Most common scams in 罢眉谤办颈测别

Cheryl Moderator

Member since 15 October 2018

CherylModeratorYesterday 05:58:42

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Hello everyone,

Settling in 罢眉谤办颈测别 as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it’s immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or getting charged at an expat rate, scams can occur in various ways.
We invite you to share your experience in order to help other expats and soon-to-be expats be aware of potential scams in 罢眉谤办颈测别.

What are the most common scams targeting expats in 罢眉谤办颈测别?

What are the specific warning signs to look out for?

Have you noticed certain groups being more vulnerable (for example, retirees, new arrivals, or non-native speakers)?

What tips and advice would you like to share to help other expats?

Share your insights and experience.

Thank you for your contribution.

Cheryl
海角乱伦 Team

Gino_C Serial expat

Member since 21 May 2021

Gino_CSerial expatYesterday 20:29:36

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Experience has taught me to never go into a restaurant which doesn't have a menu.聽 BTW, I'm not an expat yet but hope to become an expat in less than a year.聽 A few years back, we arrived into Istanbul on a late arrival and hadn't eaten so we started to explore around our hotel around midnight in 艦i艣li.聽 We came across an a fairly standard restaurant which didn't offer a menu.聽聽 Food was good but for my family of three the bill came out close to $60.聽 This was in 2022.聽 For perspective, I speak conversational Turkish but it easily comes across that I am not a native Turk and neither my wife or my son speaks Turkish.聽 So, my policy now is that I will walk out of a restaurant which does not have a menu.聽

Also, any shops catering to tourists is a big trap.聽 Those merchants are experts at extracting money from tourists/expats.聽 Just last year, I got ripped off when buying a T-shirt.聽 After I kept on telling the guy I was not buying a T-shirt, in an exasperated way, he said he'd drop the price to 600TL so I bought it.聽 At 30TL per $, I paid $20 for a knock off T-shirt.