The travel scams we fell for: The Parisian Metro ticket swindle
Travel News from Stuff - 23-05-2022 stuff.co.nzA charming gentleman standing beside the ticket machine near the Arc de Triomphe insisted that we would be doing him a huge favour – and saving money – by purchasing his two children's metro tickets.
With our budget already taking an extraordinary dent from ordering fresh-squeezed Parisian orange juice by the Eiffel Tower, we agreed that moonlighting as minors on the train would be a brilliant way to beat the system and save a few bucks.
get quote or book now in New ZealandWalking down into the station it was decided that for the rest of our visit in the French capital we would always select the cheaper fare.
And then, two very convincing plain clothes "officers" approached out of nowhere demanding that we either cough up €100 each or face jail time.
We handed over the money, walking away deflated and embarrassed at how we could fall for such an obvious scam.