You are visiting a famous location; let’s say, the Vatican. As you are feeling very humble and overwhelmed, a woman holding a baby approaches you. She apologizes for interrupting and says that she found a gold ring. She shows it to you and says will give it to you for cheap, just so she can get some money to feed her baby.

How to avoid: this is a very well known scam, especially in parts of Europe where professional beggars and gypsies have bulk supplies of these cheap metal rings for tricking the tourists.