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African Countries
Featured Scams
- Bangkok Gem Scam Rubies and Sapphires too Good to be True
- Chinese Tea Scam No Tea Should Cost this Much
Scamming Companies
- SNP Jewelry Bangkok, Thailand
- Anlogine Consulting Shanghai Mall Teashop
Kenya
Nairobi is a scammer’s paradise. Most scams involve two individuals; a beggar and a police imposture. First, the beggar approaches a tourist and tells a sad story. The tourist gives the beggar some change only to be reprimanded by the police. Then the police will accuse you of an illegal act and fine you.
Morocco
In Morocco, theft, bate and switch shipping of inferior rugs, and aggressive panhandling are common. Thieves use falsified credit card vouchers, druggings, and ATM machines as a means to rob you.
On the streets, you might find unemployed workers pretending to be tour guides. And women should watch out for verbal abuse. Also, in the Rif Mountain area, there are pot trafficking schemes.
Nigeria
Nigeria is the country that uses technology best to scam foreigners. Renowned for operating some of the most complex and clever scams, Nigeria uses telephones, credit cards, faxes, emails, and letters to get into your wallet. Email is the largest means of scamming individuals and has made poor Nigerians millionaires.
In one common scam, you receive an email where a lawyer claims some distant relative died in Nigeria and you have rights to his fortune. The fake lawyer asks for an advanced fee and personal financial information as a means to rob you. Please see this sample email.
In many commercial scams, the scammer offers you great commissions and contracts. You will have little legal recourse for an unfulfilled or invalid business contract in Nigeria, so avoid conducting business there.
Senegal
Senegal scams involve gold, refugees, students, and visas. Because Africa is a gold producing region, tourists look for this precious metal here. Gold dealers will promise huge profits to tourists if they buy this metal and resell it in their home country. They will either sell you low quality gold or just switch the good gold to cheap gold when they package it for you.
Fake refugees of Sierra Leone and students tell tourists their hardship stories on the street. The refugees request money for legal counsel for their wrongful imprisonment, while the students need financial help to receive an academic scholarship.
There have also been scams where tourists are promised a free visa when signing up for conferences. Finally, be weary of advanced fee transaction and email schemes.
South Africa
Visitors to South Africa should be on the lookout for credit card fraud, counterfeit United States currency, and lucrative business ventures and check-cashing scams. In order to avoid credit card fraud, always carry your card with you at all time and avoid visiting ATMS at remote spots and late at night.