#scam city

[musicpromotionclub]

Scam City: The Dark Side of Tourism

[possessionisamyth]

calling out fake ghost hunters again BUT none of them should be looking like hot casual goths who’s outfits came off the freshest tiktok compilation of shein purchases. who are you trying to impress? certainly not the dead people since you keep running from them as soon as they creak a floorboard. either embrace the full scientist attire with proper PPE and dark bags under your eyes and do some real research, or simply admit youre just a weak weak clout chaser

[furbyhater]

$295 for a prep course, $260 for the licensing exam, $200 application fee to get your license after passing the test….. and they wonder why social work isn’t a more diverse field

[reenacortez]

Binged watched Scam City. It's so good, I'm fucking scared to go anywhere outside Asia now. Also got me thinking about what they can expose here and realized that maybe they have to go to the senate. Zing.

[love-dmitriy]

Аферисты и туристы / Scam City (2012)

Когда миллионы туристов посещают карнавал в Рио, у аферистов этого города также наступает праздничное время...... Читать дальше »

[ilemmy]

All excited for the new Scam City tonight! Got it on record to watch tomorrow :)

[avina-in-argentina]

SCAM CITY: an insider's perspective

So through a lot of orientation we were warned about all the types of scams, cons and pick-pocketing that were common in and around Buenos Aires and so far I've been safe. At least, safer than I was expecting. However, tonight I had my first identifiable up-close and personal encounter with a scam. 

Let me tell you the story.

My roommate and I were meeting some people for some Armenian food up in Palermo and we got in a taxi off the street that said "Radio Taxi" as we had been advised to do. 

First off, he did not have his information in the car on the back of the seats the way normal Radio Taxi's do. This set off alarms in my head and made me wary because I only had 100 peso bills on me (the equivalent of a US $20). This is the highest bill in Argentina and the most likely to be scammed because people often can't make change. 

As we were approaching our destination I memorized aloud the last three digits on my bill so that he couldn't switch them out and claim I had given him a false bill (another technique I learned from orientation). He accepted the bill no problem but when he gave me my change (a $50 peso bill) I immediately noticed the bill felt weird like printer paper. I held it up to the light and there was no watermark. "Donde esta la cara?" (Where is the face?) I asked. He pointed to the printed face and said "Aca" (Here.) "No" I replied, "Aca debe haber una cara." (No, here there should be a face.") He took back the bill and gave me another one with a  watermark. I escaped the con but still I felt slighted.

I guess I shouldn't take it personally that he's trying to make $10 extra dollars but still, it makes me angry that he thinks I'd be so naive as to not notice the switch. I was prepared for the situation, I handled it and got away with  but I was not prepared for how upset it made me. 

In other news, I've heard of two iPhones being stolen so far so I'm glad I have mine under lock and key. It's a scam city out there, and you have to be ready. 

Still, for being here almost a month, I think I've been pretty safe and appreciate the honest dealings of most of the porteno buisnessmen and women I've come into contact with. There is so much greatness in this city, it really is a small price to pay in order to enjoy it. 

[newyorker-atheart]

conor woodman, i love you.