# How to Avoid Theft and Scams in Barcelona

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2094877730667987002
- Source language: Russian
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:10
- Published: 2026-09-03
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona) A memo for those going to Barcelona who don't want to get robbed or screwed over.

[0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=3) First, we don't help anyone here. Any phrases from some random guy that start with “friend,” “bro,” “sister,” or whatever—tell him to fuck off right away, he's trying to screw you over.

[0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=12) When you arrive in Barcelona, remember: you have no friends here, everyone is your enemy, so no sadness, no love, no pity. Remember that.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=18) Someone at the airport asks you to give him five euros because he doesn't have enough for a plane ticket—that's his problem. Someone comes up to you and says he's lost—that's his problem. Someone comes up to you and says he's been robbed,

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=29) “Help me”—that's his problem. We don't talk to them, remember that.

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=33) Next, if someone approaches you in a friendly way, brush him the fuck off and keep walking. We don't talk to them.

[0:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=40) There are no friends here, remember that. You're sitting in a café, and you've been shit on by a bird, and some friendly guy offers you a napkin.

[0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=46) Don't take the napkin, hold on tight to your bag, because he wants to rob you. Most importantly, remember: don't talk to people, don't leave your belongings unattended, and everything will be fine.

[0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=57) In your car, neither in the cabin nor in the trunk, never leave anything, even if it's a paid parking lot with cameras.

[1:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/5gAlMTyTn29L/en/how-to-avoid-theft-and-scams-in-barcelona?t=63) Remember: the police, security guards and cameras here won't help you. You're on your own.