Ex-pat Harry Poluton has warned all tourists to avoid one good deed as he says UK holidaymakers are being targeted
A British expat now living in Spain has warned that tourists are getting robbed in Benidorm and he says there is one thing holidaymakers can do to avoid the same fate. Harry Poulton claims no one is talking about the robberies and said conmen are targeting tourists at the side of main roads.
Harry said: “If you’re renting a car, if you’re driving to Spain on the motorways – do not pull over. Not for someone that is on the side of the motorway with their hazards on trying to flag you down. There are sign posts in Spain at the moment, all the way from Barcelona up to Valencia up to Alicante.
“Saying ‘be warned, highway robberies.’ People are being flagged down, there is normally two people in these cars, one will try and ask for help while the other one distracts you.
“They then rob all of your valuables out of your car. Now this scam is happening all the time in Spain and in parts of France. But no one seems to be speaking about it. Has anything like this ever happened to you before? This is a warning.
“It is not worth it. Do not pull over. You might be doing a good favour, you might be thinking you’re helping someone out. But next thing you know you could have all of your valuables stolen.”
Harry regularly shares travel tips with his 45,600 followers. His video warning people about the robberies amassed 12,500 views and plenty of comments. Conor said: “Thank you for letting us know.”
Tim added: “Literally saw this today just north of Altea, a man frantically waving to stop traffic while pointing at vehicles parked behind a lorry, road pirates.”
Someone else said: “I am Egyptian – my mom got robbed in Barcelona and never in Egypt!”
Ryan added: “I’d drive straight past like I don’t hear beeping bye,” followed by a laughing emoji.