Unaware tourists have reported being charged exorbitant prices for having their photos taken with artists in popular cities such as Las Vegas, Paris and New York.
While there are many honest street performers out there, unfortunately, there are some scammers that are catching unsuspecting Australian tourists out overseas.
Stories of these sneaky tactics came to light when a traveler asked a question in a popular travel group for women: “In Las Vegas. Went to the strip the other day and my boyfriend got a photo with some of the Vegas Showgirls that were out on the sidewalk,” she wrote. One replied: “We had something similar happen while in NYC. Characters stopped us, took my husband’s phone from his hand, snapped a pic of my son with them, then refused to give his phone back until we paid them.”And another said her child had been targeted: “One of those class acts tried this and inappropriately grabbed my young child to convince us to take a photograph. Stay far away from them.
Meanwhile, another wrote: “$40 each?! Like someone else said, if they required that much it should be known beforehand! Scam artists everywhere!”Characters around Time Square will jump into photos with other characters to demand more money from unsuspecting tourists.“I had a similarly awful experience in NYC in Times Square,” a traveler said. “Stopped to have my daughter take a photo with one of the many dresses up characters roaming around.
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