Emerald Falcon Taxi Co.
taxi — 259 Turtle Street
Trap score: 52/100 (orange)
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Reports (20)
- taxi_meter (severity 1/5): The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- theft (severity 1/5): They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- overcharge (severity 2/5): Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- unsafe (severity 3/5): Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- other (severity 5/5): The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- fake_listing (severity 5/5): Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- overcharge (severity 1/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5): Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- fake_listing (severity 3/5): Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- bait_switch (severity 4/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- overcharge (severity 4/5): My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- harassment (severity 5/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- bait_switch (severity 2/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- harassment (severity 2/5): Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- fake_listing (severity 2/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- bait_switch (severity 4/5): Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- taxi_meter (severity 5/5): My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- other (severity 1/5): Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.