French Autoroute Scam

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edited August 2016 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1
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  • commeyras
    commeyras Club Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #2

    A timely reminder to be vigilant.  But don't be put off having a great holiday in this welcoming country.

  • Oldgirl and Staffy
    Oldgirl and Staffy Forum Participant Posts: 414
    edited August 2016 #3

    These people, or someone doing the same thing, approached us in a service station just north of Bordeaux in June.  An Irish man said he and his wife were travelling back to Ireland and their caravan with their belongings had been stolen and they wanted to
    know if we could lend them some money.  We were having lunch in our motorhome and I didn't open the door, I opened the kitchen window to speak to him when he knocked.  I said we didn't carry any cash with us and he stormed away extremely grumpily.  

  • hitchglitch
    hitchglitch Forum Participant Posts: 3,007
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    edited August 2016 #4

    This kind of scam is very common in big cities and I have been approached in London by very convincing individuals who claim to have lost their wallet and needed the train fare home.etc.

    One attractive lady stood outside Paddington station opposite where I worked and would stop men with a sob story about her car being impounded and needing money to release it. After we had seen this happen more than once we stood to one side whilst she delivered
    her lines and interrupted her saying something like ..."are you here again with the same story". She was not amused!

  • Tammygirl
    Tammygirl Club Member Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #5

    Tis a sad state of affairs but its life, these people will always find a way of extorting money from the vunerable. Why do people carry so much cash with them is beyond me, if we have 100€ between us they would be lucky.

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