As winter turns into spring, we start itching to travel - the need to see places we've never seen before awakens inside of us. However, as tourists, there are many locals who would love to swindle us out of our hard earned vacation cash.
That is why it's important to know some of the clever scams that tricksters will try in an attempt to swindle you out of your money. So have a look through this list of 40 known tourist scams from around the world, so if they are ever tried on you, you'll see them coming from a mile away.

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