33 documented tourist scams across 5 Colombian destinations — drawn from Colombian press (El Tiempo, Semana, El Espectador, El Colombiano), the US State Department Colombia advisory, and Policía Nacional de Turismo records. You’ll learn the exact Bogotá paseo millonario taxi script, the Medellín scopolamine Tinder setup, the Cartagena walled-city USD-pricing trap, and the Colombian phrases that shut them down on the spot.
A preview of what’s documented — scripts, red flags, and the moves that shut each scam down.
From the Bogotá paseo millonario yellow-taxi kidnapping to Medellín’s Parque Lleras scopolamine ecosystem to Cartagena’s walled-city USD-pricing trap — full coverage of where travelers actually get caught out.
Volumes 1 (Japan), 2 (Italy), 3 (France), and 4 (Thailand) set the series structure. Colombia is the sixteenth volume — covering 33 scams across Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, Cali, and Santa Marta — and the book is ordered capital-first (Bogotá), then the paisa hub (Medellín), then the Caribbean walled city (Cartagena), then the salsa capital (Cali), and finishing in the Caribbean gateway of Santa Marta.
Every scam is documented against Colombian news coverage — El Tiempo, Semana, El Espectador, El Colombiano, El Universal, El País — plus Policía Nacional de Turismo, the US State Department Colombia advisory, and Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio records, and firsthand traveler accounts. Named operators and dated incidents where we have them.
A full appendix of Colombian Spanish exit phrases — “no, gracias,” “el taxímetro, por favor,” “voy a llamar a la policía” — with pronunciation guides and when to use them. Plus the 6 universal scam patterns that let you spot variations we haven’t documented yet.
Scams evolve. Paseo millonario taxi tactics evolve. Scopolamine-setup scripts mutate. Emerald-counterfeit operations rotate addresses. We re-research and update each book every year. Buy once, re-download future editions from your Amazon library.
“What the guidebooks won’t tell you.”
Colombia is Volume 15 of the series. Japan, Italy, France, Thailand, Spain, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Turkey, Canada, Greece, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Portugal (Volumes 1–14) are already live. Each country gets the same treatment — real traveler stories, local-press sourced, annual updates.
Volume 1 · Live
Volume 2 · Live
Volume 3 · Live
Volume 4 · Live
Volume 5 · Featured
Coming 2026
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Quick answers about the book, pricing, and updates.
Kindle eBook — readable on any phone, tablet, or computer with the free Kindle app, as well as on any Kindle device. A ~258-page paperback edition is planned for 2026.
Approximately 258 pages in paperback, ~200 pages on Kindle — written to be read in a single flight over and referenced on your phone in-country.
$4.99 USD on Amazon Kindle. Price varies slightly by Amazon region.
Yes — we re-research and update each book annually as scams evolve. Buy once, re-download future editions from your Amazon library at no extra cost.
Yes. Amazon’s standard Kindle refund policy applies — you have 7 days from purchase to return for a full refund, no questions asked.
The book isn’t live yet — but the research behind it is. Read our free Colombia scam pages while you wait.