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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Jamoldo
Never had the tea scam happen to me (my poor college dress sense and dark skin probably helped). I have been on a few occassions asked to go see art though... Plenty of "massage" offer too... sadly no tea though!
But "massage" isn't a scam...

Originally Posted by travelinmanS
On my walk back to the hotel I encountered an Italian gentleman who was deeply engaged in a conversation with 2 of these scamming women. I politely told him not to go for tea and the look the girls shot me was lethal!
This is one small way all of us can do something about this scam.
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