Top 5 Tourist Scams in Paris!
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⭐ It's always so fun to travel right? That is until you get targeted as a tourist and someone tries to take advantage of you! Well say "non merci" to falling for any more scams in Paris after watching this video.
There are enough tourist scams in Paris to fill multiple videos, but today i focus on the top 5 most common parisian scams. From the con artist with the gold ring, to the "free" rose and "fun" friendship bracelet, i'm going to deep dive into the tourist scams to avoid when traveling in France or living abroad in Paris.
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Great video! I got pick pocketed in Barcelona because a charming man offered to help me carry my suitcase up and down the stairs in the metro while his friend pick pocketed me. Fortunately I felt something was wrong and spotted him lifting my camera and screamed and the attention stopped it, but couldn’t believe I fell for it. Just beware of friendly, helpful men in metros.
That's such a shame! I am so grateful when I'm with Eleonore, my daughter and her stroller, all my stuff etc.. and someone offers to help me up the stairs. Now i'm going to be like "NOOOOO" and i really really appreciated that help hahaha.
Thank you.
le gros problème , vous avez des gens qui sont vraiment prêt à aider des personnes âgés ? et oui çà existe . mais à cause des escrocs il y a de la méfiance !
dans tous les lieux touristiques de la planète , il y a des pick-pocket des escrocs et Paris ne fait pas exception !
il faut aussi dire aux touristes du monde entier qui viennent en France , que 99,80 % des français ne sont pas des voleurs ni des escrocs
We were nearly pickpocketed trying to bring suitcases down a flight of stairs at one of Chicago's elevated train stations, (one of the few without an elevator). It was like being caught up in a scene out of Oliver Twist. We learned a valuable lesson that day: always take a taxi from the airport to the hotel and don't try to save a few dollars by taking the train if you're loaded down with luggage.
I travel to Paris often. I’ve never let any of these people approach me. Skeptical of everyone!
Pretty much if you live in a big city, or go to one often, even US cities; NYC, San Fransico, certain areas in Boston, etc. There all the same. This is still useful information so that you could keep an eye out for the scams in Paris, but pretty much if you live in a metro area anywhere in the world, it's just having common sense.
Headed to Paris next week, I knew of all of them except the clipboard people. Thank you for the heads up
Ahhh enjoy! I think the clipboard people are actually the most common. You'll see this women at every single tourist spot and area you can imagine and if you eat at a restaurant in any of these areas outside, they really go after you at the tables. Just really watch out for your money and telephone!
The fake petition scam happened to my friend and me in the Tuileries Garden. Luckily, I realized what was happening (my friend is like Bambi, she was trying to be nice to them) and stopped walking and looked behind my friend. Sure enough, one of the 2 scammers had her hand in my friend's purse! I grabbed her hand and threw her on the gravel, yelling every bad word I've ever learned in French. They ran away, laughing, because they know they won't be caught. Luckily, they hadn't had time to get anything out of the purse.
That reminds me of a story with the cardboard women.
We were walking in the center with my beloved (she is Russian) and one of these cardboard women comes to me and asks me if I speak english. I replied in Russian to throw them off, they kept insisting, so I took the cardboard and threw it in the Seine. Then I yelled "CASSE-TOI" to make them flee. My voice is low pitched and goes far, and I do lyrical singing so I can be very loud without any problem, so I guess it scared them at least a bit.
My GF gave me weird looks, but I don't give a shit. I despise scammers, especially if they ask you to speak English on the bridge of Sully, and especially since I know they would have targeted people like her.
…About buying Métro tickets, go to a Café that sells cigarettes, etc… and tell the cashier: “ bonjour madame/monsieur, un carnet de tickets de Métro s’il vous plait”🎫 🎫 , merci monsieur/madame… Au revoir. Same price, no lines, no scams….And you will practice your french!
I’ve seen/approached by the gold ring, string bracelet and clip board girls. I ignored the request to buy the lost gold ring, I only spoke German with the Roma girls and their clip boards and I yanked my hand away from the bracelet guys. They in return called me a “fucking cheap American”.
A twist on the roses thing, in Charleston SC young kids will make braided roses from I think palm leaves and then walk up and literally shove them into people's hands and then aggressively demand money. My Mom always falls for this stuff. I have to gently gather her and lead her away and they act like they can't take the rose back. I'm like, if you won't take it back then I don't owe you anything for it. I am placing it on the ground and walking away. Sure is fun getting called a bitch afterward! Vegas too. They walk up and offer to take a photo and then demand cash for it after they have pulled my Mom in for a pic. They dress like Spiderman or Freddy Krueger or even just showgirls. I'd have no problem paying for the photos if they said it BEFORE. I just walk away. Stop taking advantage of my kindly, elderly Mother!
ewww, It's one thing to scam me, it's another thing to scam my mom!
I’ve had all these scams pulled on me, especially the gold ring and the clipboard.
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I'm so happy that you're back! The French scammers are not too different from the North American scammers who target tourists. LOL! Thanks for the heads up because we plan to travel to France this summer!
Thank you! I need a little breather with everything going on, but i'm back on track and really excited to be making content again! And glad that you have a good heads up for the european scammers and interesting to hear that they are really similar to what you can experience in the US! Enjoy your trip to France!
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified I really think information like this, helps Americans who don't live in urban hubs. Which, is a huge chunk given the size and lack of public transportation in The States. That is why I think a lot of Americans fall prey to these scams either abroad or in a city like NYC or San Fransico. Your advice of just walking by with your arms crossed, without making eye contact, is what New Yorkers do all the time, vs those from the midwest.
I am not from Paris, but every time in went to Paris, it was for 'a reason' and i saw a lot of scams like the Metro ticket.. To go to Disneyland or the Stade de France or anywhere, you will have people selling you tickets, because they were supposed to come with a friend, but their friend didn' t show up, bla bla bla..
I haven't been around a lot of big attractions like disneyland or stade de france, but since ticket scalping like that happens in the US, i'm not as suprised to hear about it! Another one to watch out for!
Oh my goodness. So spot on! The bracelet thing happened to us in Rome. It was weird and creepy. I don’t know why they thought they had to right to give me something I didn’t ask for and then pay.
I just ignore them like "No I don't want a friendship bracelet!" and "No I don't want a flower"
Don't talk to anyone and you can't be scam. Just keep waiting and keep moving like they don't exist.
Also a very good tactic!
But at the same time that's why tourists find parisians rude...
But wouldn't that be a very lonely trip especially for solo travelers?
Great video! I was approached by a lady with the gold ring. I told her that I wasn't interested and kept on going. I didn't know it was a scam at the time but I figured it was too good to be true. I was wondering why you weren't posting, good to know it was vacation time.
Roses 🌹🌹🌹 are a big scam in Venice.
Roses seem to be a international favorite!
This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
I’d love to see those guys try to get in my face over a ridiculous friendship bracelet. Very, very bad idea for them.
I experianced that clipboard a few times, never talked to these people. I also had one time a person that claimed that he was robbed and his wife is far from him with his kids, and he needs money to get public transportation to see them, and when you ask why they don't go to the police they make up some story. After he realised he's not going to get money from us, he gave up. His first sentence by the way was- do you speak English, and it was at Champs-Élysées
I've had a very similar experience with a guy from "ireland" with his whole family and they got mugged the night before and can't get home. But as you said, as soon as you say did you go the police, the whole story starts to unravel big time and then you're really not comfortable just wiring money to a random account!
We had the good ring scam tried on us within 5 min on our first full day while trying to buy bus tickets. I laughed and walked away. I knew I was finally in Paris. 😂
First visit to Paris....taking pics of other tourists near Notre Dame/on the Seine. People swarm me (who are "deaf") and want me to sign their clipboard....blah blah blah. A few moments later...I open my purse....and am missing a tea towel I bought as a gift and a half-eaten baguette sandwich. I count myself lucky that nothing else was missing. And although I am mortified that I then lived up to every cliche about a middle aged American woman....I confronted them and told them they were awful people (I hang my head in shame). We are heading back for another visit...and I'll be more careful. Sigh.....
These scams are not limited to Paris. You will encounter the exact same people doing the exact same thing in London, Prague or Milan. In a nutshell all over Europe. These scammers belong to a large gang. My advice to any tourist visiting any European city is to never answer people who approach you first, always be the one initiating the contact. Also without being prejudice, these scammers are not nationals but almost always from the same community. With a good eye, you should spot them a mile away.
I would see the flower guy when I was out in Rennes in the evenings. I agree, I never found him to be agressive. I didn’t know about he metro one!
I've never seen those guys be aggressive at all. It's the "sweetest" of all the scams i've seen in Paris hahah
Wait ...what ! 1st one here 😍love this cause i am coming next summer
Wohoo! bravo #1! hope this helps on your trip next summer!! :)
Okay so I have a simplified version of the Navigo parisian Metro pass as I only visit Paris once every 3 months, and during my last trip I wanted to add a trip to the CDG airport but didn't know you couldn't do it, until some friendly guy came up to me and told me I had to buy a separate ticket. I spoke to them in english as it's the language they first used when speaking to me, and they helped me through the process until came the moment I had to pay and when I pulled out my card.
Then they said "The machine reads" pointing at random text written in french "that you can only pay by card for sums inferior to 2€, otherwise you need to pay by cash", and then I realized he was gonna ask for some of it afterwards. Luckily I got a phone call right after he said that, interupting our conversation and giving me an opportunity to flee.
If he had actually helped me through the process and didn't lie right at the end, I would've tipped him for the help, but he went too far.
In Vegas people sell their “gold”wedding ring to keep gambling, of course not real gold.
That's insane. They walk up and say i'm willing to sell my gold ring to you to keep gambling for a really low price?
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified the man came up to my husband took off his ring and said his wife was going to kill him but, would you buy my ring for $20.00. I lost all my money gambling and I need to get home. Creative😂.
Excellent....Hope to go next year.
Last time we were there it was the school children walking toward you with the open newspaper to confuse and pick pocket you.
Love your neighborhood!
The best advise for when your in paris is just to keep your hands inside your pockets and say no to everyone
Thank yuu soooo much. Greetings from Dubai.
Scammers , in Paris , they aboard you in French, English , German , Spanish , Arab , Chineese and Japonese when you don't answer them the first time . They know 5 phrases in all these lannguages .
These are the same scams that I always warned my students about when I took them to France. I have to laugh at myself, however--I got taken by a clipboard scam in the cathedral in Tours, of all places. While I didn't get pickpocketed, I gave them 10 Euro for their project. Silly me!
In Hawai'i, there is a version where a woman on the beach approaches, places a lei over the person's head, then demands payment.
Those scammers were off in the last 18 months though. Some were forced to shift to different "businesses"
One of the Sacré Coeur guys was so aggressive with me that he grabbed my wrist AFTER I had told him "non, merci," and I had to yank it back and angrily repeat myself. Only later did I think about all the French insults I could have used instead of simply "non, merci" once again. 😂
Les dames aux fausses pétitions... Je peux plus, elles sont là depuis 10 ans, elles sont vraiment insupportables c'est les pires pickpockets
Man! We were there last week!
i live on the West coast of the USA. Where i am from, it is really weird for young men to do friendship bracelets. It is an activity that young girls until the age of 14 do.
I feel for the gold ring- but she didn’t try to sell
it me. She gave it to me for free cause I knew it was fake-- but she asked for money to feed her family. I gave her 40 euros 😞
The scammers seems very aggressive would wearing a panic alarm or whistle work to deter them?
Some scammers start off by saying "Do you speak ...." in 4-5 in a rapid-fire manner (typically Chinese, Russian, Spanish) and if you make eye contact even for a split second or open your mouth they'll try to detect the language and switch to that. It's incredible. Granted, Russian (my first language) is quite widely spoken but you have to give it to them, they mastered what a lot of adults can't!
As an Irish person with very little irish, our favourite go-to is speak gibberish irish very quickly and it eventually exacerbates people
I have had the gold ring thing done to me….I said let me call the police, so the person who lost it can get it back.
It is very hard for me to imagine a real French person, who embraces the French culture, who eats 3 times a day with no snacking, who is interested in learning, to behave with the "pay up" or "let's cash in on the person that lost her wedding band". i feel those scammers might have a French passport, but it sounds like they never embraced the culture of politeness and civility that comes with being French. if you revisit this topic in a future video, i hope you will discuss that angle.
My mother and her friends got pick-pocketed at the Ritz in Paris! Long story, short: they were stupid and pretty much made their items available to be easily picked.
I live near San Francisco, so I hate that touristy stuff where people walk up to you (I once told a "beloved" SF icon to "eff off" as he was bugging me. (Some would feel shame... I count it as a feather in my cap!) My tendency is to ignore those people--or when they start to touch me (that wrist thing), I become "a loud American" and tell them to stop. I probably sound like an a-hole, but I haven't been pick-pocketed so far on any of my trips to France! :-D
that's horrible. It's definitely put me off Paris.
Oh two scams from Budapest: (1) waiters can add 'mandatory tip' with ink at the bottom of your printed receipt, and also change the total in ink and try to explain you that the amount in ink (the larger amount) is the one you owe. This is a scam, tips are not mandatory unless it's the restaurant's policy, in which case it will be printed on the receipt just like everything else. If it's in ink, feel free to ignore. They may get aggressive though=) (2) you get in a cab, and at arrival instead of the total that the counter shows, the driver will say that it's actually two-three times that amount because it's 'night tariff' or some other BS like that. Feel free to ignore and just pay what the counter shows. However, they may get aggressive! One friend was even beaten up by the driver (almost 10 years ago though=)
Can you buy a metro pass ahead of time? Online? And have it shipped to you? if so you have it when you arrive in Paris.
oooh it would be bad juju to buy that gold ring. it is best to let the object be, then the person might come back, retrace her steps and find what belonged to her. There is no way your life will be richer from cashing in on someone's little misfortune.
j’avais habité en plusieurs endroit aux États Unis et l’arnaque de la rose est très courant ici !
Super intéressant! Je l'ai jamais vu avant d'habiter a Paris, mais pas trop étonnant d'avoir des scams internationaux :)
I grew up and live in multiple metropolitan cities. In all but one (Singapore being the exception), I walk about with this face on: ಠ_ಠ lol, I generally walk fast and unless there's something like a car accident etc., I don't stop for anyone. I came across three of these types of scams on my first visit to Paris (the clipboard one might also be 'tourists' asking for direction with a map - lol, yes, a physical map in the age of smartphones). After I reverted to the above ^ expression, I wasn't bothered as much.
On one visit though, my family and I got a bit turned around and as we were standing there (squabbling, if I'm being honest), we noticed this one lady who kept looking at us from the bus stop. After we noticed her, we kept glancing at her too. It was so obvious and hilarious that we were both sort of suspicious of one another but wanted to communicate (us for help, and her to offer help). After about 15 minutes of getting nowhere, we finally somehow made contact and she ended up helping us. She was the first 'nice person' we ever met in Paris. Wherever she is now, I hope she's doing really well in life, haha.
My advice: when somebody gets near you, start with a kick in the balls and run! :-)
More seriously in any big city in Europe, nobody would talk to you in the street for free, there must be either selling sthing or trying to steal, so let's not engage and say you're not interested.
I’m pretty gullible but even I wouldn’t fall for the gold ring scam. Lol
Is there a simple French word to yell at the clipboard people when they are up in your space and “NO!” isn’t working? Got pretty much molested by a clipboard boy this week walking along the Seine. It’s hard to show your growling, “b” face while half masked! Lol! Like someone else said, at least I know I’m really in Paris🥰
I usually say "Dégage !" Seems to work for me. At the very least it makes you sound more French, less like a tourist, and more onto their scams.
oh yea black dudes at Sacre Coeur. I actually got into a fight with them.
les tickets de métro papier vont bientôt disparaître
That's why you pretend to speak German or some other language even it it's gibberish, and get loud and animated.
Bonjour Madame ¡Scammers exist Everywhere! Even in Fancy Places; I´m Sure ("I´d like to Dispute a Charge $ on my Credit Card"). How can a Chevy Chase stereotypical North American tourist go unnoticed where the language barrier is a give away. Blending with the crowd ... or Not, Thanks to the Bitchy resting Face is just part of the challange. Its also Who you wear, carry youself, etc. etc. its le Paris.
This kind of things happens in all countries. In Paris the easy part, they do not look and they are not French ! Sorry but this is true.
Moi je suis Québécois pis quand j'étais à Paris y avait une femme qui voulait qu'on signe une pétition pour les sourds... faque on a donné 5 euros Lol
Jai eu le 20ieme like 😎
LOL. #shocker
exactement! clipboard ladies at their finest!
Why doesn't she describe "these" men in greater detail, if she doing this video to help out future tourists ?
This kind of video , pass 5 minutes , it is too long . Nobody has 13 minutes ffor such bla-bla-bla .So , please .... I left .