银行卡盗刷装置与'热心'陌生人
手法: 独立设置的自动取款机上偶尔会出现盗刷装置,而一些主动提出'帮忙'处理卡被吞或机器操作困惑的陌生人,有时会借机记住你的密码或调换你的银行卡。
如何避免: 请使用银行或商场内部的取款机,输入密码时用手遮住键盘,绝不要在取款机旁接受陌生人的帮助。
Tourist scams in 南非 — and how to avoid them
These are the tourist scams Trzly has documented across 南非, grouped by destination. Each one is real, with a clear way to stay safe. Read before you land.
In 开普敦
Full 开普敦 guide ›非正规停车看管人员的威吓
手法: 一些没有佩戴证件的非正规'看车人'有时会向游客施压,要求支付虚高的费用以看管停放的车辆,遭到拒绝时偶尔会表现出攻击性。
如何避免: 给佩戴正式证件的看车人一点小费是正常且受欢迎的做法,但你没有义务向未佩戴证件、态度强硬的人付费;尽量将车停在有人看管、照明良好的停车场。
无计价器出租车乱收费
手法: 没有正常运作计价器的出租车,尤其是在机场或旅游景点附近,有时会在你已经上车后才报出远高于标准车费的价格。
如何避免: 如果车上没有运作的计价器,上车前应先谈妥车费,或使用能提前显示价格的网约车应用。
砸车窗抢劫停放或停靠车辆
手法: 小偷有时会在红绿灯处或停车场砸破车窗,抢走座位上明显可见的手机、包或相机。
如何避免: 车内贵重物品应始终收起不外露,行李和包应在开车前就放入后备箱,而不是停车后再放。
In Johannesburg
Full Johannesburg guide ›ATM card-swap by a 'helpful stranger'
手法: At a cash machine, a friendly stranger offers to help — often saying the machine is faulty — then watches your PIN and swaps your card for a similar one, or distracts you while an accomplice does. You leave with the wrong card and they drain your account.
如何避免: Only use ATMs inside shopping malls or banks, never street machines. Refuse all offers of help, shield the keypad, and if anyone crowds you, cancel and walk away. If your card is 'swallowed', call your bank yourself — don't accept a stranger's phone or advice.
Smash-and-grab at traffic lights
手法: At red traffic lights (robots), thieves smash a car window and grab phones, bags or laptops left on the seat, then run. It is one of Johannesburg's most common street crimes and can happen in daylight in good areas.
如何避免: Keep windows up, doors locked and all valuables out of sight in the boot or footwell. Leave a gap to the car ahead so you can pull away, stay alert at intersections, and be extra careful after dark. In a rideshare, keep your phone down and bag off the seat.
Fake police and 'tourist police'
手法: People in convincing uniforms stop tourists to 'check' their ID, wallet or bag for drugs or counterfeit notes, then palm cash or cards. South Africa has no dedicated 'tourist police', so anyone using that title is a scammer.
如何避免: Real officers do not search your wallet or take your money on the street. Ask for ID, don't hand over cash or your passport, offer to go to the nearest police station, and call a hotel or your ride-hailing driver if you feel pressured.
Unofficial taxi touts at OR Tambo
手法: Inside the OR Tambo arrivals hall, touts approach tired arrivals offering 'taxis' at inflated, arbitrary fares in unregistered, uninsured cars, sometimes with a detour or a demand for more money on arrival.
如何避免: Never accept a ride from anyone who approaches you inside the terminal. Walk to the Gautrain, the official metered-taxi rank, or your pre-booked Uber/Bolt pickup point, and only get into a car you booked in an app or arranged with your hotel.
Walking with valuables in the inner city
手法: Displaying a phone, camera, jewellery or a full backpack while walking in the CBD, around Park Station or on quiet streets marks you as a target for muggings and 'follow-home' theft, especially after dark.
如何避免: Don't walk through the inner city carrying valuables; keep your phone pocketed and jewellery off. Explore the CBD, Soweto and Maboneng on a guided tour or by rideshare door to door, carry only what you need, and after dark move by car, not on foot.
Overpriced street metered taxis
手法: Some street or rank metered taxis quote inflated 'tourist' prices, take longer routes, or claim a broken meter, charging far more than a fair fare for the trip.
如何避免: Use Uber or Bolt, where the price is fixed in the app before you ride and the driver is tracked. If you must take a metered taxi, agree the fare before setting off and have a rough idea of the distance.