2012
48m

Summary Host Conor Woodman travels to some of the world's most popular cities in an effort to expose the darker side of tourism. View more details

2012
48m

Scam City

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Conor Woodman Richard Wilk

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7.9

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Genres : Adventure Documentary Reality-TV

Release date : Jun 2, 2012

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Handel Productions Zig Zag Productions

Summary Host Conor Woodman travels to some of the world's most popular cities in an effort to expose the darker side of tourism. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Documentary Reality-TV

Release date : Jun 2, 2012

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Handel Productions Zig Zag Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 02, 2012

Prague

At night in Prague, scammers emerge, readying themselves for the tourists enjoying the city's nightlife. The tourists are unaware that they've already been marked by those disguised as beautiful girls, harmless hawkers, and friendly taxi drivers.

Episode 2 • Jun 09, 2012

Rio

Host Conor Woodman is in Rio de Janeiro. Every year, millions of tourists descend on this Brazilian city for the biggest party in the world - Carnival. And with so many tourists out reveling on the streets it's party time for Rio's scammers too.

Episode 3 • Jun 16, 2012

Marrakech

Marrakech can be maze-like without a guide, however are the guides as genuine as they seem?

Episode 4 • Jun 23, 2012

Rome

Host Conor Woodman is in Rome, on a mission to uncover the gritty underworld that crawls under its thriving tourist scene. There's a turf war between Rome's thieves and con men, in which tourists have become both the spectators and the prize.

Episode 5 • Jun 30, 2012

Barcelona

Host Conor Woodman visits the pickpocket capital, Barcelona, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. But this city has a dark secret: some of the most skilled con men and thieves in the world.

Episode 6 • Jul 07, 2012

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires' sultry climate attracts 10 million tourists a year. Host Conor Woodman sets out to discover the most common scams involving tourists: pickpocketing, clip joints, vice girls, and hotel scams. But the worst is all the counterfeit money.

Episode 7 • Jul 14, 2012

Istanbul

If you're walking along at night in Istanbul and a friendly man starts talking to you, watch out. You will end up at bar where after two or three drinks you will be presented with a bill for anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Your options will then be to withdraw the sum from via an ATM and pay the bill off or be beaten up. The police don't care.

Episode 8 • Jul 21, 2012

Dehli

New Delhi is one of the world's greatest historical cities, but scratch beyond the surface and host Conor Woodman swiftly discovers a world of skillful hustlers, conmen and scammers, all doing their best to relieve each and every tourist of their cash.

Episode 9 • Jul 28, 2012

Las Vegas

Host Conor Woodman ventures to Las Vegas, a city with a seedy underbelly of sex and swindlers. Beyond Vegas's bright neon lights and swanky casinos, there's more to the city than meets the eye.

Episode 10 • Aug 04, 2012

Bangkok

Host Conor Woodman is in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the hottest cities on earth. It has been 15 years since his last visit, this time to see if the gem scam he first encountered there is still being run Â- and to discover another one.

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