Other Tourist Scams in Moscow

Metro Pickpocket on Crowded Lines

The Moscow Metro carries over 7 million passengers daily; pickpockets operate primarily on the Circle Line (Line 5, brown) and on the interchange platforms at Komsomolskaya, Park Kultury, and Biblioteka im. Lenina stations during morning and evening rush hours. A common tactic involves one person pressing close to a tourist to look at a metro map while an accomplice works the bag or jacket pocket from behind. Tourists consulting paper maps or looking upward at station art are especially vulnerable.