China Scam - Don't fall for that pretty lady who make you feel at ease and share a drink at a Bar.
Honestly, are you for real?
Cheers,
Terry
Honestly, are you for real?
Cheers, Terry
Terry,
Can you imagine a young, pretty lady in: China, Thailand, VN, any SEA country or Las Vegas for that matter, taking advantage of a horny guy? I did not read the entire post, but perhaps some male TP member might not to be so naive when dealing with travel, alcohol & women. Or not. Guys have been making stupid decisions with women since the cave. Why expect a change now? My 2 cents.
When a guy is in a foreign country getting a hand job in a bar all by himself in the middle of night how in the world can anyone be surprised when it goes sideways.
The Original Post isn't a warning about a travel scam and a reminder to use common sense or street smarts; it's a simple testament to stupidity.
Cheers,
Terry
As soon as you said about a girl in her thirties who can speak English and is on the streets at night approached you, alarm bells went off. I, and I suspect most others here would have avoided her like the plague.
Few cities are safe after midnight. That is when criminals and prostitutes are about, and worse as you have found out.
These people robbed you. Nothing less. You were lucky to get your money back, and lucky not to have ended up in hospital or dead. I hope you have learned your lesson.
Don't judge Shanghai by this bad experience. Lots of us have had a good time there. There are criminals everywhere, and tourists usually have lots of money on them, so are prime targets whether for pick pockets or for scams.
Honestly, are you for real?
Cheers,
Terry
Precisely! The naivety of some people is amazing. I don't think this is just a Shanghai problem - it probably happens in cities the world over - but only to the gullible. Put it down to experience and learn from this - don't fall for it again!
Right. Siem Reap has a nasty card scam involving a woman of similar age, and a number of people have lost a few thousand dollars over it.
Most countries it is just pick pocketing.
I don’t know whether the OP was for real or not, but reading this post certainly brightened up my afternoon!
Real or not , this post is a reminder to all traveller's to stay vigilant.
lts very easy to condemn or look down your nose at OP because we'd not make that mistake ourself, but remember these forums are here to educate as well as inform. I know folk i wouldn't trust to cross the road by themself, but we still teach them the highway code.
Personally i spent 11 days in Shang Hai and encountered no problems, but in a place that has such a diversity in income and living conditions, the 'rich' westerner must seem fair game to hustlers, con artists and other confidence tricksters. As 1 or 2 of the above replies has suggested this sort of thing has been going on since day dot, logic and street smarts often go out the window when your head is being ruled by your little head. As a general rule of thumb, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Thats a rule for life not just travels.
Andy
Real or not , this post is a reminder to all traveller's to stay vigilant.
lts very easy to condemn or look down your nose at OP because we'd not make that mistake ourself, but remember these forums are here to educate as well as inform. I know folk i wouldn't trust to cross the road by themself, but we still teach them the highway code.
Personally i spent 11 days in Shang Hai and encountered no problems, but in a place that has such a diversity in income and living conditions, the 'rich' westerner must seem fair game to hustlers, con artists and other confidence tricksters. As 1 or 2 of the above replies has suggested this sort of thing has been going on since day dot, logic and street smarts often go out the window when your head is being ruled by your little head. As a general rule of thumb, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Thats a rule for life not just travels.
Andy
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