O Μπέν Κίνγκσλευ ενώ υποδύεται τον ρόλο του αρχιπορτοφολά Φέιγκινπου εκπαίδευε ανήλικα στις κλοπές , στην ταινία Όλιβερ Τουίστ.
Σπείρες και κυκλώματα απο ολόκληρες οικόγένειες Ρουμάνων κακοποιών προσποιούνται τους τουρίστες και κλέβουν πορτοφόλια και φωτογραφικά είδη,στην Ακρόπολη, στο Σύνταγμα,στα μουσέια και σε όλα τα Αθηναικά τουριστικά αξιοθέατα .
Την καταγγελία έκανε οδηγός τουριστικού λεωφορέιου στο ραδιόφωνο του alpha (radio 9)που βλέπει καθημερινά ηλικιωμένους τουρίστες επισκέπτες να γδύνονται στην κυριολεξία απο τους κακοποιούς.
Το πρόβλημα με τους Ρουμάνους επαίτες- πορτοφολάδες, που εκμεταλέυονται τον συνωστισμό σε Aττικό Μετρό,ΗΣΑΠ και διάφορες στάσεις του ΟΑΣΑ στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, έιναι γνωστό.
Αυτό που δεν έχει γίνει ακόμη γνωστό ,είναι η δράση των κακοποιών κυκλωμάτων ακόμη και πάνω στον ιερό βράχο της Ακρόπολης.
Υποδύονται τους τουρίστες και καταληστέυουν ακόμη και αυτούς τους λίγους ξένους που διαλέγουν την Ελλάδα για να δούν τις ομορφιές τους.
Το πρόβλημα έιναι μικρό και μπορέι άνετα να λυθέι με την καθημερινή παρουσία μυστικών αστυνομικών πάνω στον βράχο της Ακρόπολης,την παρουσία της αστυνομίας δίπλα στα τουριστικά λεωφορεία, στο Σύνταγμα, και την καθημερινή παρουσία και περιπολία αστυνομικών έξω απο τα μεγαλύτερα Μουσεία της Αθήνας.
Πρέπει να υπάρξει μέριμνα για να προφυλάξουμε τον πολιτισμό μας και τα αξιοθεατά μας απο τα ληγούρια που έχουν κατακλύσει την Ελλάδα.
Αυτό το χάλι με τα κυκλώματα να λυμαίνονται ακόμη και τους αρχαιολογικούς μας χώρους, μόνο δυσφήμιση στην χώρα μας προκαλεί.
Aξίζει τον κόπο να διαβάσετε το τι γράφει η διαδυκτιακή εγκυκλοπάιδεια wikipedia για το πώς να προφυλαχθήτε στην Αθήνα.
To δημοφιλές site που διαβάζουν όλοι, περιγράφει με κάθε λεπτομέρεια τα κυκλώματα που κλέβουν στα αερόδρόμια,μέσα στα τουριστικά λεωφορέια και τις »must see» περιοχές στην Αθήνα και το αυτί κανενός υπέυθυνου ακόμη δεν ιδρώνει.
Δείτε επίσης το άρθρο της Sydney Morning Herald για τις 10 χειρότερες πόλεις του κόσμου όπου δρούν κυκλώματα πορτοφολάδων:
While Athens is generally a very safe city, there have been reports of pickpockets on the Metro and in other crowded areas. Street crime is rare; when it happens, it’s most commonly purse-snatching from women walking away from banks and ATM machines.
The friendly strangerbar scam has been reported from areas of central Athens frequented by travelers, including Omonia, Syntagma, and Plaka. Recently, there have been some reports of fraud. Usually, someone will stop you and ask for directions. A couple of other guys then show up claiming to be police, showing a badge (obviously a fake one). They ask if you were getting drugs from the other guy and then ask for your passport and wallet for verification. While you are busy trying to convince them that your passport is valid, one of them sneaks out some money from your wallet.
Another danger recently reported, especially by travelers boarding the Airport Express Bus in Piraeus, is pickpocket gangs operating buses used by tourists. As the bus is boarding, a large group traveling together (who are reported often to be of various nationalities other than Greek) will divide itself in two, with half of them going on board and then stopping in the aisle to cause a jam-up among passengers trying to board through the door behind them, the other half then offering to help the jammed passengers lift their luggage on board. Just before the bus leaves, the half of this group on the bus gets off. Then, joining the other half outside the door, they all quickly disperse.
What has happened, of course, is that the passengers who were being «helped» with their luggage by some of this group were being pick-pocketed by others. The theft is particularly effective because it’s directed at travelers who are leaving the country and are thus not likely to report it–many victims don’t realize they’ve been robbed until they get to the airport or even until after they get on the plane. Some travelers have claimed that certain bus drivers are party to these crimes by neglecting to open the rear door of the bus for boarding passengers, thus ensuring a tighter and more confused crowd of jammed passengers trying to board through the center door, making the criminals’ job easier.
Athenians hold negative perceptions for the areas from Omonoia Square to Karaiskaki Square and the area near Larissis train station (in the western areas of the city proper), and locals advise you to avoid these areas late at night.
There are many beggars and homeless people who walk around the streets asking for money or food. Often they use children as sympathy tools. Places to avoid are Vathis Square (can be populated by druggies using even at 5 o’clock in the afternoon), the roads on the right of the National Archaelogical Museum (almost a gathering place for the beggars of the city – the density is enormous) and the south end of 3 September Street.
The back streets of Piraeus are probably also places where its unwise to wander around late at night. More recently, Sofokleous Street (a major street south of Omonia), especially the western part near Pireos Street, has gotten a reputation for crime and drugs; some Athenians will advise you to avoid it even during the daytime. Some may also argue that wandering around the Zappeio gardens and the Pedion Areos parks at night time may not be wise.
Patission Avenue, one of the bussiest streets in Athens
Special care should be taken in crossing streets in Athens’ chaotic traffic, even if you have the walk light. Alot of the time, even if the green man is showing, there are cars with their green light showing they can drive through that way.
Athens is one of the most political cities in Europe. Demonstrations and riots are common and accepted as part of everyday life and democracy by most Athenians. Keep abreast of news of demonstrations, and avoid them if you don’t want to run the risk of being arrested or tear-gassed.
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