Accommodation Scams in Dar es Salaam

Fake Guesthouse Booking Confirmation

Touts operating near Julius Nyerere International Airport and the Kariakoo bus terminal approach newly arrived travelers with printed booking confirmations for guesthouses that either do not exist or have no record of the reservation. Victims are taken to a different, often inferior accommodation and charged above-market rates. The deception frequently involves accomplices posing as guesthouse staff who confirm the "booking" by phone in front of the traveler.