don't get scammed or tricked in cabo san lucas mexico hello travelers in today's video we talk
about how to stay safe and not get tricked in cabo san lucas cabo san lucas has a lot to offer to its
visitors from astonishing scenery to beautiful beaches amazing restaurants a wide variety
of water sports activities to great nightlife entertainment located in mexico's tip of baja
california it is a favorite mexican vacation destination los cabos is the second fastest
growing resort town destination in mexico however there are some specific things you should be aware
of while vacationing in cabo san lucas and not fall for the tricks and scams which mostly target
local and foreign tourists so today we will talk about how not to get tricked or scammed in los
cabos so let us begin if you enjoy our videos join us on our journey around the world by subscribing
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hustlers of all kinds at the airport arriving at the los cabos airport can be quite an experience
as a newcomer tourist here you will encounter many people who only want to make easy fast money
and see tourists as easy targets or walking dollars after clearing immigration and customs
you will exit through the automatic doors into another room where you will find a swarm of
so-called information representatives or disguised as concierge they are very convincing and many of
them wearing t-shirts with resort or shuttle names to deceive you these guys will be very helpful
and offer you to find a shuttle or taxi or try to carry your luggage or offer you some
taurus etc my advice here is just to stay cool and smile and don't engage in any conversation
with those hustlers just continue your walk to the exit doors to get outside of the terminal
and there will be the legitimate shuttle buses and hotel representatives waiting for you if you have
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now let us continue with the video number two avoid taxis at the airport the official airport
taxis at cabo san lucas airport have outrageous elevated prices around eighty dollars to drive you
to cabo san lucas center don't get tricked here to pay that expensive ride you are way better off
with a shared shuttle bus to get into town for around twenty dollars way cheaper than taking
those expensive taxis you can reserve your shuttle bus online and pre-book them so you don't get hit
with that abusive expensive taxi fare a quick online search reveals the best shuttle operators
at los cabos airport use them instead number three time share concierge it starts at the airport with
the hustlers they're trying to invite you to a timeshare presentation in some smaller cheap
resorts the concierge representative is not a real one these guys are paid by the timeshare
division to hustle potential clients for the sales room to attend the timeshare presentation
also walking around cabo san lucas you will encounter many friendly people trying to
engage in a conversation with you starting like hello my friend where are you from
many have fake id name tags of resorts or hotels they supposedly work for and they're
offering you a free tour of the resort with a free breakfast included or maybe offering you a free
sightseeing tour or some major discount for any activity you might want to do in cabo san lucas
my advice here is stay clear from these guys or you can find yourself in a high pressure
timeshare sales presentation where sales reps and closers don't take no for a no so from the
initial 90-minute hotel tour you are trapped for five to seven hours in a sales room with closers
trying to convince you to buy an overpriced timeshare ask yourself is that really worth
it for the discounted tour tickets number four water sports equipment rental scam
so you finally arrived at your beachfront hotel in cabo san lucas and you go to the beach and see all
those vendors offering you to rent a jet ski or any other water sport activity and you think yeah
why not let's have a jet ski ride and a few fast spins on the sea of cortez so you hire one
of those guys without any formalities you are on your jet ski speeding the waters of cabo san lucas
however upon returning the jet ski the vendor blames you for supposedly damaging it scratching
it or any other bogus claim and threatens to call the police which can result in jail time
if you don't come up with the money to pay for the damages he claims you did on his jet ski
my advice here is if you plan to rent a jet ski always do your research ahead online and
go with a reputable operator like the ones at your hotel in the water sports shop make sure
you also inspect and photograph and take videos of the jet ski before taking off to document the
existing damage it might already have like this you avoid an argument later with the rental guy
number five paying with credit cards outside of the resort be very careful using your credit card
outside of your resort especially when dining in restaurants or nightclubs and bars or buying
from informal street vendors there is a high chance of your card being cloned or tampered with
or even used without your authorization and if you do not have notifications enabled on your account
you will not know about the scam until they reflect on your credit card bill back home in
a month or so which then it is too late i would advise here never to give your credit card out of
your hand in sight let the waiter bring the credit card terminal onto your table to charge you and
not run away with your card back to the kitchen avoid that by using only cash in cabo san lucas
number six atm scams cabo san lucas has two types of atm machines ones are owned by a mexican bank
others are owned by a private entity or individual those ones are mostly standing at tourist spots
such as madonna beach flea markets shopping malls outside restaurants or bars or discos
stay away from the ones who are not owned by a bank in mexico or the ones offering you to
give you dollars instead of mexican pesos some of the atm machines have a duplicating device on it
and will get all of your banking information here you are a high risk to be scammed
skimming alert your card could be cloned and your account could be cleaned up because you
even have the chance to catch up on the scam high commissions for dollar withdrawals and the bad
exchange rate that is just a few dimension of your issues after using one of those rogue atms
only use mexican bank atm machines inside a local mexican bank and nowhere else number seven
discount shopping scam trick another way to get your money is many times when you make a purchase
or pay for a service like going to a beach club or eating in a restaurant drinking at a bar or
booking anything like tours rental equipment cars etc you may be given coupons or discount
cards redeemable during your vacation stay here at los cabos be very careful with these 50 off offers
or any discount coupon you get that promises huge savings or anything don't get tricked here in cabo
san lucas with that do your online research first to see if the offer is legit and compare prices
without the coupon at other shops for that item it could be jewelry or any other high-priced item
before using any of those free discount coupons you might find that the coupon is useless and that
you can buy that same item much cheaper online even without that discount coupon number eight
fellow taurus scam okay this is a scam done by foreigners and some have been doing it for years
as an income source mostly while you are in cabo san lucas enjoying your time there you might
be approached or meet casually any random forest tourist who starts a conversation with you telling
you a sad story about how he lost his passport or how he got robbed and had all his money stolen or
his luggage was stolen it is always the same modus operandi the goal here of those scammers is to get
any amount of money out of you they could ask for ten dollars for some tacos or twenty dollars for a
taxi ride back to their hotel or even more like a few hundred dollars to get an airplane ticket back
home all depends how weak they see you don't fall for the scam my advice here is ignore any stranger
requesting money from you think about it if they were really robbed or got their belongings stolen
they must go to the police and report it or their embassy to get a plane ticket back home for sure
they would not hit up any stranger to ask for help at the los cabos marina or beach number nine don't
get scammed renting a car in cabo san lucas rental cars in cabo san lucas can be expensive as a rule
of thumb always rent from reputable international companies but even they are applying some tactics
to get you to pay more than you really need here and some of them rental car scams include forcing
you to buy additional insurance coverage which you already have with your credit card or direct
from online booking or don't need it all or adding hidden charges without you realizing it fining you
for damages not caused by you like small scratches or small dings chipped windshield or rental agent
swapping your tire for a flat one or swapping any other item in your rental car and charging you
for it avoid all that by inspecting the vehicle thoroughly and taking photos and videos before you
sign your rental agreement for the most part if you are staying only in cabo san lucas you won't
really need a car here the expectation would be if you have plans to travel to le paz or toro santos
number 10 avoid shopping when cruise ships are in town it is a common practice for cabo
san lucas markets shops jewelry stores souvenir stores basically every store tourist would buy
something are likely to mark up on the goods and services they sell to profit even more from the
crew's passengers right now cruise ships are in cabo san lucas three days a week monday thursday
and friday my advice is to go on a different day in the week for your souvenir shopping or anything
else you might need to buy in cabo san lucas it will be a lot cheaper for you well that is all
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