Scam City

- Season 1

(2012)

At night in Prague, scammers emerge, readying themselves for the tourists enjoying the city's nightlife. The tourists are unaware that they've already been marked by those disguised as beautiful girls, harmless hawkers, and friendly taxi drivers.

Host Conor Woodman is in Rio de Janeiro. Every year, millions of tourists descend on this Brazilian city for the biggest party in the world - Carnival. And with so many tourists out reveling on the streets it's party time for Rio's scammers too.

Marrakech can be maze-like without a guide, however are the guides as genuine as they seem?

Host Conor Woodman is in Rome, on a mission to uncover the gritty underworld that crawls under its thriving tourist scene. There's a turf war between Rome's thieves and con men, in which tourists have become both the spectators and the prize.

Host Conor Woodman visits the pickpocket capital, Barcelona, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. But this city has a dark secret: some of the most skilled con men and thieves in the world.

Buenos Aires' sultry climate attracts 10 million tourists a year. Host Conor Woodman sets out to discover the most common scams involving tourists: pickpocketing, clip joints, vice girls, and hotel scams. But the worst is all the counterfeit money.

If you're walking along at night in Istanbul and a friendly man starts talking to you, watch out. You will end up at bar where after two or three drinks you will be presented with a bill for anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Your options will then be to withdraw the sum from via an ATM and pay the bill off or be beaten up. The police don't care.

New Delhi is one of the world's greatest historical cities, but scratch beyond the surface and host Conor Woodman swiftly discovers a world of skillful hustlers, conmen and scammers, all doing their best to relieve each and every tourist of their cash.

Host Conor Woodman ventures to Las Vegas, a city with a seedy underbelly of sex and swindlers. Beyond Vegas's bright neon lights and swanky casinos, there's more to the city than meets the eye.

Host Conor Woodman is in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the hottest cities on earth. It has been 15 years since his last visit, this time to see if the gem scam he first encountered there is still being run Â- and to discover another one.