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4 Scary Hotel Scams
How to avoid getting conned by these common scams, while at your hotel.
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Make sure you’re familiar with these common scams, so you don’t get duped
The Room Inspectors
Two people usually dressed up as hotel employees will knock on your door, saying they need to do a routine check of your room/smoke detector/etc. If you let them in, one will engage you in conversation to distract you while the other steals your valuables. Hotels never do room inspections while the guest is in the room. So, if this happens to you know it’s most likely a scam. Call the main desk and tell them what’s going on. This scam is very popular in Spain.
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kristina Ulitka
Is this for real? Some of it are very obvious that it’s a scam. Anyone who is smart enough will recognize that it’s fake. How many idiots can get scammed with these things? I easily suspect scams whenever it includes CC details. I would never give anyone my CC details especially when traveling. Even the front desk doesn’t even ask these things because they’re safety protocols. Anyway, I just really hope that nobody gets scammed now because this article says it all!
Dixie Hawall
This is for real. Believe it or not, people actually get scammed.
Cora Watson
I hate these desperate scammers. Why can’t they just make a proper living instead of leeching on someone else’s money.?
Johanna Fletcher
I don’t want to be scammed in a country where I don’t know other people because I’m on a vacation. I would literally not be able to come home if that happens to me.
Tasha Daniel
Hahah, the hotel bottled water. Always the easiest scam to fall for. The price list is a lie too because it usually comes with a huge service charge.
Laura Mendoza
I always travel with friends because I can’t be trusted alone. I don’t know, I guess I trust people too easily.?
Miriam Love
That will seriously be the death of you.
Catherine Hogan
Bottled waters in hotels really are crazy expensive. I always sneak bottled waters from convenience stores whenever I would travel because I definitely don’t want to spend so much money over bottled water. There was this one time that I accidentally drank the bottled water from the hotel instead of the one that I bought outside and I had to pay x10 of the amount of the actual water bottle. It even has service charge that I don’t know where it came from. I was so pissed!
RUTH
That is really scary. I also don’t think that you should withdraw money in places that look unsafe. There can be credit card scanners in the area. Maybe using money changers are better.
Inez Huff
If anyone gets scammed by something like this, it would be their fault. Seriously, be careful. Unless it was a really tricky scam, I don’t think it would be very easy to fall prey to.
Colleen Mcbride
You’re supposed to be safety conscious when you travel. Don’t be such an unsuspecting traveler that hopes for the best. Secure your belongings and this includes your card and your cash.?
Eloise Hines
Exactly. I don’t trust everything that gets handed to me. I ask a lot of questions and do a lot of verifying. If something seems too good to be true, I disregard it.
Judith Estrada
Geez, of course hotels won’t do inspections of your hotel when you’re checked in. Those are obviously scams. As you can see, most of these scams are because of credit cards, so make sure you avoid using your card wih unecessary purchases that can be easily purchased with cash. While it looks very classy to keep bringing your credit card out, you don’t want to get scammed in a foreigh country and you don’t want to end up being broke because of that.