Originally Posted by
Chinatrvl
Unrelated to tea houses, yet to scams: What is the "could you take a picture of us"-scam? After a long time, I had a walk around the lao wai areas of Shanghai. Several groups and individuals approached foreigners only and asked them to take pictures of them. So, what happens next? I'm curious...
It's the lead in . To con someone you have to instill at least some confidence.
Oh "these nice people want their photo taken".
They hand you their camera, obviously they trust you, so you can surely trust them?
What happens next, you get ripped off.
