By listener request: this week Two Steps East (lite) and your preferred consulting detective in CEE, P. Konrad Smith, run through the "real" scams that hit tourists in the region as well as "new-kid-on-the-block scams," which seem to nag foreigners (and not only) again and again. These include the "toss-the-baby" scam; the bracelet scam; taxis and ambulance risks; the menu flip; card skimming (and what to do about it); strange links and why people open them; social engineering/nephew/niece scams (and how they have become more dangerous); the bankomat/cash machine-strip bar scam (and the second level to this, which is really quite something); skimmer scams (and a simple way to stop them); the child-custody-strategy scam (yes, I called it that); inheritance preparation scams and more.
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By PrestonBy listener request: this week Two Steps East (lite) and your preferred consulting detective in CEE, P. Konrad Smith, run through the "real" scams that hit tourists in the region as well as "new-kid-on-the-block scams," which seem to nag foreigners (and not only) again and again. These include the "toss-the-baby" scam; the bracelet scam; taxis and ambulance risks; the menu flip; card skimming (and what to do about it); strange links and why people open them; social engineering/nephew/niece scams (and how they have become more dangerous); the bankomat/cash machine-strip bar scam (and the second level to this, which is really quite something); skimmer scams (and a simple way to stop them); the child-custody-strategy scam (yes, I called it that); inheritance preparation scams and more.