patty3 Posted April 30, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Has anyone encountered people giving or selling red carnations in Lisbon, Portugal or Malaga, Spain? We were approached twice last week and I wondered whether it might be a thievery or pickpocket scheme. I'm just curious. patty3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aohkay Posted April 30, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Has anyone encountered people giving or selling red carnations in Lisbon, Portugal or Malaga, Spain? We were approached twice last week and I wondered whether it might be a thievery or pickpocket scheme. I'm just curious. patty3 I had to Google this. The red carnations are a symbol of the 1974 Portuguese revolution. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/25/worldipad0426.DTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviegal Posted May 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2012 This is most definitely a pickpocket scam! Check out THIS LINK for more information and an in-depth description of the scam and how it works, or simply Google "red carnation pickpocket scam Spain" and you'll see tons and tons of links about this ruse! So beware!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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