post
    • Activity
    • Groups
    • Photo Gallery
  • Travel diary
  • Register

Group Admins

  • Profile picture of Craig and Linda
  • Profile picture of Craig - the FearFree Traveller
Group logo of Travel safety and security updates

Travel safety and security updates

Public Group active 3 weeks ago

Do you have questions about travel safety and security? Ask here, unless it would better fit in a specific destination group.

Craig (@fearfreetravel) and the team from Fear Free security and safety management moderates this group and posts security advisories and updates.

  • Home
  • Forum
  • Members 14
  • Forum Directory

Travel scams – Distractions and theft (2 posts)

Topic tags: safety, scam, travel safety, travel scam
Viewing post 1 to 2 (2 total posts)
  • Profile picture of Craig and Linda Craig and Linda said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    If you’ve encountered or heard about travel scams involving distractions which lead to theft, please write about them on this thread. If possible, include the city where it happened.


    Want less ads? Log in or join the Indie Travel Podcast Community.

    #
  • Profile picture of ScamInfo ScamInfo said 7 months, 1 week ago:

    You should have a lok at http://www.scaminfo.org which lists all popular scams around the world sorted by frequency of occorance and country.


    Want less ads? Log in or join the Indie Travel Podcast Community.

    #
Viewing post 1 to 2 (2 total posts)

Please create an account to get started.

Please Wait...

Search for travel advice

Lijit Search

What’s hot? (Apart from you)

  • Latest
  • Popular
  • Comments
  • Tags
  • Eating and walking in A Coruña, Spain-03 03Travel diary: the bureaucracy continues May 20, 2012
  • Quad bike video featured imageQuad Biking on Kangaroo Island May 18, 2012
  • Plantain, yuca and sweet potato chips in Portland MaineTop five things to do in my hometown of Portland, ME, USA May 16, 2012
  • airplane wingHow to prepare for your first big trip May 14, 2012
  • The northernmost point in SpainTravel diary: the honeymoon’s over May 13, 2012
  • kl-petronas-towers088 – Travel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 23, 2009
  • 026 – Review: Vibram Five Fingers August 10, 2007
  • best-job-1090 – Win the best job in the world February 6, 2009
  • Best backpacks for travelling (or, five backpacks I haven’t bought) July 27, 2010
  • View from schonbrun castle082 – Travel in Vienna, Austria November 29, 2008
  • Tanya Love the Fritters recipe.. yum :)
  • Gerry Besides the blatant skin colour reference which is
  • jyong I am surprised that you didnt know that in Malaysi
  • Tim What has being a "white man" got to do w
  • Avatar of Linda MartinLinda Martin Hi Jen, your bus adventures sound like fun -- but
america argentina asia australia blogsherpa book bus cambodia england europe gap hostel independent independent-travel indie indie-travel indie-travel-podcast indie podcast interview new zealand nothumbpost oe photo photography Podcasts review south america spain train Transport travel travel-advice travel-photography travel-photos travel-podcast travel-tips Travel diary travel photo travel picture travel pictures UK United States of America videopost Videos vietnam
Click here to join us now. Free entry to our forums, site comments and friendly travel community.

Our travel books

Travel Safety: Safety Tips For Personal And Corporate Travellers
Art of Solo Travel - a Girls Guide Cover

View Cart
Travel books & guidebooks from Indie Travel Media

  • Places

    • Asia | Asia travel forum
    • Europe | Europe travel forum
    • South America | South America forum
    • Oceania | Oceania travel forum

    Popular destinations

    • Australia
    • Cambodia
    • Chile
    • England
    • France
    • Italy
    • New Zealand
    • Peru

  • Practicalities

    • Travel safety updates
    • Travel insurance
    • Accommodation
    • Flights
    • Frequent Flyer Miles
    • Travel photography

    Products

    • Travel Books
    • Travel Safety book
    • Art of Solo Travel
    • Art of Couple's Travel
    • Travel Hacking Cartel
    • WorldNomads insurance
    • Hostelbookers budget accommodation
    • Amazon.com

  • Indie Travel Podcast

    Craig Martin of Indie Travel PodcastSince November 2006 the Indie Travel Podcast has evolved into an independent travel hub with regular audio and video podcasts along with articles by travellers from all over the world. Read more about the Indie Travel Podcast.

    Linda Martin of Indie Travel PodcastHosts Craig and Linda Martin started travelling in February 2006 and have been to over 50 countries. They were last seen here.

  • Free travel podcasts

    Indie Travel Podcast in iTunes
    The Indie Travel Podcast in iTunes

© 2006-2012 Indie Travel Media Ltd