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TRAVEL SCAM
Paris, France
Louvre Organised Ticket Fraud Scam
A large-scale organised network reused tickets and bypassed official entry fees
High Risk
COMMON LOCATIONS
Louvre Museum, central Paris
HOW IT HAPPENS
HOW THE SCAM WORKS
A decade-long fraud involving tour guides and museum staff reused single-entry tickets for multiple tourist groups, split groups to avoid fees, and bribed insiders to bypass controls
WATCH FOR THIS
WARNING SIGNS
Suspicious guided entry, unofficial access, repeated group entry, abnormal ticket handling
STAY SMART
HOW TO AVOID IT
Buy tickets only from official sources, avoid unofficial guides, verify entry process, follow official lines
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