United States: Low Risk — watch out for rideshare/taxi overcharging at airports.
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Low Risk: Rideshare/taxi overcharging at airports. Unofficial drivers soliciting tourists directly at airport arrivals sometimes overcharge or aren't properly licensed — use the official taxi queue or order a rideshare through the app. Otherwise a low-risk destination.
United States: Low Risk — watch out for rideshare/taxi overcharging at airports. Unofficial drivers soliciting tourists directly at airport arrivals sometimes overcharge or aren't properly licensed — use the official taxi queue or order a rideshare through the app. Otherwise a low-risk destination.
No widespread, well-documented scam pattern stands out for this destination beyond generic pickpocketing — a genuinely low-risk destination for tourist scams.
Agree on prices before getting into a taxi, be skeptical of unusually friendly strangers steering you somewhere specific, and never sign anything or accept food/drinks from someone you just met. The single biggest risk for this destination is noted above — general street-smarts cover the rest.
Not at all — millions of tourists visit safely every year. Knowing the one scam pattern that catches people most often is simply the best, cheapest defense there is, since it's designed specifically to look harmless until it's too late.
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