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I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

2 outlets 2 reports Published Aug 30, 2026

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Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Then came a revelation.S1 S2

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I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Then came a revelation.

2w Brisbanetimes

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Then came a revelation.

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I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

Italy Culture

2 outlets 2 reports Published Aug 30, 2026

The brief

Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Having driven thousands of kilometres in Italy, I thought I knew all there was to know about what could go wrong. Then came a revelation.S1 S2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

2w Theage

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

2w Brisbanetimes

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

Sources · 2 citations

S1 TheageLead 1 report · EN

S2 Brisbanetimes 1 report · EN

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I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

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I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

I thought I knew every travel scam in the book, but new ones are emerging

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