30 Things You Should Never Do When Visiting Rome

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19. Don’t Be Too Trusting

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Popular tourist destinations are also hotspots for criminal activity, with unsavory characters always on the lookout for their next victim. Many unsuspecting visitors get scammed simply because they trust too much. The only way to prevent yourself from falling prey to these elements is not to be too trusting, especially of strangers.

The most notorious of these scams involves strangers befriending the tourists and giving them “gifts.” These gifts could be small trinkets such as bracelets or souvenirs, something that the victims would think nothing of. Once They’ve accepted, the scammers will say that the items aren’t free and will proceed to harass the victims for money. Many tourists in the past have ended up getting hurt physically by these criminals, simply for refusing to pay.