Timeline for Can I call 112 to check a police officer's identity in the Czech Republic?
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| Jul 13, 2019 at 11:38 | comment | added | ZeroTheHero | Is there a recent upsurge in such scams? I travel fairly regularly to Czechia and had never heard of this nor been warned by the locals, at least in Prag, Olomouc and Brno. | |
| Jul 12, 2019 at 21:56 | comment | added | user27888 |
@RobertFurber 112 in Germany is dispatch for real emergencies (ambulance, fire brigade, civil protection). in case of fake police it is the best to directly dial 110, because they can easily validate the ID; eg. on smart speakerphone. 112 might not always send the police, but when dialing 110, they'll be there.
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| Jul 12, 2019 at 11:42 | comment | added | Miloš Černilovský | I have never met a bogus police officer in Czechia (I am a Czech), so I think you don't have to worry. I would rather watch out for dishonest taxi drivers or exchange offices. I recommend you checking the Honest Guide YouTube channel youtube.com/channel/UCt7oj318jVQi7vRbc1bNjJA | |
| Jul 12, 2019 at 7:41 | comment | added | Robert Furber | @Damon Regarding Germany, there was a previous question where 112 didn't "just work" and someone was directed to hang up and call 110 for the police (against official policy): travel.stackexchange.com/q/86440/67386 | |
| Jul 12, 2019 at 1:33 | comment | added | Nigel Fds | my uncle was scammed the same way as above in Spain, he lost all his money.. | |
| Jul 11, 2019 at 20:12 | comment | added | Damon | The very likely reason why 112 is given is the fact that this number is universally valid in all European countries, for line and cell phones alike. That's incidentially the case anyway in e.g. Germany or Netherlands, but in many other countries the "traditional" number such as 158 in this case is... whatever, something. Such as e.g. it would be 17 in France, 113 in Italy, and 117 in Liechtenstein. Or 93 in some part of former Jugoslavia. Which, frankly, no traveller can remember, being such a mess. 112 on the other hand "just works". | |
| Jul 11, 2019 at 19:47 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 11, 2019 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1149332696377765890 | ||
| Jul 11, 2019 at 12:22 | vote | accept | LJD200 | ||
| Jul 11, 2019 at 12:06 | answer | added | TooTea | timeline score: 47 | |
| Jul 11, 2019 at 11:54 | comment | added | TravelLikeBeaker | Theoretically, being scammed is an emergency. Because you could end up losing all your money/valuables, which is theft. If someone is being robbed here in the US, we call 911 as it's an emergency. I'd rather call than worry about if I should call or not. | |
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| Jul 11, 2019 at 11:45 | history | asked | LJD200 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |