Swindled British tourist pays £1,500 for kebab on Rio beach

Scammer arrested after manipulating payment terminal to overcharge 1,000-fold in latest in spate of seaside consA scammer has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro for selling a kebab to an unsuspecting British tourist for nearly £1,500 – the latest in a spate of brazen beachside swindles.The man was detained on Tuesday on Copacabana beach, just over the road from two of the region’s top hotels. He and an accomplice allegedly manipulated a payment terminal to dramatically overcharge