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Originally Posted by SKY
It seem to me that the people that live here all the time, like Robert do not have these problems. This is only conjecture, but the non residents stick out like a sore thumb here, and possibly the people doing the scamming would rather pick on someone that is gone quickly.
Just an educated guess.
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I think you are right. I've notice that even the hawkers of the DR tourist stuff have stopped asking me if I want to buy anything--even in areas where I don't frequent much here. It could be the tan (although I'm not very tan) or a certain 'look' we give them. Then again, it could be that after 2 years in the DR sun, all my clothing is as faded as the locals!
I'd hate to "jinx" myself but we use our debit card all the time (with normal precautions). My BIGGEST problem so far has been our card companies having a tizzy over the charges in the DR and then issue a STOP on all action down here because they think the card is stolen. They now have little notes in their files, but I still have a daily limit in place for safety.
We've mentioned this before, but one always needs to get and check receipts. This includes ATMS--before you leave the terminal count your money and look at your receipt. Dh has had two times when he's been shorted. Our bank took care of it, but it IS a pain.