5 BIGGEST SCAMS & TOURIST TRAPS in ITALY: Be Careful In Italian Capital Rome!
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I was just in Rome and experienced several of these scams. First was the African at the colosseum guy putting the string bracelet on my wrist. He wanted five euro to support his family. I refused. He dropped to 1 euro. I walked away and kept the string bracelet with a plastic engraved elephant for a souvenir. Next was the petition guy asking to sign to keep music in schools. In a square was a bunch of people hawking cheap useless garbage. We were at a restaurant when a loud commotion broke out. It was a man faking a seizure. As the patrons were distracted we immediately heard a woman call out her purse was gone off the back of her chair and so was the seizure guy. She lost passport, credit cards everything. A person we were traveling with found that her shoulder bag was slashed and her empty camera case was missing ONLY after getting ready for dinner. It was done in the ticket purchase line for a museum. This is an excellent information video.
Hanging a purse on the back of a chair is not the smartest thing to do - anywhere in the world.
Letting anybody anywhere on the planet get that close to you is asking for serious problems.
@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kpHave you been to crowded countries ever? Italy is heavily populated
Remember that any trifling cost or gift requested can be a ploy to prompt you to reach for your wallet, making it vulnerable and accessible and enabling them to see where you keep one in the future.
And please do understand that for the most part...those scammers are neither Romans nor Italians......Period....
Fact
Does that matter?
Of course it matters!!!!!
@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp IMMENSELY SO.....
I saw that but sadly it's happening in Italy so have to accept it
We were in Las Vegas watching a concert in the Venetian when I noticed a woman inching her way toward me. When she got very close, I told my husband, “lets move over there”. I knew what she was up too. Same in London with gypsies in the underground. He just doesn’t see it. I do. Years in retail!
Another tip in an Italian bar or restaurant- ALWAYS ask to see the menu.
Often the waiter will reel off a list of items available. You have no idea of the cost and could well be presented with a enormous bill.
By law they are obliged to show you a menu with prices or have it displayed where it can easily be seen. Venice is particularly bad in this respect.
As a venetian, not really: the waiter you show the main courses of the day in his kitchen( my husband is a venetian chef) , the menu is on the door or near of the door( all restaurant have it!) but the waiter isn't only the man who take you the dish, is a seller of menus proposed by the house, like a luxury vendeuse.
One thing maybe to remember: Some of the criminals have contacts in other countries too. If you carry your address tag on the outside of your backpack or bag, you might come home and find your house emptied.
A good video Anna! However, if you have some common sense it will serve you well. I have visited Rome five times, and never had any problems. However, nowadays we mostly enjoy walking along the back streets and try to avoid the largest crowds.
Thank God my sister and I, did not experience any of this while we were in ITaly. We were very vigilant the entire trip and never spoke to any suspicious looking people.
Our cross bags was inside our coats and phones are around our necks. 😆
Before we went our travel agent gave us a do not do list which helped prepare us for Rome which I found particularly bad for Gypsy scams . She also told me to only take a leather crossbody bag with me because it is harder for the thieves to cut the bottom out of it . Florence didn't seem to have the same issues but that was a few years ago .
Agreed they run in groups and sometimes have a baby.
I didn't like Napoli for that reason. The Italians were friendly, the nature and historical monuments are great, but there are too many really unpleasant persons, hanging around
Going to Rome after 19 years. My crossbody bag was slashed all to pieces the last time there, but they didn’t get any money as it was closer to my body. Now we will both carry a Travelon bag for security. Stainless steel wire mesh, locks. In Amsterdam, I saw them eyeing me but moved on.
Pistacchio color is a sign of natural or artificial gelato.
Natural pistacchio is not green, it’s light brown. Green pistacchio is artificial ice cream with dyes
This is what I thought until I ate green pistachios
Pistachio skin and cover in brownish , the actual pistachio is green
@@tanvikale3545 There are different kind of pistachos. The most common ones in Italy are actually a little bit violet, grey-ish and green. But the green type exists
The greener the pistacchio gelato is, the more fake it is. The green-greyish one is the real deal😊
Very informative and great video you have made
Very practical and useful advices , thanks Anna🎉
Thank you for the many good advices👍😀
Thanks Anna and everyone for sharing much appreciated 🦋💫💫💫💫💫💕
Wake up at 6 am or after 11 m and the crowds in the touristic sites are close to none
Same with the beggars or the thiefs.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Very helpful tips.
Very informative, thank you🥰
Great video! I was in Rome and various cities in Italy for 2 weeks. I was thankful not to fall for these scams. I saw the majority of them in this video. With any big city, you just have to be aware and not engage with them.
Thank you for your useful information. It will be very helpful for my trip to Rome.
My great pleasure ☺️🤗 you can also check my travel to Rome Guide for the best experience in Rome 😉 allgoglobal.com
Enjoy your stay in Rome ❤️
The food in the restaurants and the gelato looked so delicious.
The food in Rome is undoubtedly the best I've ever had, and I'm widely traveled. Dining with good companions over a great meal is one of my passions.
thanks for the heads up
Fantastic advice. Thank you very much.
My great pleasure ☺️🤗
You’re very intelligent in developing creative and humours you tubes that keeps my attention, especially when I have short attention span.very helpful tips!!
Brava! Molto accurato!
Thank you for these helpful tips 🎉🎉🎉
My pleasure ☺️🤗
Nice video.
Hi Anna! 👍😉
Cмотрю все видео с большим удовольствием :3
Tq for information right now im in roma 2moro is last day next i would like to see u learn more about roma
Grazie Anna! Video molto interessante 🙂
I believe you. Even just visiting I’ve not had any issues
Last time I was in Roma... 2010, but I don't remember it like this. Was safer for tourists I guess.
Very interesting!❤😊
Thank you very much ☺️🤗
I will be in Rome next week and will be on the look out for these scams.
Grazie, Anna!!!
You can also check my travel to Rome guide 😉👉🏼 allgoglobal.com
Just book the restaurants in advance and enjoy your trip to Rome 🤗
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel I am binge watching all your Italy Videos before my trip. Grazie!
@@PetefromBaltimore aww thank you so much indeed 🤩 I’m so happy you enjoy it 🤗
I’m currently here and yup! Everything she said is correct
I just walked away from these guys, had a girl try and pickpocket me on the metro yesterday
No - don't look out for them - look away from them. Do not make eye contact, never get into a discussion with them - and stop trying to have a good time and fool around with "pushy" guys offering you a bargain you cannot refuse. Would you do that in your own hometown?
My 6' 2" 225lbs brother doesn't take any crap-o-la! We jumped out of a tour bus to look at the Coliseum. One of those junk dealer guys tossed something at my brother to scam him. My brother batted the object and it flew across the street and was run over by a car. About 5 of those junk dealer guys turned to him and said, "not cool". Jerks!
They were black I guess...Italians mind their own business.
Thank you so much; I appreciate your advise. ☮️
I forget all the scam when I saw you,you are having an air of bliss,by the way you did hard to make awareness,I appreciate,you are amongst the amorous Italian,good by
grazie per questo.
grazie mille❤
Well done.
Thank you so much darling 🤩🤗
I love your videos and information. Thank you sooooo much !
Aww thank you so much indeed 🤗 you are so sweet ❤️
Great tips! Grazie mille ❤
I'll be carefull. Thanks for the info. Scams это развод?
You better be ☺️ you are always welcome 🤗 scam is … good question actually ! But развод - это divorce 😉😅
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel no, no, no. I meant scam in the slang sense is translated into russian as развод. I didn't mean развод in the meaning of divorse😃
now I looked it up in the dictionary. Scam means мошенничество, кидалово. So the same as развод
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel I think in Norway there are no problems like that.
Anna, loved your energy and vibes... also adv about the situation by throwing in some acting is pretty cool... keep up with good work🥰
Anna, I love your accent. I’m going to start saying “guys” like you do! 😂 it’s endearing. Thanks for all your tips. I love love love Rome, but am sad that there are so many scammers there.
1:56 Went to Rome for my first time and I wanted to visit the Trajan’s Market but this place is crowded with those African bracelet scammers and they’re SUPER AGGRESSIVE. One of them tried to walk right into my way and I ignored him but he got aggressive and tried to make me stop by hitting me right on the chess but I managed to push his arm away. As I walked further another of those scammers got into my way and I tried to ignore him as well, but he grabbed my arm pretty tight and yelled at me to calm down. I just told him that I’m busy and somehow I got away. I can recommend anyone who visits Rome to NOT go to the Trajan’s market.
brava Anna questi video sono interessanti per i turisti (e non solo). Che bel quadro quando sei alla fontana di trevi :)
I’ve been to Rome twice and everything she says is true. I told a street seller “NO” three times and then he started calling me a racist. “You don’t like black people. You racist”. I was in shock. I refuse to buy anything off the street sellers. I only patronize in shops for souvenirs. I have a neck wallet for valuables. The only thing in my pockets is lip balm and a plastic bag with a small roll of toilet paper. My phone is on a lanyard around my neck. With all this being said I love visiting Rome. So much history and wonderful people.
Italians call Anglos "racist" ?
My, my,.....
@@user-yp2mw2ko9k street sellers are not italians, also yes British are racist. Look what they've done around the world for centuries.
@@user-yp2mw2ko9kIt wasn’t an Italian calling him racist.
@@Thesaintlives
So who was it ?
@@user-yp2mw2ko9k Well if the person said “You don’t like Black people” it would have been a Black person. Not an Italian.
❤❤❤❤❤❤ thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I remember Napoli around railway station 😮
I wish I saw your video earlier. I was just in Rome, all of these scammers approached me, but I'm from a big city where they do similar tricks so I just ignored them. But, I think I've eaten fake Gellato 😢 Was delicious though 😁
Anna is sweeeet😍😍
Aww thank you so much indeed 🤩🤗
In short, when on holiday in Europe, don’t talk to Africans & South Asians and you’ll be fine and you won’t lose money or belongings. Live by that and you’ll be happy.
And the the east Europeans
I don't blame you, it's not your fault
The name of the gelato place what was it? I didn't quite catch it after 4 replays 😅
thanks
GREAT tips, love the accent, so real. Keep yourself safe in doing these takes )))
Arrest these scammers already! !!
11:15 but Giolitti has like a million flavours. It contradicts what you just said.
Thanks for the vídeo, excellent advice.
I’d like to add that 80% of the seríous/viølent crímes in Italy are not from Italians (ppl with Italian lineage), it’s from who was let into Italy and theír chíldren.
😂😂😂😂
I purchased your Travel to Rome Guide, but have received no information. Will it be delivered by mail or via download? When may I expect my copy?
First rule. Do not buy anything illegally sold in the street.
Second. Keep purse and mobile in your front jeans pockets.
Third. Never stop with illegal expats or sign petitions.
Scammers in Italy are a pain never again.
13:13
Guy selling flowers 😅
Those are existing for long time, I really don't know how can survive by selling flowers, our days almost nobody keep money in the pockets, because most of the places you can pay with your phone or card.
Was in Italy just last March. Traveled all over, never had any trouble at all. Of course i follow a few rules: I don't usually go out at night, I don't carry any kind of bag while walking around, I keep my passport inside my clothes, I don't wear jewelry, and I look mean. Also, I'm male. Guess that helps...
It’s a shame you restrict yourself to daytime movement only while in Rome. Rome is beautiful at night, cooler for sure and not especially dangerous .
@@ptrs559I'm 71 so wasn't particularly interested in the ' 'nightlife' as such; it's just a habit I have.
@@Shmerpy got it.
I can only say we ate in tourist restaurants and gelato places and the taste was very nice even it might be considered as "Fake" . Two days we ate Spaghetti for 7 € in a place which sells also Döner and hot dogs and the taste was totally ok. And Pizza there was only 2,50 € and we enjoyed it. For me the biggest scam is that some Restaurants ask 15€ for a main dish and you need to order extra the side dishes which sums up to more than 20€ for a meal. And not to forget the hotels which charge more than 200€ for a night, thats obviously a huge scam. Max 100€ for one night is ok.
You have never looked sexier, and that's saying a lot...
Welcome back to Norway! 😘
So it has reached Rome also. Sad
Hello my friend How are you...
Also Rome is a very nice town
It is indeed 😌 one of my absolutely favourite places in the world 🤩
I wish I could have watched your video earlier this year. Thank you for your sharing. Fake gladiators in Rome asked me for 5 Euros after I took a single photo of them (I did not even ask them to take photos with me and I thought they were cosplayers or some kind of official staff). They were very aggressive and did not let me walk away for about 5 minutes. I finally made my escape after giving them a 2 Euros coin. I did not report to the police on the opposite side of the road because they seemed to allow these people and their attitude towards foreign tourists. Two policemen just watched and did not try to intervene. It is a hard lesson for me.
Ohh gosh .. so sorry about such experience.. and its not about money really! It’s about that bitter feeling you have after .. it kinda effect everything not in a very good way 🙄 especially if it’s your first trip to Rome ..
but next time just remember that those clowns have nothing to do with Roman culture and places 🤗 and ‘I don’t have cash’ really works 😉
They don’t have yet the ‘London homeless’ guts to point out the cash machine 😉
I can’t understand why the police lets these doofuses get away with this kind of stuff.
Las Vegas showgirls on the strip demanding money
Hello hehe
In Trieste almost none of these scams exist. Sure there are some pick pockets and 2 euro bottled water but for the most part you will be OK. Oh yes, the guys selling flowers to diners are in Trieste as well but I don’t really consider that a scam. More of a pesky nuisance.
I tried going to your site but it's currently down.
I got scammed one time. I was so hungry I went to one of the food kiosks in the park and grabbed a bag of chips when I held it up the guy pit up 2 fingers when he heard my accent he quickly put up 3 fingers. I was definitely overcharged for them
No way 😱😱 this is crazy
in brazil even beggars have card machines
Roma is so crowded ugh
Not all of it
How does one carry cash with so much pick pocketing 😮
We were in Rome last year and a man pulled the bracelet scam on us. We only gave him $5, but we turned the scam into a blessing. We gave the bracelets to our friend’s grandchildren when we came home, which made them happy.
Finalmente qualcuno che racconta la realtà che non si può dire apertamente in Italia.
@rumbatango3341
True, it has become unpleasant .
It's so Sad because it wasn't this way.
Those Illegal migrants are destroying Europe. 😔
Around ______, never relax.
Thise f‘in bracelets 🤣
And I thought Hollyood Blvd. was sketchy. 🙄
No comparison to Cacafornia and your derelict politicians.
Just got back from Italy and saw all them scams I have bout 30 of them bracelets didn’t pay a dime they put it on my wrist and I kept walking they said where you from and I said where do it look like I’m from They said don’t I know and I said Brooklyn and they said oh it’s a gift 😂
Avoid these issues in Rome by going to Naples.
You see this in NYC also. Nothing new. Pick pocket groups tends to have 5 people. Its always the people who are not acting right in the situation. They look around quickly and are very jumpy. There is always a guy carry some kind of towel whos is the one who will steal you wallet and hide it in the towel.
Never got scammed. But had my eyes open. I took a cane with me and kept people at bay...i did get a black guy try and give me a bracelet for free...i said No and kept walking.... i had pistachio Gelato ugh
You're doing God's work
Scary are there police officials within these tourists areas? I’m so nervous for my trip this summer
I just came back from Italy, polizi and carbonari are all over the main tourist spots, but you still need to be aware of where you are and who's around you. They look for opportunities. I kept my bag close also wore my Scottevest jacket, so had no problems with pick pockets. Had a few try to run scams, but just ignored, and kept walking. Only had to yell no forcefully twice.😂 I left my passport in the safe in my hotel rooms, so I never had to worry about it except when going to a new city. Use common sense about the belongings you cant afford to lose and you'll be fine. Enjoy and here's 1 more tip, If you want a picture of any place/ fountain without all the people, get to it around 6am. After7am, crowds show up.
@@user-wk6ex7iz8f awesome! Thanks
Very useful tips. Many thanks.
Pleasure 🤗 thank you so much for watching ❤️
Bring your DOG - all the scammers are afraid of dogs.
We did in 2019 and werent bothered at all - the whole day.
And with all the drinking fountains the dog won´t get dehydrated even in summer.
I'd be terrified my dog being trampled by thousands of feet in every direction or scared by the huge crowds. I personally wouldn't bring my dog into that mess.
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Nice shoes Bro. You like Africa?
Now I’m not sure I want to go…
In Romania we don't have such a tings. Romania is safe even in the night. Are night buses and is ok
hahahaha...Romania is the main exporter of gypsies to western Europe who are the main culprits.
That's because very few people visit Romania.
@@jbennison5672 Danube Delta is realy nice. And Sinaia, Brasov, Turda, monasteris from the North of Roumania, Therme near Bucharest, Herculane etc
Not only but a lot of morrocan pickpocketers especially in Roma termini. I’ll never go back to Rome and also advise my friends.
If you are allergic to pickpocketers - you simply cannot go anywhere in this world. Never forget - it always takes two - even to a tango. Do not let anybody get closer to you than a few steps, If they try - hands up like a policeman regulating the traffic.
@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp I’m allergic only to rome.last year been to 12 Schengen countries after room but never feel worried. I should had listen to my friends. And this October iam going to visit another 10 Schengen countries but like what I had commented. I will never step my foot again only in rome .that is my personal opinion.
Anna you are right on everything. And very attractive…
So are you not supposed to eat before 7p? Lol
8.17...Super sexy view!! Congrats!
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Another common scam is when they selling some printed paintings and they just display it on the pavement. If they see you walking by and not looking at your feet they will come up to you and say you stepped on the painting and you have to pay for it. Watch out bcos if you start to argue with this guy, 2-3 of his companion will immediately aproach you. Best advise is never ever talk to any of these african scammers, dont say anything just walk away but stat aware of what is he doing
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