Tourist is charged £ 1,200 for two drinks and a pack of chips in Mexico

An unfortunate tourist believes that he may have been scammed after 100 times paying the correct amount for two drinks and a bag of chips abroad abroad Mexico – and his bank refuses to pay him back.

The ailing Dutch Holidaymaker should pay 310 Mexican pesos, equal to £ 12 for the light snack.

But two ‘0s were wrongly added to the amount, which brought the total to 31,000 pesos or £ 1,200.

The customer insists that he checked the amount on the card machine before entering his pin code and approved the amount – and now it has been concluded that the machine was defective or he was cheated by the seller.

But Rabobank said it would not compensate him because he ‘authorized’ the payment by entering his pin number – even if it was ‘under false pretenses’.

Now Kifid, the Dutch body responsible for dealing with financial disputes, has ruled in favor of the bank, De Telegraaf reported.

In his decision, Kifid stated: ‘It is understandable that the consumer finds the amount too high for two drinks and a bag of chips and would never have been agreed with this amount if he had known.

“But that does not mean that he has not legally agreed to the payment.”

An unfortunate tourist believes that he may have been scammed after 100 times to pay the correct amount for two drinks and a bag of chips abroad in Mexico – but his bank refuses to pay him back (file photo)

The ailing Dutch holiday maker should pay 310 Mexican pesos, equal to £ 12 for the light snack. But two ‘0s were wrongly added to the amount, which brought the total to 31,000 pesos or £ 1,200. Shown: a view of Cancun Beach, Mexico (file photo)

Rabobank said it would not compensate the tourist because he ‘authorized’ the payment by entering his pin code – even if it was ‘under false pretensions’

The tourist argued that the bank should have marked such a large payment from his account while he came from abroad abroad, but the Ombudsman said the bank could not blame the incident.

It added: “Just the fact that the transaction has been unusual for the consumer does not mean that the bank was aware of this and should have intervened.”

Unfortunately for the tourist he will not see a cent from the amount taken.

The Dutch holiday maker is just the newest example of how even the most careful traveler can be caught by a connecting Swindler.

Other scams in which tourists have become entangled Take taxi drivers who claim that their meter was broken before they charge a substantial fee, as well as paying too much in currency that they are not familiar with unfair sellers.

Tourists have also reported distraction tactics, as approached in a restaurant by someone with a handwritten note, just to discover that their phone or other valuables have been stolen while they take the time to read it.

Some have also reported that they buy tickets for a boat trip or a day trip, only to find that the ‘organizer’ never comes to the designated meeting point.