Got 'done' by the same scam in Rome many years ago, felt sorry for the guy, offered him £20 in Lira (shows age of scam) or £20 note to help him get home, when he tried to snatch the £20 as well as the Lira I lost it a bit and told him to Foxtrot Oscar but he took the Lira!
I should have known better howver as on arriving in our Rome Hotel, after a 50 minute taxi ride (and commensurately large Lira bill) from train station to hotel, we checked in, changed etc and went for an early evening walk before dinner. Went 80metres down the road, turned left .......... and there was the same railway station
Totally true story, theiving B must have had a great laugh at the expense of "stoooopid Eeeengleeesh toooooreeest"
