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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
10 reported scam patterns travellers run into in Edinburgh, what they look like, and how to sidestep them.
Resold festival and show tickets sold outside venues that are already used, counterfeit, or non-transferable.
Festival-period accommodation listings taking large deposits for properties that do not exist or are already let, spiking every August.
Fake charity collectors with clipboards working the main shopping street during festival season.
Dynamic currency conversion at card terminals and independent cash machines at poor rates.
Drivers taking extended routes from the airport where the tram is direct, and applying surcharges outside their hours.
Unlicensed guides and 'ghost tour' operators charging for tours on public streets with no permit or insurance.
'Scottish' knitwear, whisky and clan merchandise sold as locally made when it is imported, at premium prices.
Restaurants on the tourist streets applying undisclosed service charges and adding items not ordered to bills.
Pickpocketing on the main tourist thoroughfare and in festival crowds during August.
Unofficial luggage-storage operators near the station charging well above official rates in August.
