A Russian tourist spoke about a common shoe brush trick in Turkey 
three main ways to cheat visiting tourists. He spoke about this in his personal blog on the Yandex.Zen platform.
For example, the man advised travelers never to pick up a brush that shoe cleaners allegedly accidentally lose (this activity is very common among the residents of Istanbul). Otherwise, unscrupulous Turks will offer to clean their shoes for free as a token of gratitude, but at the same time they will begin to complain about a hard life and beg for money.
In addition, the Russian recalled that most often tourists are cheated in a taxi – drivers may not counter when landing or talk about its breakdown. “At best, you are guaranteed an unpleasant conversation, perhaps with shouts, with a disgruntled taxi driver. At worst, unplanned spending, “the blog author warned of the tricks.
He also mentioned another common pattern – when a stranger starts a friendly conversation with a tourist, offers him a drink and treats him to drinks at his own expense. Then the attacker invites his friends to join – when the foreigner loses its vigilance, the company moves to another establishment on the outskirts of the city. as a result, he receives an invoice for 300-1000 dollars (about 21-72 thousand rubles). And since the place is far from the center and there can be no question of any tourist police here, you have to pay, “the Russian explained.
Earlier in November, a Russian woman who visited the province of Antalya revealed a scheme of cheating tourists in one of the hotels resort and shared her impressions of the rest in the autumn. Thus, the tourist was promised “pleasant rewards” in the form of an additional dinner at the hotel restaurant, a massage session, or souvenir gift sets, but at the same time she had to leave a positive review of the accommodation on various online platforms.