Common scam patterns — Romania
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Patterns documented from public scam reports and provider feedback. New patterns emerge; report new ones to us via /contact.
- Bear and wildlife 'sanctuary' volunteer programs in the Carpathians — verify hands-off policy.
- Childcare and orphanage programs — Romania has the most well-documented orphanage-tourism legacy in Europe and is the case study most often cited in the global no-orphanage-volunteering literature. Refuse globally.
- 'Roma community' programs that are functionally voyeur tourism.
- Castle-region 'cultural heritage' volunteer programs of variable substance.