The so called Bar Girls will troll legitimate nightspots for businessmen and tourists who appear wealthy based on such accessories as expensive watches or nice shoes. The girls, most of them from Eastern Europe or Russia, will then invite you to private clubs and begin pouring the booze, racking up huge charges on your credit cards.

Most travellers are aware of this old trick, but amazing number of single men still fall for it every day.

You are staying at a hotel and one evening you find a pizza delivery menu conveniently slipped under your door. When you place an order, you are asked to provide your credit card details. You comply and  that's where when you really pay.

The phone number they gave you is not related to the pizza place at all, but is your direct link to identity thieves. It goes without saying - pizza never arrives and your credit card is charged to the tune of hundreds of dollars.

If you are really craving a slice of delicious pizza, get a recommendation from your hotel or search online.

Hang up and call the front desk directly to make sure the request is legitimate.

This scam is quite common in South East Asia, but has recently been gaining ground in the USA too. You are a sleepy hotel guest and suddenly you are awakened by a very early morning or very late night call from the "front desk" asking for your credit card information. There's been a problem with your credit card, they will say. Could you read the number back one more time please?

The scammers are hoping you'll do something while half-asleep that you never should - give out credit card info by phone. It’s not until much later when they realize that “front desk” was actually a front for something else.

Someone may pose as a hotel cleaner or repairman in order to get into your room. They would then steal you card key and come in later when you are gone to help themselves to your money and belongings.

If someone knocks on your door, make sure you see their badge or license first, before letting them in.

Most common in Las Vegas, but can happen in other places too. This scam involves a cabbie who insists on unloading your bags at your hotel or at the airport. He will then say he's in a rush, will slams the trunk and speed away. Only later will you notice that one of your bags is missing.

Always keep an eye on all pieces of your luggage and try to note the driver's name, cab number and company when you get in.

You are driving along a highway and suddenly a car will cut you off, causing you to slam on your brakes, and then a car behind you will drive straight into the rear of your car.

When a rear-end collision happens, the driver of the front car is automatically thought be at fault. Be careful when a car is following you closely.

It is certainly a lie. Asked the terminal staff the standard fare price and taxi sizes - it's always better to be safe, than sorry.

Similar to taxi scams in other countries, very rude and pushy private drivers will wait outside the terminal and try to usher you to their vehicle. The fee is more than twice the price of the local cabs. If you decline, they will tell you that you have no other option as there are no taxis in this area that could accommodate five passengers, or that much luggage, or go that far. 

If the musician won't take the CD, gently place it on the ground and walk away. A guy on a corner of the Times Square or Sunset Boulevard shouts "Check out my music!" and hands you what seems to be a free copy of his CD. He's so generous that he'll even offer to autograph it.

Once the disc is in your hands, the aspiring rapper (suddenly surrounded by his friends) will refuse to take it back.

You need to pay him $10 or so to stop them from menacing you.

Room service charges should always go on the credit card the hotel already has on file. If a waiter or waitress who delivers your food demands cash or a card, politely decline and reiterate that you will pay upon check out.

Of course if you want to leave some tips - that's a totally different matter.

These fraudsters will tail you until the opportune time presents itself to rob you of your money, or force you to withdraw the balance, or do both. This one is actually a mix of scam artistry with pure muggings, so beware of your surroundings and never leave ATM receipts behind.

Scammers can spot tourists at ATMs in a heartbeat. When they do see one, they will be on the lookout for how you handle the receipt. If you leave it at the machine, or crumple it and put it in the nearby trash, the criminals will retrieve the receipt to see how much you withdrew as well as your remaining balance. The rest, unfortunately, is history.