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RE: Travel Tips - Be careful whilst renting a scooter! [A story about how we got scammed]

in #travel7 years ago

Woah! How did she even think about giving her passport as a security. They could misuse it for all the wrong reasons.
These rentals are huge scammers, not only there but in India as well.
We had similar issue in Madhya Pradesh.
Always better to check their reputation before renting.

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I guess she didn't care about that passport as she wasn't traveling with it and had to get it replaced next year anyway. I was pretty firm on the fact that I am not giving my passport away for anything - TAKE MY MONEY BUT NOT MY PASSPORT. She reported it as lost and cancelled the passport right away though.

And yeah, we should've thought about it more. I am glad it worked out in the end though!

@sjennon, what a small world! I've been following you for about a month but I didn't know you are a part of the firepower's team.

I read some teammalaysia posts yesterday (I have some stemmit friends belonging to teammalayisa) and found a familiar face there, you! What a small world!

I hope you and your team had a wonderful time in Malaysia. Come to Hong Kong, I'll treat you guys to some delicacies and gorgeous views.

Have a good day.

Haha, aah surprise! Hehe :D

We did have a wonderful time. Now in India :D China isn't on the list unfortunately, but never say never! I've heard its beautiful indeed.

Enjoy India and make it big with Firepower and team!