Money & ATM Scams in Gdansk, Poland
Card skimming, currency exchange fraud, dynamic currency conversion, and cash cons. Below are the money & atm scams scams reported in Gdansk — how they work and how to avoid them.
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Last updated: April 4, 2026
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Money & ATM Scams Scams
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Total in Gdansk
How it works
Several currency exchange booths (kantors) in Gdansk's tourist center deliberately display only a single, favorable-looking "sell" rate while hiding the far worse "buy" rate in tiny print. One well-documented exchange on Ulica Dluga charges rates 25–30% below the fair market rate for tourists selling foreign currency. Booths labeled "change" in English rather than "kantor" in Polish and those with flashy yellow-orange signage are the most commonly reported offenders. Tourists typically realize the loss only after the transaction is complete.
How it works
In the busy tourist markets and souvenir areas of Gdansk, cashiers and market vendors sometimes give incorrect change to tourists unfamiliar with Polish zloty (PLN) denominations. The confusion between similar-looking 1 PLN and 2 PLN coins, and between 10 PLN and 20 PLN notes, is frequently exploited. The error is almost always in the seller's favor.
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13 total warnings across all categories