Other Tourist Scams in Doha

Tourist SIM Card Overcharge

Informal vendors near the Hamad Airport arrivals exit and inside Villaggio Mall and City Centre Doha sell prepaid tourist SIM cards at prices two to three times above the standard rate available at official Ooredoo or Vodafone Qatar counters. Some also activate SIMs with lower data allowances than advertised, or sell deactivated cards that require an additional fee to unlock.