£600 for cheese ? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear

24 mai 2026 | Anna Tims
Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cob When Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in Rio de Janeiro, she expected to pay 40 reais (£5.90) for the snack. (…)
 Site référencé:  The Guardian (Asia Pacific)

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