Comments on: 5 Most Common Tourist Scams in China & How to Avoid Them

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:58:50 +0000

In reply to Neal Raisman. Not as much. Hong Kong taxis are amazing and many of them speak English.

By: Neal Raisman

Neal Raisman — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:22:00 +0000

Can I expect these scams in Hong Kong too? How do I avoid a taxi scam if I don’t s[peak Chinese. How do I say use the meter in chinese?
Thanks

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:24:35 +0000

Very informative post! It can be difficult for first time visitors to china to determine what might be a scam and what is authentic. I know it was a challenge i faced when i was in china for the first time. i was approached at least a dozen times when i was in beijing from people wanting to go for tea and practice their english. it is a shame that a few people are engaging in scams and making travellers weary of being scammed. Such a shame because china is an amazing country.

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 01:04:45 +0000

In reply to Summer. Good luck reporting him. The #1 rule for sniffing out any scam like this is to remember this: if it's too good to be true (an iPhone XS for 1900 RMB???), then it probably is.

By: Summer

Summer — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 10:25:02 +0000

I was scammed yesterday bY a chinese guy in the airport who persistently Wanted to sell me an iphone xs max while i was in line to check in. He Showed me the apple receipt, box and all. It was legit. I paid him 1900 rmb. Boarding time was 3pm and i was in a hurry. By the time i got on the plane, i checked the phone he swiTched it to a fake one. I got a picture of hIs passport and i want to report him so he cant victimized anyone anymore

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:55:06 +0000

I just suffered the tea house one. Teo students girls approched me in shanghai and invited me to go for tea with them… I paíd 400…

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 03:24:26 +0000

In reply to Dean. So sorry to hear that, Dean. I would tell the police in the nearby district, but chances are there's not much you can do, unfortunately.

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:17:38 +0000

Just got scammed today in shanghai. Met a nice girl who took me to a bar, resulting in 2000 RMb for a couple of shots. I also took a picture of her but just after I paid. I don’t know what i should do.

If someone knows if it’s possible to go to the police or something please help.

By: Josh Summers

Josh Summers — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:47:49 +0000

In reply to frank j avila. There's a service called DiDi Chuxing. Check it out.

By: frank j avila

frank j avila — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 06:54:30 +0000

is there any uber or lift service in beijing_ __??