Other Tourist Scams in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Timeshares, fake police, charity fraud, and miscellaneous scams targeting visitors. Below are the other scams scams reported in Samarkand — how they work and how to avoid them.
For broader context, compare this scam type with nearby destinations like Almaty, Tashkent, and Bukhara.
Last updated: April 4, 2026
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Other Scams Scams
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How it works
Officers from the Patrol-Post Service Battalion have been documented approaching tourists near Registan and other monument ticket areas and demanding informal payments. In a documented 2024 incident, two officers instructed a visiting tourist to place 50,000 UZS in an unused trash bin near the entrance to avoid a supposed administrative issue. Samarkand authorities dismissed the implicated officers following the incident going public, but the underlying risk remains at less-monitored sites.
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13 total warnings across all categories