https://wanderingfootsteps.com/europe/paris-scams/ Blog Sat, 28 May 2016 02:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.8 https://wanderingfootsteps.com/europe/paris-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:59:10 +0000 https://wanderingfootsteps.com/2014/2011/11/paris-scams.html#comment-94 A young woman tried the ring scam on my near the Louvre, whilst I was taking photos a few years back. She said she’d just picked it up in front of me and so it must be mine. The exchange was quite lengthy along the lines of oh no it isn’t, oh yes it is. I said to her it’s not mine, keep it! I couldn’t do that! Give it to the security guard over there then. Hello, hello – now where did she go?
All quite amusing now, but they are really persistant and it makes for an uncomfortable experience. I give generously to street people who I see as genuine but I have no time for scammers. Doesn’t spoil Paris though; what could?

]]> https://wanderingfootsteps.com/europe/paris-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:33:04 +0000 https://wanderingfootsteps.com/2014/2011/11/paris-scams.html#comment-92 I know exactly what you are talking about! When we lived in Aix, the petition scam was popular. I once signed it without knowing what it was but got away with not paying. I also always give a fake name! I hope you enjoyed France anyway
Jerome

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