A PARIS SCAM
Watch out for your Lucky Day
You’re
walking in Paris, just a stroll, enjoying the chance good weather.
Maybe along the Seine. Minding your own business. A girl passes you
and suddenly bends down in front of you, squeeling excitedly. You now
watch her as she picks up a gold wedding band from the sidewalk. She
turns and exclaims it’s her “lucky day”. From her
worn clothes of the street, you get that she could use a few lucky
days. She shows you the ring and asks if it’s gold. She hands
it to you. You look it over. It
appears
to be a heavy gold wedding band with karat marks on the inside. Yeah,
it must be. You hand it back, maybe feeling a little sorry for the
fellow who lost his wedding band, but it’s the poor girl’s
lucky day, not yours. Until she pushes the ring into your hand again,
holding her hands together like a prayer and saying “for God” she
should pass the good luck to you. It is your lucky day. Then she asks
you for money. After all the ring should be worth a lot more than the
ten Euros she can buy herself a few meals with. You said it was gold,
right?
Give the ring back. After all, it’s her lucky day.
A old famous Paris scam. Traveling in Europe is full of scams. Some of the street variety. The old standard “Three Card Monty” the game with the pea or bent card you can never win. The winning Lottery Ticket that if only you will give a little cash for now, you can collect the winnings. The helpless couple who will surround you at the ATM asking if their card will work in it, while you’re distracted will try to score your card and pin number (see Europe ATM Scams). The antique porcelain with the worn image of Lola Montez you discover in that cute little shop you’re sure will make you famous on Antiques Roadshow, but find out they are made by the dozen in a Prague basement.
Keep your hand on your wallet and hope for the lucky day of a little good weather. © Bargain Travel Europe
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