UK tourists in Spain issued alert after Brit falls prey to 'bird poo scam'

An expat has sounded the alarm after falling prey to ‘bird poo scammers’ on the Costa del Sol. UK tourists heading out to the European Union holiday hotspot and vacation destination have been warned over the rise of scams in the sun-drenched area.

Sue Oswick and her husband were enjoying a walk by the river in Fuengirola when they were unknowingly robbed of their credit cards, reports The Olive Press. Sue explained in an online post: “We were both splattered with what we thought was bird c**p.

"This 'nice' man, who had just sat down on the next bench to us, jumped up and offered to help us clean ourselves up. He had water and tissues. He was helping to clean my husband’s shirt and shorts and then said we could keep the water to finish off. He then left."

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Sue then received a message from her bank saying someone had tried to use her card in Mercadona. She continued: “I got a text from Barclaycard fraud saying somebody had been trying to use our credit card in Mercadona. When my husband checked his phone, he noticed that two of his credit cards were missing.”

Some was also trying to use their cards in Benalmadena, the banks told Sue. She said on social media: “I think he may have had an accomplice who threw stuff onto us from the ramp behind where we were sitting. We thought he was a nice man for helping. How wrong we were, be careful in that park!”

A man who was recently arrested for carrying out bird poo scam in Benalmadena, made his "bird poo" out of mashed up biscuit which he would then through at his victims. The British expats only realised they had been scammed when their banks called them regarding suspicious activity.