One scam runs something like this: friendly Greek approaches solo male traveller and asks for the time or where he is from; friendly Greek then reveals that he, too, is from out of town or does the old ‘Ah, I have a cousin in Australia’ routine and suggests they go to a bar for a drink. Before they know it women appear and more drinks are ordered and the conman disappears. The women are not prostitutes, but the traveller is left to pay an exorbitant bill, which is when the smiles disappear and the atmosphere turns threatening.

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