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TRAVEL SCAM
Paris, France
Clipboard Petition Scam
Tourists are tricked into signing fake petitions and then pressured for money or pickpocketed
High Risk
COMMON LOCATIONS
Eiffel Tower, Louvre, busy tourist areas
HOW IT HAPPENS
HOW THE SCAM WORKS
Scammers approach with a clipboard claiming to support a deaf/mute charity, ask tourists to sign, then pressure for donations while accomplices steal valuables
WATCH FOR THIS
WARNING SIGNS
Clipboard with fake signatures, insisting donation, group surrounding victim
STAY SMART
HOW TO AVOID IT
Do not sign anything, avoid interaction, keep moving, protect belongings
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