Arrival Brief

Global scam map · tourist scripts & arrival friction · coverage expanding weekly

Select a city — or a script — and see what runs where
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Cities mapped

225

225 full briefs live · new weekly

Scam scripts

18

core playbook complete · documented & countered

Arrival guides

216

gate to a legitimate ride, in order

Highest-risk window

30min

after landing · decide the ride before you fly

Inbound cities

225 mapped · 225 briefs live MONITORING 225 CITIES · 18 SCRIPTS INDEXED scroll to zoom · drag to pan
Rome Barcelona Paris Lisbon Bangkok Istanbul Prague Naples Amsterdam Mexico City Madrid Venice Delhi Cairo Marrakech Athens London Tokyo Bali Buenos Aires Vienna Budapest New York Rio de Janeiro Hanoi Cape Town Zanzibar Berlin Milan Cartagena Ho Chi Minh City Kuala Lumpur Lima Dubai Seville Nairobi Medellín Bogotá Cali Santa Marta Panama City San José Sydney Singapore Seoul Dubrovnik Cusco Johannesburg Kyoto Hong Kong Taipei Jaipur Quito Los Angeles Florence Cancún Mumbai Shanghai Phuket Kraków Fes Agra Siem Reap São Paulo Manila Amman Beijing Luxor Havana Chiang Mai Santiago Kathmandu Porto Munich Colombo La Paz Tunis Doha Antigua Guatemala Hoi An Tbilisi Bucharest Accra Montevideo Dublin Reykjavik Kigali Samarkand Oaxaca Busan Marseille Brussels Jakarta Muscat Tallinn Guadalajara Zurich Fukuoka Dakar Santo Domingo Split Arusha Miami Sofia Goa Cabo San Lucas Belgrade Yogyakarta Las Vegas New Orleans Valencia Penang Tulum Luang Prabang San Francisco Zagreb Kolkata Addis Ababa Honolulu Vilnius Tel Aviv Casablanca Guayaquil Sarajevo Chengdu Auckland Punta Cana Puerto Plata Managua San Juan del Sur Guatemala City Warsaw Nice Osaka Phnom Penh Melbourne Copenhagen Edinburgh Stockholm Lagos Bratislava San Salvador Vientiane Helsinki Riga Palermo Málaga Salvador Antalya Manaus Natal Fortaleza Foz do Iguaçu Belo Horizonte Ouro Preto Brasília Toronto Vancouver Santorini Cappadocia Abu Dhabi Mérida Montreal Granada Bologna Da Nang Chennai Mombasa San Juan Kingston Montego Bay Curaçao Paramaribo Port of Spain Nassau Aruba Bridgetown St. Lucia Antigua Turks & Caicos Grand Cayman Grenada St. Maarten Port Moresby Nadi Kota Kinabalu Langkawi Cebu Boracay Puerto Princesa El Nido Davao Bohol Kuching Malacca Hiroshima Xi'an Varanasi Krabi Puerto Vallarta Chicago Jeju Sapporo Pattaya Guilin Siargao Ljubljana Nha Trang Boston Kotor Koh Samui Chefchaouen San Sebastián Bilbao Tangier Queenstown Hue Arequipa Bergen Lyon Bruges Cairns Mykonos Naha Sorrento
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Use the brief

01Before you goRead your city's brief — zones, scripts, taxi facts. 02When you landAirport guides: gate to a legitimate ride, in order. 03Learn the scriptsThe same scams run everywhere — recognize them once. 04If something happensStep-by-step recovery: cards, police report, passport.

All cities 225

Abu DhabiAccraAddis AbabaAgraAmmanAmsterdamAntalyaAntiguaAntigua GuatemalaArequipaArubaArushaAthensAucklandBaliBangkokBarcelonaBeijingBelgradeBelo HorizonteBergenBerlinBilbaoBogotáBoholBolognaBoracayBostonBrasíliaBratislavaBridgetownBrugesBrusselsBucharestBudapestBuenos AiresBusanCabo San LucasCairnsCairoCaliCancúnCape TownCappadociaCartagenaCasablancaCebuChefchaouenChengduChennaiChiang MaiChicagoColomboCopenhagenCuraçaoCuscoDa NangDakarDavaoDelhiDohaDubaiDublinDubrovnikEdinburghEl NidoFesFlorenceFortalezaFoz do IguaçuFukuokaGoaGranadaGrand CaymanGrenadaGuadalajaraGuatemala CityGuayaquilGuilinHanoiHavanaHelsinkiHiroshimaHo Chi Minh CityHoi AnHong KongHonoluluHueIstanbulJaipurJakartaJejuJohannesburgKathmanduKigaliKingstonKoh SamuiKolkataKota KinabaluKotorKrabiKrakówKuala LumpurKuchingKyotoLa PazLagosLangkawiLas VegasLimaLisbonLjubljanaLondonLos AngelesLuang PrabangLuxorLyonMadridMalaccaManaguaManausManilaMarrakechMarseilleMedellínMelbourneMexico CityMiamiMilanMombasaMontego BayMontevideoMontrealMumbaiMunichMuscatMykonosMálagaMéridaNadiNahaNairobiNaplesNassauNatalNew OrleansNew YorkNha TrangNiceOaxacaOsakaOuro PretoPalermoPanama CityParamariboParisPattayaPenangPhnom PenhPhuketPort MoresbyPort of SpainPortoPraguePuerto PlataPuerto PrincesaPuerto VallartaPunta CanaQueenstownQuitoReykjavikRigaRio de JaneiroRomeSalvadorSamarkandSan FranciscoSan JoséSan JuanSan Juan del SurSan SalvadorSan SebastiánSanta MartaSantiagoSanto DomingoSantoriniSapporoSarajevoSeoulSevilleShanghaiSiargaoSiem ReapSingaporeSofiaSorrentoSplitSt. LuciaSt. MaartenStockholmSydneySão PauloTaipeiTallinnTangierTbilisiTel AvivTokyoTorontoTulumTunisTurks & CaicosValenciaVancouverVaranasiVeniceViennaVientianeVilniusWarsawXi'anYogyakartaZagrebZanzibarZurich

How Arrival Brief works

Every brief describes patterns that are widely and consistently reported by travelers, local police advisories, and official tourism bodies — written calmly, dated visibly, and updated when things change. We tell you what the problem looks like, how likely you are to meet it, and what the boring, effective countermove is. More about our method →