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TRAVEL SCAM
Paris, France
Tourist Targeted Restaurant Rip-off
Foreign tourists are deliberately overcharged or misled in restaurants and cafés
High Risk
COMMON LOCATIONS
Montmartre, central Paris, major tourist districts
HOW IT HAPPENS
HOW THE SCAM WORKS
Restaurants identify tourists (especially English speakers) and charge higher prices, offer expensive items, or manipulate bills knowing tourists are unfamiliar with local pricing
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WARNING SIGNS
Tourists not given full menu options, higher prices than locals, unclear billing, being treated differently from locals
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HOW TO AVOID IT
Research restaurants , menu compare , bill check tourist-heavy avoid
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