Other Tourist Scams in Guayaquil

False Inspector Shakedown on Malecón

A person posing as a municipal inspector or plainclothes police officer stops tourists on the Malecón 2000 promenade, claiming to conduct a routine "tourist safety check" or an investigation into counterfeit dollars. The scammer insists on inspecting wallets to verify banknotes and uses the opportunity to palm cash or demand a bribe.