Updated
August 23, 2007
Be aware of Scams & Conmen
Strangers in strange lands are always at the mercy of conmen and small time operators who make quick and easy money, rather than earning it honestly
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Have you been scammed or conned by anyone in The Gambia - Please don't let them get away with it again.
Warn others about known conmen, they are destroying the reputation of their country and depriving really needy cases of the help that tourists would give.
Send us their details so others are not taken in by these cheats who selfishly take advantage of peoples generosity.
Since the GTS site was started in April 2000, I have had reason to publish a few accounts of people who have been conned while on holiday in The Gambia. This has never been done to frighten away would be visitors, but to make sure people take care and avoid the embarrassment of being conned.
It is so easy to fall for a hard luck story, or believe someone loves you. Conmen are so convincing because they have usually had loads of practice, so you are not the only person to be conned. They get away with it and carry on conning because most of us are too embarrassed to tell people that they have been conned..
Most conmen are really nice guys, very charming, very believable, very dishonest and actually not caring, charming or nice at all.
The following are the pages to do with scams or warnings about scams and known conmen.
- Bumsters and how to recognise them
- The nice guy syndrome
- Beware of scams and how to avoid them
- Is it safe to travel alone in Gambia
- How GTS can help you help the really needy
Please
help to stop conmen operating in The Gambia.
They deprive really needy people of help.
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