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Look out! These new tourism scams are coming for you now

Scammers have you in their crosshairs again. Here's how to avoid the latest swindles.

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Christopher Elliott
Aug 27, 2023
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Tourists are such easy targets for scammers. 

Just ask Adrian Dinulescu, who booked a four-star hotel for a week in Santorini, Greece, this summer. The property had almost perfect reviews, but when he showed up, he found the place was a dump. 

"No towels, no soap, no clean sheets," recalls Dinulescu, a student from Suffo…

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