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Over seven million people in the U.S. last year alone were victims of identity theft resulting in approximately fifty billion dollars of fraudulent credit card, bank, and other financial charges. A significant number of these victims were business travelers, people on their holidays, and tourists. Here is some valuable information that may save you lots of grief when you travel. It’s very easy when people...

You can spot them in any big city: gaggles of backpack-lugging, snapshot-taking outsiders who always seem to be at every major landmark. They’re often loud, sunburned and dragging along a bunch of screaming kids. They’re tourists. While not all tourists are that bad, when strangers come to your town or city, you can usually spot them a mile away. And that means that con artists,...

Travelers are taking laptops and other digital data devices on the road today in ever increasing numbers,many of the folks doing this are now taking into account the various security concerns that they might come up against on the road.  What’s odd is that travelers take all kinds of other precautions before their trip – they pack sunscreen and motion sickness pills and buy TSA luggage...

 Moscow, Russia Pickpocket Steals From Drunk on Metro Moscow, Russia – Avoid Pickpockets on the Subway. The Directorate of Internal Affairs, reported that 290 robberies took place on the Moscow metro in the first 10 months of 2013 and only 182 of them were solved. Pickpocket and thieves that operate in the subways and metro rely on surprise and being faster than you are.  That...

This is Part 5 of the pickpocket videos post. If you came to this pickpocket video page first, it is recommended that you visit the first pickpocket video page of this series so you do not miss any of the the other pickpocket videos, as well as other significant pickpocket prevention tips. Pickpocket Video – Nairobi Africa, Bus Stop This video was shot at a...

You can learn a lot by watching someone fall victim to a pickpocket.  This is a collection of videos of pickpockets caught in action across Europe.  See how these slick fingered pickpockets operate. Pickpocket Video Filmed in Rome, Italy This is a completion video that is not the best of quality. However, it does have many video segments that are of actual pickpockets in action.  The...

Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft while Traveling When on vacation you are soaking in the scenery and new experiences and your guard may be completely down, even just temporarily. Criminals typically take advantage of tourist’s relaxed guard and tend to specifically target them. Stay ahead of theives by taking a few precautions and don’t fall victim to identity theft when on vacation. Identity thieves specifically...

The following is an article written by a former European pickpocket.  It gives an interesting perspective into how a professional pickpocket operates.  Take this article with a grain of salt.  Their is no way to verify that the person who wrote the article is in fact a pickpocket, and most people would agree a pickpocket would be hard pressed to talk about his/her exploits in...

The Scary Trains Page Welcome to an assortment of `night train experiences´! The scary trains page has first hand accounts of problems people have experienced on night trains and practical advice on looking after yourself. Now keep in mind that many of these stories occurred several years ago, but the date of when the issue occurred may be just as relevant today. Take all this...

This popular article for travelers discusses situations in which people get ripped off in the street, on public transportation or in markets in the countries of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. It also fits Colombia. It provides a lexicon of terms. It offers advice on the kinds of tricks perpetrated on unsuspecting travelers to extract their valuables. It mentions cities where this happens a lot. It...