Hungary: Tourists Taken for a Ride in Budapest

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | August 21st, 2008 | Trackback

In a scam as old as tourism, three Swedes were taken to a strip club in Budapest instead of the nightclub they were looking for by a taxi driver who earned a commission to deliver them to the club. Once there they were joined by “hostesses” who helped them run up an exorbitant bar bill, which they were forced to pay. Such ripping off of naïve tourists is big business for the clubs and taxi drivers, and seldom do police take action on complaints. Many victims do not file reports out of embarrassment.

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