Beijing Scams

I love China, but scammers can very easily ruin your impression, trip, and overall experience in China. I would like to make this video to help you avoid falling into the traps of getting scammed as a foreigner in China. Beijing is host to many types of scams, so watch and learn how to avoid these scams!
My recent trip to Beijing saw me exposed to most of the common scams Beijing has to offer...
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Music used: Highway Superstar - Easy Ride

[@topopops]

I am Romanian I will holiday in China to brush up on my scamming skills.

[@chiyoko4244]

What about you scam the scammers?

[@rogerzhang1228]

forget about it my friend. u guys r in different level below as i was tested by some of ur ppl in Paris

[@antestrauch61]

lol, really good one😅

[@1985bjaycat]

That's a good idea👍😆

[@alinasirbu3974]

it’s these types of people who give Romania a bad reputation

[@carpy1252]

Isn't it the most disappointing ever when you travel abroad and you meet locals who you think are actually interested in you and then it turns out they were seeing dollar signs the whole time :(

[@serpentza]

Yes

[@Dowlphin]

Common life experience, no?

[@irriterendenavn]

yes if you mostly go to non-white countries heheheueuheheh @@Dowlphin

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@Voice_of_Saturn shut up

[@matrixfull]

wouldbe cool if you could waste as much of their time as possible and when they say ok this is the coffee you'd be like: ah no this looks creepy...are you sure this is the right coffee spot? It looks so ugly...ewwww.... sorry I gotta go byes.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I have just survived my second visit to China and avoided scamming, thanks to videos like this. I travelled on my own, so a single, foreign male visitor attracts quite a lot of unwanted attention. Thanks for a very useful video.

[@jinlinwu1423]

That is true, even if a little embarrassed, but I have to admit it as a Chinese. I and every normal Chinese hate those scams, too. what a shame!

[@romystumpy1197]

As a british person to me i assume that anyone in the world has potential to scam so my mantra is NO NOT INTERESTED It has worked very well .

[@terminationshock1356]

A girl "from Xi'An" attempted the art gallery scam with me and my father at the Tiananmen gate. Fortunately I had watched this video right before our trip. Thank you Winston!

[@serpentza]

+Termination Shock that's fantastic!

[@bartenderc08mcdonalds49]

噗 哈哈

[@julie-bl9kp]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmYaWNpiKhjppI

[@RobertBaraheon]

@ch282 look like shit

[@irenedavo3768]

Fantastic

[@colza1025]

2000 RMB to 150 RMB... That's insane. Literally insane.

[@olavincent1940]

@@gene61ifythats asking price, you need to bargain with them for several times.

[@angelslayer169]

@Pallas Cat that's actually the definition of capitalism. Communists wouldn't even allow such markets to exist

[@_rio]

Collin be like "How about 15?"

[@imsubbingtoeveryonewhosubs2163]

Whats rmb

[@joeh858]

@@angelslayer169 Scamming isn't capitalism. Capitalism is voluntary.

[@D.Jackson141]

‘I’ve gotten these stories from friends of mine, not secondhand stories’ bro that is literally the definition of secondhand 😂😂 but good stuff, appreciate the information!

[@asdkkejei]

I've submitted Japanese subtitles😄👍, hoping Japanese also can protect themselves.

[@andrewandrei3062]

Aye! Nice, man

[@calvaryapologetics]

Arigato

[@sayaka1875]

ありがとう

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

There is scam in Japan too

[@nekozombie]

@@ahabrawgaming1289 red lights be like

[@elrobinson82]

I just got back from China and someone tried the art gallery scam on me in Guilin. Thanks to you , I was prepared. Thank you.

[@serpentza]

+elrobinson82 glad to hear it!

[@josephsummer777]

serpentza oddly, I fell for the art gallery scam on my first of many trips to Beijing, when I was off by myself, but I wasn't terribly ripped off. I purchased one piece that the young lady painted for me while I watched, and received a gift, too. Less than ten dollars US, which was worth it, BUT I saw several other tourists being led around in the same gallery and they were being asked for thousands of renminbi for what were clearly cheap paintings. I don't know why I wasn't pressured for more money. Maybe my "student" was new at the scam.

[@ghrocker99661]

The same thing happened to me too as well, the "art student" offered a painting to me for 100 RMB, but I told her I never bring much money with me and only had 70 RMB, and she accepted that offer.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

+Robert Daniel Curtis - It was worth 10, so way to go. You showed her.

[@clyder5502]

maybe that student was just nice/isnt greedy and didnt really wanted to scam you, besides, 10 usd can feed that guy for a week or more

[@TsarOfRuss]

Dont you just love it when that girl says "Welkem tonada wireo "

[@MichaelJohnson-pk5sq]

Fedor Amuricano Well .... there are a few other things that I love them to say, but that's another story!

[@retrovertigoes]

lmao

[@yolodaswagg]

she's so cute

[@MrWinstonCarlton]

So cute!..Ha Ha

[@HenningGu]

She's cool and awesome.

[@jaybraden3359]

Serpentza's videos need an addiction warning.

[@maroonmalon]

I wish I knew about this scam before I went to Beijing in February this year... I got scammed by the exact same lady you showed in the footage. I learned my lesson not to trust a Chinese stranger who speaks fluent English. Thank you for making this video and informing people to watch out for these scams!

[@irenedavo3768]

Wow!

[@ostapsinko]

This video must be watched by everyone who's going to China for the first time. I live in Shanghai and experienced every scam myself. Luckily got off without paying.

[@DJTonyBarber]

+Ostap Sinko It is a very informative wideo.

[@sallyy7594]

This is a reporter from Global Times based in Beijing. Global Times is doing a cover story about how to avoid telecommunications fraude in China. I saw your video on KZbin talk about scams in China. Have you been through such experiences before? Or any of your friends? Would you like to share the story with me (the report can pseudonym)? Thank you!

[@yijunwang5703]

Ostap Sinko why not asking your chinese friends when you meet something weird. They will help you avoid these tricks!

[@davidndiulor8428]

+sally Y *scammer detected*

[@arsaeterna4285]

LOL the body blocking to keep you in the shop was awesome lol

[@DavidVVvvhr]

I would have tackle them down

[@JRPenguin]

Lmao I’m chinese and korean and quarter Japanese but hahahahaha when ever I revisit China i pretend I’m like from another Asian country and don’t speak Chinese but speak English and they try to scam me I instantly start talking Chinese and it scares the shit out of them hahahahah

[@Ray-mw1fx]

I'm every asian, it's all in meeeeeeee~

[@detritus3676]

Uh... Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese arent the only Asians...

[@adrianjames1151]

"20 yen for sip" *Stares at them directly in the eye and chugs it in one gulp*

[@ChaosNever]

Shit I thought I had a hair on my screen

[@ImSafeonSite]

Yeah I tried to wipe that away too

[@hannahbaxter8825]

Pretty sure they tell you after you drank it

[@sci_pain3409]

haha i have dark mode on

[@Leon82929]

Violent crime is rare in China, but non-violent crime is getting more.

[@tubeyouwatcher21]

Man, this reminds me how I was scammed in Shanghai. I totally fell for the tea ceremony scam, but then i realized midway was happening due to Serpenzas videos so I stopped the "ceremony" early and lost less money.

[@harsh365286]

I was scammed inside the forbidden city. The guide took us to a gallery in a small hut where Emperor PU's nephew was selling some art work on a scroll. Since this was inside the forbidden city, I did not doubt or felt any suspicion since they may have been backed by the government or atleast authenticated. It was a great set up - a lady in her 30s who spoke english, an old man in his 60s who was the nephew. Felt honoured to shake hands with him. Realised it later that it was all a scam cause there were different pics of the nephew on the internet. What really hurt me was the guide who took me there. I had given her food, water and extra tip, she stood there all that time knowing we were getting scammed. However, it was a lesson learned. GBP 50 spent on the scroll, still in hanging in my living room as a reminder of how I got duped in China. I had a great time overall and loved the people in China.

[@hughm1383]

I was there last decade and saw an "art exhibition" in the Forbidden City, which was actually a shop, not an exhibition, and they were selling multiple copies of the same painting. I asked them why there were multiples and they said there was a contest among art students to copy well known paintings and these were the results. I could tell it was a scam so we didn't buy any, but, like you, I had thought that they had some sort of authenticity because of the location.

[@tingzhu1600]

HRS sorry about your story.

[@sodon2007]

They weren’t loving at all apparently

[@sdiep1]

The tourist lady might've gotten a share of the profit for bringing her customers to the shop

[@escamon4211]

I feel like you guys deserve to get scam, if you honestly think a country is going to sell their national treasures to some random tourists. Lol

[@ataullashegiwal8647]

You are one of the very few people that actually gave a pinpoint account of how China actually is, most people just glorify China so my expectation was so very different to the experiences I had. Was charged 330 yen for two bottles of beer which usually cost 12 yen in total. Great videos!!

[@user-po7vf5kl4l]

Not yen, but yuan. They are totally 2 different currency.

[@raftash5279]

So this is what Jason Statham does when he's not shooting the Transporter!

[@brandonwright2067]

Raf Tash omg to true

[@SalvadorSTMZ]

Fun fact Jason is 5ft 11 and 170 lbs and im 6ft and 175lbs except hes all muscle and ive got a tummy :(

[@azell2913]

more like the bad guy from the tuxedo

[@fAEtusDeletus]

he is a handsome chap

[@rebeccaloughran839]

Raf Tash I'm not sure you know who Jason is

[@bebekloncat]

"You don't get Chinese people to just speak such good English randomly approaching you on the street, it normally doesn't happen.". Now I get it... I'm a foreigner with Chinese face who don't speak a single word of Mandarin, my first week in Shanghai was horrible. I was lost in the downtown and looking for direction. Since I can't speak Mandarin, I tried to approach some foreigners who I presume work in Shanghai and should know some general direction ( judging from the way they dressed up for office job ). 3 times with 3 different foreigner, the moment I said "Excuse me... " they replied me with "Bu yao" and walk away, which later on I learn that it means no. So no wonder I was treated that way, maybe they thought I'm one of the scammers...

[@funkenzy9381]

bebekloncat Lol! Oh sh*t!😂😂😂 That sucks dude!

[@_____._..--_]

bebekloncat Speak to them in fluent english.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Obvious Troll. Yet you still got baited. Congrats he might not be from America or england

[@ohmon]

Lmao that's a downside isn't. I was born and raised in New Zealand and I sometimes get that. 😂 Like a Chinese person will talk to me in mandarin and I'm like what are you on about

[@jia9420]

bebekloncat man that sucks :(

[@NewGoldStandard]

I had a guy attempt "the rickshaw scam" when I was in Tangier. he had a cab, not a rickshaw, but offered a tour around the city for 5 Euro. we thought it sounded like a great deal! the tour wasn't bad, but very brief and then culminated with him bringing us to a rug shop so we could buy an authentic Moroccan rug. when it became clear we weren't going to buy a rug, the guy turned very hostile and, upon dropping us back off at the port, claimed he had said 50 Euro. in hindsight, I'm glad I was with my girlfriend because she insisted we just pay him and eat our losses. looking back, I'm glad her cooler head prevailed because who knows how bad it could have gone... a kind of funny footnote to the story is, when we got back on the ferry to Algeciras, there were quite a few people toting large rolled-up rugs with them.

[@saadia4009]

Imagining many ppl sitting holding rugs 😅

[@Maxbiggy]

you couldve just give him 10 or 20 euros and said that was good enough ?

[@Ssookawai]

In Morocco a taxi must use a taximeter otherwise you can ask him to take you to the nearest police station, that will make him think twice. Tourists complaints aren't taken lightly by local police.

[@brendanoneil3489]

to be fair, I had both the Rickshaw and Expensive drink scam attempted in central London too.

[@solarapacifica991]

8:12 hats off to that guy for doing his homework and actually knows the difference between NYC and NY state

[@scarletttsui5926]

I was from the southwest of China. When I came to Beijing, I was scammed for several times. At the gate of PKU, a woman holding a baby told me in a very strange accent that the child was hungary. I was too simple-minded at that time and I bought her a sausage .Then she said they need money for the ticket and asked me to go down into the tubestation with her. That's when I found it weird and I just ran away. I told my family my experience and they were scared. We couldn't imagine how things would be if I agreed. How many people were there in the tubestation waiting for me? And what did they want from me? The population is just too enormous in cities like Beijing. You can meet all kinds of people. So just be careful and don't talk with strangers without caution.

[@MichaelJohnson-pk5sq]

Scarlett Tsui Best not to travel alone. If you do, do not engage strangers in conversation or let them know you are alone. Be aware of your surroundings, yourvhead up and shoulders back. Don't look like a victim. Be safe.

[@Kilbot192]

HAHA HOLY SHIT. That's a hilarious story. "I bought a baby a sausage and then ran off." That sounds scary O.O lol

[@lightswillguideyouhome6087]

john papple read the whole story

[@lightswillguideyouhome6087]

Any 3rd world countries will have these kind of scammers. Especially the communist countries like mainland china or vietnam.

[@gaijinthelittlestalin25]

children from hungary are the worse...

[@laowhy86]

Awesome video mate! We showed those scammers what was up! Let's do it again in another city!

[@serpentza]

+laowhy86 agreed, Guangzhou next!

[@es7nb]

@@serpentza 5 year old comment feels like you guys did that trip yesterday, feels insane that china still haven't changed at all got worse only

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

The thing these scammers exploit the most is that most people will go to great lengths to avoid being rude or hurting someone's feelings. The good scammers will get you into a situation where you have to choose between giving them money or appearing rude. They won't leave you any alternatives.

[@Max-oh8fk]

Why am I watching this at 2am

[@serpentza]

Because you need to

[@Plague_Architect]

Same... Except I'm sitting on the toilet wishing my stomach wasn't hurting 🙃🙃🙃

[@nyk3334]

Cuz it’s great content my friend!

[@olavincent1940]

@Andrew Grey That is bad for you, you need to carry your own hometown food to China .lol

[@tupoutira8779]

Me 2 2:51am haha vampire

[@Budulai89]

Found this video too late. Learned the hard way. Was scammed for 200$ on tiananmen square by Chinese people who wanted to practice English. We went to a local karaoke bar for a coffee. They order a few bottles of wine and the end price was 5000rmb. We were 4, me, two Chinese girls and a guy, and they tried to split bill in 2, but after some arguing I paid one forth, but still lost 200$. I hope people watch this video before visiting China. Safe trip.

[@serpentza]

Sorry to yea that mate, yeah I hope people can learn from this video

[@jerrysmigiel7998]

Thanks, I love your videos. Back in 2011, I was visiting my girlfriend in Beijing. Looking back at that trip, I think I was targeted for a scam three different times. First, as in your vid, the rickshaw guy. He took us around the lake and then down an alley. He wanted us to go to see his friend for some 'traditional tea'. I mean shit, a tea house that looked like a car garage at the end of the alley? We didn't go in and he took us back. Second, staying in the Raffles Hotel for a weekend I was down in the lounge drinking a beer, alone. This is actually pretty funny. I was about to leave and retire to our room. A very attractive woman, perhaps 35 years old or so, asked if she could sit down near me. I said, "Sure, I was just leaving". Damn, did she get pissed. She said something in Mandarin and I didn't think much about it until later. A good laugh though. Third, I was visiting a Temple around the Olympic stadium area. I was on my way out and a nice young girl approached me and asked if I was American. I said yes and she wanted to talk, ' to practice her English '. I told her I was due back at home when my girlfriend gets back from work. She seemed very polite and genuine. So, I'm not sure if she was a scammer or not. I ran around Beijing alone for three weeks as my girlfriend was at work and I never felt I was being scammed. Maybe, I just got lucky. None the less, great info and thank you for sharing. I look forward to more of your videos. Cheers.

[@bigbo672]

A bit old but that’s a typical scam , the “split bill” is usually not any splitting at all except your portion.

[@allaboutshenzhen]

Hi Dinu, I am Chinese, and I feel sorry about what you went through when you were visiting Beijing, the scammers in Beijing does not surprise me, because I know they are exist, you know why they always target the foreigners? because most of them believe the foreigners are the rich people, and they have a lot of money, besides, the foreigners do not speak Chinese, and usually they think it is very easy for them to scam you. But if your face looks like Asian, the scammers will assume you are the Chinese, and in this way, you will never be scammed, this is very interesting, and since most of the western social media are blocked in China, the scammers always think the white guys are rich, because all the foreigners they saw is on tv, the politicians, the movie stars and from the holleywood movies, they don't have the chance to know there are avarage people in the foreign countries, youtube, google, wikepedia, facebook, twitter, instagram, all blocked, most people in China know very little about the world outside of China.

[@user-fw8rd8kq6m]

I'm sorry for your experience. I hate scammers too!

[@mariahlaroco7389]

One of my indicators is take out your camera and start filming. If they refuse to be on camera, then it’s probably a scam lol learned the hard way when I went to China

[@damienrobbie5974]

well done for your thoughtfull advice to tourists Winston, so good to see someone who actually cares about other people! STAY AWESOME

[@outsidercain3038]

How to avoid scammer anywhere in the world, old technic : don't dress like a tourist. Even if ones dare coming, I talk giberish as i walk away and they don't follow. Same with buying stuff in store. Check tag quickly and say a ridiculous low price. just numbers no other words. Act upset and they'll accept the third offer.

[@junichiroyamashita]

How can i not dress as a tourist

[@frodo322]

That helps but when you’re walking by the most known tourist attraction it’s hard to avoid detection regardless of how you dress.

[@thetntmethod3145]

Haha very difficult to don't look like a tourist in China unless you're Chinese haha

[@unknow7686]

Check Market price, when they give ridiculously price u just try to bargain. Actually this thing happen in most ASIA country xD

[@swlk9996]

Lol... as a non-Asian person you will ALWAYS be seen and treated as a tourist even if you were born in China and would speak fluent Chinese. In racist countries, it’s all about race... nothing else lol.

[@MartinSage]

When I was in Beijing I got approached to go see Art Work. In Thailand I got scammed by a Taxi who when I arrived at my hotel wanted Double what we had agreed or he wouldn't give me my luggage.

[@stephenmiller9009]

Martin Sage I would've threatened him lol

[@sifahema6230]

Martin Sage thanks for the heads up

[@joelscb]

Martin Sage crazy

[@mystuff7544]

Martin Sage I was scammed by a taxi in Manila who drove for well over an hour on a short cut. I later google mapped it and walked in 10 Min

[@coltbolt6193]

"20 yen per sip." Me: SSSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP

[@jackg237]

colt bolt lmao

[@kulyeon7232]

chUGS

[@tororojoh8439]

colt bolt chug it like tequila fuk u mean lee

[@ionapeters2010]

Lmaooooo

[@why6916]

ah yes yen, the national currency of china

[@BrotherhoodofLev]

Truth be told, Id love to see a Fake vs Real (situation and Item) video just like this. Very well done and informative.

[@joslynpereira7325]

“Fairly ugly” lmaoooo the roast

[@chownful]

Are foreigners really so rare in China that Chinese citizens will walk up to random foreigners just to have a picture with a foreigner in it?

[@bobmagee2784]

Operation Valkyrie Yes! When I was there it would happen every day. And everyone was very nice. On the island of Java in Indonesia it was the same but with more holding of babies.

[@williamwazere]

Yes, all the time. Particularly school girls it seems. Went there on a school trip years almost ten years ago. I have never been in a place where I was so noticeable because of my ethnicity. It was mostly kind of flattering haha I know they probably just wanted a picture with the very light skinned 'big nose', no real harm.

[@phag3048]

Operation Valkyrie happened to my teenage blond friend lol. People would try to get her away from the rest of her family to take pics with her.

[@panner11]

It depends where in China.

[@josephsummer777]

root yes! In many places. I go to China twice a year, different locations, and people frequently ask me to be in their selfies. All the time. At first I thought it odd but I quickly grew accustomed to it. I am not freakish looking. I think I'm not freakish looking.

[@and2019]

i live in beijing. right at wangfujing to be exact. i work in the best hopital in china. it's disgusting how many scams i walk by each day. targeting tourists and patients from poor villages.

[@matthewnunez5865]

An D why you lying

[@Andy-wf8tm]

协和医院吗？我觉得这些东西真的该管管了。

[@cochan7347]

+xXMatthewXx Why do you think (s)he's lying? PUMCH is definitely one of the best hospitals in China.

[@julie-bl9kp]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmYaWNpiKhjppI

[@JoshmmcKK]

Great channel, man. Thanks for all the effort you put into this.

[@alancrandall3863]

Great videos! I plan to spend a lot of time exploring China when I retire. Find your videos very informative.

[@TheMaxmust]

High prices at tourist locations is pretty standard

[@LabRat6619]

Max Petersson it's a no brainier. It exists in every country

[@user-mh5sl7ik3t]

not like this ....

[@DiMono]

Twice as high is standard. 1000% overpriced is a scam.

[@panner11]

It's kind of like a gift shop

[@BaxzXD]

Max Petersson so paying $500 for a $15 dollar helmet is normal? Hmm. K then

[@ScorchRC062]

I've lived in Beijing for many years and the "daylight robbery" scam is just part of the shopping experience at places like Hong Qiao, Silk Street, etc. With experience and knowing how to bargain, you can actually get great deals in those places. It's really not a scam in the end, just a lame sales tactic that fails when you bargain.

[@ScorchRC062]

+ScorchRC062 Also people taking photos with you may or may not be trying to get evidence of having a "friend" so that they can get an American/foreign visa to travel (having a reason to go - e.g. I'm visiting a friend). But only sometimes.

[@Burago2k]

It is a scam, if you accept the price thats higher that they are stating then its absolutely a scam lol

[@michelleyoung9927]

Great video, great information! Thank you for this, it was very useful.

[@muratakburakma]

I was shocked when a chinese middle age woman approached us like in the video because I was like she speaks english really well which is a nice qualification among chinese people, why would you have to scam people with that?

[@slz1119]

Scaming is their job. It indicates they always scam foreigners everyday. So she can speak English well.

[@Nairuulagch]

Winston this is really top video for tourists great job!!!!

[@talmou]

Just wanted to say thanks for your scam vids, had people try Art Gallery and Coffee Shop within 5 mins of leaving the hotel.

[@markrosier6889]

Good job, thanks for the inside scoop. Have lived in Asia for several years and seen some of the scams. You're doing a great service. It also helps to be with another person so together "escape" routes are more easilly created.

[@japaneseonsteroids5412]

It's funny hearing this because, after living in Kyoto for 5 years, the rickshaw drivers there are all legit.

[@HugoTheContrarian]

i love that impressive "weacotuonadervideo" mention at the beginning lol

[@kevingervais1349]

I'm 15 and have lived in Beijing for more than 12 years, I speak, read and write Chinese fluently, but I'm now living in Canada. In the 12 years I have rarely been approached by scammers. I was just back for the summer and the thing is in Beijing, u have to be aggressive to ppl, if ur nice ur fucked. There main target are foreigners, u have to be aggressive and talk the price down to what it should actually be instead of over paying.

[@lynch8067]

Kevin Gervais You're precisely right. I lived there quite a bit and there are unwritten rules in those places and you need to be knowledgeable about how things actually work or atleast show off and raise your voice to get their respect. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's a part of their culture and mental

[@jeygee3736]

@@lynch8067 it's farked, they don't care about you at all, it's all about only the dollar 💰

[@stephenbanks5952]

Doesn't sound like my sort of place.

[@billbill295]

Wow and thank you for this genuine video. Ever grateful for this video ♥️

[@afrancesca8957]

thank you! i’m going in a month to beijing this video helps 👍🏼

[@ayami123]

welcome to another wideo! :P that's the reason I always watch serpentza hahaha :D

[@aboard04]

Call 110 if you are being scammed or tell them you are going to call 110. It will scared the shit out of the scammers. FYI, 110 is the emergency call of police station.

[@ckotherletters]

+aboard04 Chinese police will fine you for not buying anything.

[@zozocrazy9620]

+MrXelium If you came from outside，Chinese police definitely will help you，but for guys like me as a Chinese they won't give a shit.

[@rocren6246]

+aboard04 Do not trust the Chinese authorities. They play protector for those scammers.

[@rayray170]

+MrXelium boo...holy shit

[@jbejyz]

110 is a joke on scams. The people being a police are too stupid to be a scammer

[@dealstogo2649]

The old silk street was lots of fun. Not as fancy as this new building and much smaller. But it had a certain charm. Thanks for the video. Excellent as usual.

[@montasserelraie6573]

Very informative and much-appreciated videos, you are awesome

[@zhulfiqharyhaqub7989]

very informative! thanks!

[@blaatgvd]

I like you added the timelapse for comparison and effect - clever guy

[@markngamthangrum1321]

I have been following your channel for less than a month but I have learnt a lot. I will be moving to Beijing this year bcos of work and I already feel I know how to avoid scammers thanks to you. The next thing now is to learn the language or should I say try.😊

[@parac0sm0naut26]

Thank you for the heads up Mr. Statham.

[@satyam12]

Thankfully I wasn't scammed too badly...all I got was angry looks (mostly) and several times angrily insulted (in Mandarin) by several old ladies in different cities. I like your information on Xian, had a similar experience with regards to the Art Gallery and the old farmer scam. Xian was actually one of the worst cities I've been to with regards to scammers. Had a guide and she was pretty bad, feeding me false information...luckily I did my reading. Chinese natives took pictures or filmed me without asking my permission, usually from a distance but, as you said, no attempt of conversation. This wasn't restricted to tourist sites and open spaces but also restaurants, on the plane, on the train etc... More irritating than threatening but, again, wouldn't say it ruined my day. The concept of a person of Indian origin being born somewhere other than India was extremely Alien to them. Most being genuinely surprised but well mannered, whilst others flat out calling me a liar and asking where in India I learnt English...having spoken to many locals (in my very poor Mandarin) throughout China, most of those that did speak to me (who had never left China) were under the illusion that everyone born in England/Europe/"The West" is white. Fortunately, not everyone I spoke to was so ignorant...but this change will take time.

[@swlk9996]

In general, Chinese People from China no absolutely nothing about what is going on beyond their border. It’s actually really funny. Like talking with little children. But also annoying

[@dan23233]

I want to scam those scammers.

[@onemon22]

Good to see you again and your advice.

[@felixz2083]

Good job guys, really appreciate your work!

[@joanretiredmilitary1110]

People need to be careful in their home country as well as abroad. I was led down a path by a fellow Jamaican when I went as a tourist in Jamaica. I quickly turned around because it didn't feel right and I didn't know who was waiting for me around the corner. Very good advice you guys gave. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@irenedavo3768]

Wow!

[@MegaShredder101]

Winston, for my birthday, I will become a patreon subscriber!

[@serpentza]

+MegaShredder101 that's fan bloody tastic! ;)

[@jamesscott1189]

Your scamming info highly HELPFUL !

[@Jennyoy]

Love your videos. Please share more about the scams prevalent in China these days so that all of us will be wiser when travel.

[@eejwads]

I got scammed with the tea house scam! Wish I had watched this before !

[@serpentza]

Share your story, it will help others

[@comment514]

That also happened to my dad this summer when he went to do bussines stuff

[@eejwads]

I somehow missed the request to share. Will do so now. Two young girls approached me and started making conversation and being so interested in chatting to me. Said they would love to practise their English and let's go to a tea shop nearby. I had time on my hands, so I thought why not. At the tea shop, I saw the exorbitant prices of the tea, and decided to just order a cheap coke instead. They ordered a pot of tea each. They kept insisting I try the tea. I took a little at their insistence just to taste. When the bill came, to £90 at the time, they said we had to split the bill three ways. I said to them I only ordered a coke, which I think was the equivalent to £3 at the time. They said that I had from their teas so had to pay my share. Not wanting to cause a scene, I just paid it and left.

[@abhinarayan7751]

@@eejwads There are so many things we have to consider when we travel,your story is a good learning experience for me.

[@Jerome4277]

We need more people like this guy in this world , would be a better place ...

[@JeremyJohnButler]

I agree, Winston is a truly awesome human being and I am also grateful for people like him in the world. I find myself millimeters from getting arrested all the time in China because of my poor ability to manage my quick temper when I feel that a situation is "just morally wrong" (not really arrested, but my Chinese wife insists that is what will happen or 10 evil uncles will follow me home and beat me up.. lol...). China is not a place for people who value morality and kindness, it is an insidious place where greed, schemes, corruption, and all manners of general thuggery are thriving and publicly applauded as clever (they call it being "cong ming"). The highest elite levels of the party are promoting good social values in the propoganda, but it sure seems like 95% of the party underneath them must actually be doing the opposite with smiling faces, because virtuous morality is nowhere to be found on the streets of China..... really nowhere. Do not expect anyone to ever be truthful with you, their general feeling is that only a stupid person would be honest if they could instead lie about something for their advantage, especially if it financially advantageous.

[@bpatts1652]

Love your videos !

[@luxin8167]

I went shopping with my aunt who is living in China. She starts with cutting the price in half. When they say no, she just leaves. Most of the time they beg us to come back

[@BillyNoMates1974]

This is brilliant. can you and C-Milk do more ? London. ha ha. I had to laugh

[@serpentza]

+BillyNoMates1974 we will do more in the future for sure!

[@omart204]

0:17 so are we just going to ignore the guy with his belly hanging out?

[@bobsingh5521]

Omar Tea Sexy

[@cocotug0]

IKR!!!! he is like the fattest guy in china and we are ignoring him!! (sorry for comenting a year later)

[@BrooklynNinenine580]

I literally came to the comments to see if anyone noticed

[@hansihobr]

@@BrooklynNinenine580 1 year and 4 month later... its the "Beijing bikini" mostly showed by fatsos

[@BrooklynNinenine580]

@@hansihobr and I care because

[@anilbundhoo7486]

thank you very Winston. Very informative. Thank you.

[@PinayinMaldives]

Very helpful video! Thanks

[@donaldsayers7257]

I was charged €800 for six beers in Beijing.

[@conmanumber1]

Queenstown here is 15 bucks for a beer. Cheaper to go to Monaco for a beer n food vacation than here at home.

[@Steve-cf9wx]

@ Donald Sayers did that include the young ladies?

[@WhileTravelling]

Hey there, great tips on these scams. You covered all most all of it, great video. I am an expat in Shanghai and sharing my life here and around Asia through my channel. Absolutely, fake market scams are all over here too. Thanks for putting this out.

[@lawrencenannes4260]

Tx,good coverage 😮❤

[@aryahdft]

I was there last year bought couple watches, as soon as I got back home none worked

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Been a while since I've been to China, but seem to recall a good rule of haggling to about 1/10 of the starting price...

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Critical Eats Japan They ask for 2k say 20

[@hallnoats4ever]

Critical Eats Japan Chinese people take pictures with white guys like they are a tourist attraction?

[@lortnokmeister]

Nice episode, stay awesome dude!

[@djlove9157]

Nothing but Love Surpenza, you have a great wife take care of her! All your hard work keeps us from seeing how the wolfpacks work!!!

[@neil6958]

You're really smart!!

[@Measuring0Cups]

I wish I had seen this video before I visited Beijing for the first time. Luckily I didn't bite at most of the scams, but the scariest one was when we were trying to go to the old part of the Great Wall. Those fucking gray vans, man. You'll know what I mean if you've been in China for an extended period of time. They almost pulled us off the public bus we were on to "TAKE YOU TO GREAT WALL FOR CHEAP PRICE."

[@stevec9669]

Priceless info. Thanks much.

[@Potomacstud]

Sounds like a great vacation , Winston !

[@voodooguy2]

I lived in Beijing for 6 years and this is an excellent video - I can really relate. Virtually all the scammers around Tiananmen Square claimed to be art students from Xi'an. Possibly because they think Westerners have heard of Xi'an and therefore gives them more credibility? Who knows? But don't let this put you off the regular Chinese who are good people.

[@eightfeetabove]

This happens to non-foreigners as well. The attitude towards "scamming" isn't the same as in western countries, its almost like reverse bargaining, and is seen as clever and tricky and not suggesting a ridiculously high price is seen as missing out on an opportunity. These people are desperate to make money, its really bad but its the reality of life in china

[@markypolo55]

+Tracy Zhang Hey, you are cute. Will you Marry me?

[@SKazclaw]

+Marky Polo is this a scam?

[@markypolo55]

+SKazclaw No. It's for real.

[@tperk]

+Tracy Zhang I admit when I moved to Beijing, I never considered the desperation that people in the city feel. They see the skyscrapers, modern appliances, bullet trains and can't relate. It is not just the reality of life in China, but reality of life in every developing country.

[@eightfeetabove]

+Tony Perkins Very good point. Its the struggle to adapt from a time period when it was a feat to not starve for a day and feed your family. Nowadays, this instinct to simply "survive" is not something just unique to China, but any country that is emerging from poverty.

[@IdaSputum]

Excellent 👌 points. Really appreciate it. Thank you.

[@frankieablona6240]

Very informative! Thank you

[@dawnmoon90]

I wonder how many people actually fall for the tea house scam. It's just for me personally I wouldn't follow some random stranger to anywhere regardless of if it's China, U.S.A or even in my own country (UK).

[@MrDeadInMyPocket]

+DawnMoon Even if they offered you free candy?

[@barrelrolldog]

+DawnMoon quite a few sadly.

[@rjlee3112]

+DawnMoon ikr. Its really common sense. You dont follow strangers into random places even in your own country, but for some reason thousands do when they go to a completely foreign land they know literally nothing about. IMO if you are stupid enough to fall for a scam like this - you deserve to be scammed.

[@peoplez129]

+DawnMoon It's such an easy scam because tourists come to sight see and don't want to be rude to natives. In your home country, you typically have a reason to be somewhere....work, shopping, etc.....but tourism is basically like having nothing to do....wandering around, sight seeing, etc. That means the person is more open to doing things, like go into a local cafe to try it out. That's why those scams work soo well. Some guys even think the women are attracted to foreigners, and think they could make a new friend or even get lucky, or just like having the company of a pretty face. And people in general, have a hard time saying no to someone who seems friendly or nice. If I didn't have a drug addict sister that taught me to say no by constantly asking me for money all the time, I'd probably have a harder time saying no to people too. Basically, saying 'no' is generally a learned practice, either through experience or the advice of others.

[@CrimsonStrider]

My friends and I followed some on purpose. I was pretty prudent and the only "surprise" was 50rmb of snacks that were originally "free" though the beers were also 10rmb per bottle more expensive than what other bars would charge.

[@ya-ma-dayamadash1524]

5:51 "fairly ugly middle aged women here" oooooooh, you're gonna need all the water in the yangtze for that burn!

[@yanhuang4698]

If you don't like China then just go back to your countries. I feel sorry about your Chinese wife that she was married you , a fraud & a loser . You two guys are making money by using Chinese people's goodness. Hope Chinese government rejects your China visa and put your name on the blacklist.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@yanhuang4698 shut up

[@pigeonlove]

@Chloe Moon he's got boring features,dark eye circles, small squirrel eyes, balding and unshaven, then he calls others ugly!

[@thedreamer4222]

aaron porto He is but whats in this video is not fake. As the Chinese maybr we gotta look for some changes cuz me and my family have been victims to these stupid little scams too when we travelled

[@plaistowbill]

@Chloe Moon why racist. Pointing out bad behaviour isn't racist.

[@tossitaround814]

Good info thanks!

[@rehetzelprdxyw3317]

Funny hearing you talk about the rickshaw scam in Beijing - I got caught by that waaaay back in 1985! Some things never change!

[@jakehart1519]

this guy is awesome!

[@martijndekinkelder9078]

My dad and I had that with a litle car dont know the name and the guy said I want 5 for one so it was 10 rmb and later when we where at the hotel hè said oh no I man 500 for one so 1000 rmb he tried to take my dads bagpack and my dad hit him in his face

[@seanwuh9491]

groofy games r u French

[@JoshuaJadeMcCoskrie]

He hit him in the face? That's a classic persuasion trick.

[@mistie8908]

Very good information. Thank you for sharing

[@shahibaaz]

Wow great info buddy,, might visit shenzhen though.

[@RichardsWorld]

I didn't think there would be that many scams in China. I lived in Japan for 5 years and I don't remember anyone trying to scam me. I guess that means something. But I thought the Chinese government would be really strict on this stuff.

[@panner11]

I like how you still spelled *because* wrong even though your comment is edited. I guess that's what you can expect from a racist lowlife.

[@kyle7412]

thats japan. they have high cultural integrity. they don't allow mass immigration into their country for a reason.

[@gaijinthelittlestalin25]

panner11, I like how you can not differentiate between spelling mistake, and a typing mistake. I guess that's what you can expect from an SJW lowlife. :3 RESPONDER