SCAMMERS are Everywhere in CHINA!

Traveller beware, China is a wonderful place to visit but you are very likely to get scammed, and not just the occasional traveller, everyone! Knowledge is Power, and even if you live here you have to be on your guard. Scamming is a part of daily life in one way or the other, but armed with this knowledge, you should be able to avoid the worst scams and have an amazing experience travelling throughout China.
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[@BlindMango]

Lmfao this dude in a suit and tie walks up in front of a bunch of scammers and says casually, "And here you have a bunch of scammers behind me" I'm dying

[@JoshuaJadeMcCoskrie]

Yeah that was pretty fucking smooth.

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

BlindMango lol fuk em

[@JuicyLeek]

Most likely they don't understand English spoken at native speed unless it's something familiar like "taxi".

[@PressForMana]

not american here, but a chinese mentioning a "dirty village" is pretty funny imo. China is like those african villages where they use dung to build their shitty shacks with.

[@matthiasschuster9505]

He says "more about them later" and never mentioned them again. Which kind of scammers are they? @serpentza

[@hermitwei5074]

He actually sum up all scams in China, as a chinese I have never saw such comprehensive summary of scam in chinese language video.

[@user-qp4uf7qp1t]

会说中国话吗

[@l.whansen9611]

He's intelligent. That's why he can see through all of you

[@basedbear1605]

@@l.whansen9611 It's why he left China as well. He's not there any more.

[@l.whansen9611]

Yes I've noticed. Good for him!

[@calenran988]

@@user-qp4uf7qp1t 我会。 你去看Nathan Rich骗你吧。别看了

[@JeremyBX]

Watching people in the background giving him weird looks is nearly as entertaining as the stories he’s telling.

[@padmad3k63]

I'm Arab, in my country it's even worse. They know if you live abroad and they will fucking stare at you the entire time. It's really really annoying.

[@ThaqtRamone]

@@padmad3k63 condolences.

[@hhasgtreer4373]

They are just a group of pupils coming home from school，and this is only the only way for them to go home.

[@lilnewtz2193]

Lol so I'm not the only one who noticed that weirdness

[@padmad3k63]

@paper plane lol they should be happy they can earn come $$$ with the tourists. It's not offending but annoying what else could I expect from a 3rd world shithole country.

[@EdwardMRoche2]

Question: How do you know you got a good price in China? Answer: The merchant refuses to give you a bag for your purchase.

[@machtnichtsseimann]

LoL. Scammers and cheapskates!

[@ItsToaster]

Ever been to Chicago? Might ask if you want to buy a bag.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

It's funny how you've got these people randomly walking by you, then they suddenly decide to follow you around for a bit.

[@dcm5523]

Foreigners aren’t commonly seen in China, a white man walking while talking to the camera is rarer

[@felekhd1739]

@@dcm5523 simply dont go china to many scams and hate towards foreigners so why should foreigners come to your country if you do so many terrible things to them and scam them it is not okay !

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@felekhd1739 dude I went to China and there was none of that bullcrap

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@mya4730 ok remove politic

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@mya4730 it only happens if you misbehave

[@ondrejsedlak4935]

Whenever someone in a European city approached me with scams or just trying to get free English lessons, I would start speaking Czech at them. They disappear very quickly.

[@lazer2365]

I tried something similar in Turkey, replying in German. The salesman then switched to German, of which I know very little. He got annoyed when he realised I was b/sing him...

[@AA-pk6fo]

@@lazer2365 why would you chose German. Half of Berlin is Turkish!

[@lazer2365]

@@AA-pk6fo I wasn't in Berlin. Neither were the people I was speaking to.

[@eldromedario3315]

@@lazer2365 what flew over your head is that many turkish ppl speak german, in turkey as well

[@milan761]

They most of the time don't even speak German in germany

[@s.l5557]

When I was 16 my mom took me back to China and we almost fell for a scam. This guy approached us on the street and asked if we wanted to look at antiques. We followed them down this alleyway (hutong). The walk it self turned sketchy already because there was no one around. After a few turns we ended at this what seemed like a real antique store. We started browsing and someone came and wanted us to hold a vase. We noticed it was cracked. We immediately decided to leave, when we told this story to the locals they said thank god you didn’t touch the vase because what happens is that when they hand it to you it will be clumsy, and the vase will fall to the ground and break. Then they scam you for a broken vase money. Another time that was scarier was I was walking around at night with a friend. A white van pulled up and a women stuck her head out the back door and asked if we wanted a ride. We were also in our teens. Pretty sure it was a human trafficking attempt.

[@ottosump3356]

T Patty lucky they didn't sell you a Mogwai in that antique shop .

[@machtnichtsseimann]

Thank you for sharing those scary and creepy stories. It helps to be more informed, because there are those who are TOO trusting and gullible when it's actually not very smart at all. Definitely not wise. I have my moments and can see how if I was greeted at an antiques store by a friendly merchant, offered to hold and admire a vase, but they let it slip and fall, then blame me ( and call the police? ), then I'd be pissed off but have little power since I am in their country. I could always run away and see how that goes, but point taken: Do NOT say yes and take the vase to hold it. ( Glad you didn't take the van ride, either. That is VERY suspect. )

[@americanpatriot3710]

So much scams in China and they blame other countries

[@MA_KA_PA_TIE]

​@hanthedepressedgerman8750 should be a dea5h sentence every where

[@bendyloco]

A friend went to train workers at his company’s new factory there and he came back showing off his jade antique pipe o my lol he got hooosed

[@jeffreylin235]

As a Chinese, I have to admit that your comments on Chinese people and Chinese society are unfortunately true. Good luck in China.

[@jasonm7973]

He's in America now. They were raided and harassed by the CCP and had to escape. These people have a video with that Michael guy who was arbitrarily detained, accused of being a spy, and held by the CCP for years as a political pawn.

[@kripposoft]

I find it sort of fascinating. Why is there such a lack of empathy to others in China?

[@punjabipower904]

China is full of scammers, looks like

[@americanpatriot3710]

Better than CCP propaganda.

[@rnrnirqueena2743]

@@xie2023 Its true

[@johnleebass]

Holy crap! I've been a flight attendant since 1988 and found this SO informative, yet SO exhausting! Amazing you're able to speak so well, so fluid amidst all the chaos! Impressive!

[@knownameneeded]

John Lee Bass wait ... you’ve got to be one of the oldest flight attendants ever.

[@aladdinsane3523]

I’ve seen the same American in Panama three times over ten years claiming he lost his passport. He actually recognized me the last time which I found hilarious.

[@user-pu2id7ce1r]

LOL i cant imagine both your face expression XD

[@danielstarr8957]

The tea house scam happened to me in china back in 2008. They charged us $250 per tea and they just have a group people staring at you waiting to pay. We just paid and canceled the payment with our bank right afterwards, we never called the police. That night they showed up at our hotel looking for us and we just never left our room lol.

[@jemand8462]

how did they know where you stayed?

[@danielstarr8957]

@@jemand8462 our hotel was a block away and we stuck out like sore thumbs. So that probably had something to do with it.

[@christianoraimondo1993]

@@jemand8462Probably asking around.

[@adamd9166]

Guess they weren't very good sports about their scam being canceled lol

[@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039]

Quick thinking on the cancellation, I wouldn't have thought of that so fast, so I'd have probably been scammed good style.

[@NewGoldStandard]

I took a day trip to Morocco and on the ferry back to Spain, at the end of the day, more than half of the English speaking tourists had purchased rugs. They all had the same story, some guy offered to give them a cheap taxi-tour of Tangier and their "tours" all ended in a high-pressure sales pitch in a rug shop.

[@lynnkesh254]

Lol

[@shuabshungne8043]

@@ForTheWolf111 ... yes, and I want to pay ten times more then it usually costs in ikea!

[@deicidal88]

nonwhite places are shitholes

[@cecilev5632]

@@deicidal88 wow way to be racist

[@deicidal88]

@@cecilev5632 truth is racist

[@user-wq8mf2ee5f]

I am Chinese. The things he talked about are right, but these things are not only been done to foreiners but also been done to local Chinese. Sometimes the police just work with the scammer, there is no place for victims to find the justice. even me, I has been a victim twice and once I was cheated by the union of police and scammers . As a Chinese I feel shameful about it.

[@serpentza]

If we expose them more then people will know how to avoid them!

[@khiem1939]

Remember in China the People's Republic of China is run like the MAFIA or TRIAD, all "scammed/bribe" monies have a part forwarded up the Chain of Command, eventually getting to Comrade Xi's sister who lives in Hong Kong in a penthouse, where she uses that BRIBE MONEY to purchase property in the USA, Switzerland and throughout Asia and Europe!

[@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq]

​@@serpentza Take care be careful .

[@ssfnathotmail]

tea house scam got me back in the day. negotiated my way down from $4000 to $20.

[@munterboy9298]

4000 wtf

[@bulidrians2182]

wow you must have had nothing on you smart lmao...

[@prime8nate]

That's some serious haggling skills.

[@ssfnathotmail]

@@prime8nate tai gue la! too expensive. all the mandarin you need to know.

[@sklenars]

In my seagoing days if you visited "girly bars" you expected to have to pay stupid prices for "sticky drinks" as we called it in exchange for some small talk from the hostesses. Mainland China was still closed but Taiwan was a forerunner to what he described in the video.

[@conforzo]

"If you can cheat than cheat" That would explain Chinas good PISA scores xD

[@Republicanmouse]

When I lived in China for 2 years on business I was fortunate to have several good Chinese friends who clued me in on all the scams. This is a pretty good summary. I succeeded in largely avoiding the scammers, although I know I paid more than I could have for some goods. Once I got the price down to what seemed really cheap to me I would just pay it. Usually that was about a quarter of what was marked. But my Chinese friends would occasionally say I could have gotten another 50% off.

[@khiem1939]

Living in Hong Kong I made it an art to BARGAIN, I eventually got so GOOD at it that my Chinese family there would have me buy things for THEM, since they said I was a BETTER BARGAINER than even they were!

[@sailnblue497]

"If you can cheat, then cheat." A very limiting national cultural notion...

[@chris3153]

Bottom line, don't accept any solicitation of any kind. If you're approached assume it's a scam. That goes for any city, in any country, on any planet.

[@panenka7656]

Bingo

[@HalfBreedMix]

+Chris Eaton Straight up. Until you understand something, assume it's a trick. Worse case scenario, you look a bit untrusting until you figure out everything is legit; BFD, at least you never get played ;-)

[@sportagus3]

in any solar system.

[@kornelhaduch8183]

Go to Japan and you'll never experience this kind of shit...

[@onemanshow4116]

SharkFin Attack... I'd like to take you out for tea sometime. I know a great place. You seem like a cool dude.

[@Hereticxxii]

The constant scams are the reason that my trip to China was the worst trip that I have ever taken.

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

When traveling in unfamiliar or dangerous locations, I recommend keeping two wallets and phones. Keep the real deal against strapped against your chest and the cheap decoys a bit more accessible. It may just save you a lot of blood and tears.

[@steveblomefield9513]

i thought you were going to be scammed by those children

[@susfoofman6815]

@Person Hello Did Serpentza not say in this very video that a subscriber was pickpocketed by a kid?

[@choozu]

@Person Hello Wow... That's what you call a Whoooooosh... Idiot!

[@travix9580]

@Person Hello Communist manifesto in your library my guy? sure seems like it.

[@user-bx4cr1mk9s]

Idiot, these children are off school and on their way back home, they just outgoing kids!Plus, this blogger is talking about rare or even rare things

[@IndoGunsnGear]

@Person Hello dude, dont even bother,these people are too high up their asses that they wont listen to us. The've never even lived in china. Many european countries has the same problems as china like scammers, but they are gona pretend that they didnt notice. They are easily brainwashed by their media into hating China. If they hate China for being a "communist" country, then why wont they hate russia? Oh its because "russians are white and thus they look more intimidating, so we shouldnt fuck with them". I sometimes wish freedom of speech is not the thing it is today. That doesnt mean I support the tiananmen incident of course, i would hate for my own country's millitary to open fire on my own friends and family. But if the government had not done such a thing, the people wont know that the government are serious about not wanting their citizens doing stupid shit like this

[@dazacman40]

“Please take a hike if you don’t mind”

[@nativeaborigineamericans282]

😂😂😂😂

[@shable1436]

Being rude is not I South African unless they say it three times

[@cpzehr]

"Real monks don't wander the street trying to extort money" 😂

[@smaugeverblaze3420]

Your channel is so eye opening. Thankyou for showing the world what CHINA is really like with no filters or misconceptions. Keep it up I love your channel!!! 👍

[@jceepf]

Japan and China are night and day..... when it comes to honesty.

[@thegreatgatsby8180]

Japan is equally racist.

[@Emsyaz]

@@thegreatgatsby8180 East asians are mainly racist. They believe that they are the superior race.

[@subarashiimomo8005]

China and Taiwan are total opposites as well...

[@harathea7554]

newbieshelper Isn't Generalization a Racist thing as well? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@joeyhensley9199]

Honesty, for mature adults, is an individual thing. IMO. I went shopping with a friend in Japan at an electronics store. He and I became engrossed in our conversation and were half way back to our lodging when he realized he left his purchase on the counter. It was a 20 minute walk. It was still there when we returned. Good for Japan's reputation. However, then we have a person I was in a long relationship with. It didn't turn out so well. Current partner is Chinese and, Holy Mary mother of God, she's AMAZING !! I'll just leave it at that, or Inwill run out of space. If you're reading this, I love you, "H2".

[@thomaskaufmann9121]

While traveling, if someone approaches you, it's probably a scam.

[@Oeufcoque]

#1 reason I'll die alone.

[@SaeSaltIceCream]

@@Oeufcoque i hope soon

[@Oeufcoque]

@@SaeSaltIceCream edgy

[@thadszmaciasz8971]

@@Oeufcoque i rate it

[@kavousniamir2375]

its usually best when you approach them and they run

[@NeinDochOhh]

I hate to bargain. In my culture (German) it is actually impossible to bargain, except at flea markets or similar events. Either you pay the stated price or you leave it and don't buy it. For me it's more relaxed and saves time. However, you can ask here for discounts if you buy larger quantities. In addition, the fixed prices are easier to compare with each other and you know pretty well that you will not be ripped off. Of course, businesses also make a profit, that's how it should be, but in a market-based and legal framework and not through excessive usury.

[@gregdaweson4657]

"However, you can ask here for discounts if you buy larger quantities." Are you talking about a normal retail business? That doesn't happen here in the US.

[@Shurtug]

@@gregdaweson4657 you could try to, in smaller shops. But in large shops it’s not possible (I’ve never tried tbh). It just doesn’t seem normal for us Germans to even try bargaining.

[@aalleexx1997]

@@Shurtug Bei Expert und Saturn kann man handeln, macht mein Vater manchmal haha also bei größerer Dingen, klappt auch

[@ball_sack_mcgee]

@@aalleexx1997 bargain not trade.

[@Sagolel4797]

the price on the pricetags is actually only a suggestion so technically you can still bargain, esp in small shops, it's just that in everyday life we buy almost everything from chains where the cashiers do not have the authority to bargain with the customer i think

[@whitewolfwoodcrafts]

I really love your content, very informative and interesting, and well produced. I've been telling some friends about your channel. That's all. I appreciate you!

[@ravindraprasad3054]

Love how this guy cuts right to the chase and speak about any situation from a neutral point of view. Great video and really informative for anyone who plans on travelling to China.

[@therealaustinbrown2712]

Scammers speak English but the cops don't.....

[@ampuia]

That's essential to their survival, while it is not so for the police. Kektus

[@hezhenshen88]

English is not the only language for the world you prank, most European Polices don't speak in English...

[@therealaustinbrown2712]

@@hezhenshen88 did i say it was?

[@Eschatonx]

@@therealaustinbrown2712 Your comment implied it.

[@hezhenshen88]

@@therealaustinbrown2712 Your comment states a subject just like "I drink water for life." You should think that I should learn some native language if I ever love or live their for a long time instead of they can't help for whatever special reasons you might have.

[@Warpath86x0]

Great to see Collin in a Serpentza video. I knew Collin personally, he was a good friend of mine in middle school and part of high school. Anyways best of luck to both of you.

[@edmundpotrzeba6094]

I’m sorry to hear that your leaving China, your videos have been a wonderful introduction to China for . You always appear honest and sincere and when you criticise China it always seems from a place of love ❤️ thank you

[@americanpatriot3710]

Otherwise the CCP would not have spared him

[@khiem1939]

SMART people LEAVE China knowing that a WAR will soon be coming to China! The Southern U.S. Border now has hundreds of Chinese arriving monthly for illegal immigration!

[@pwnswoggle]

I love how you leave in the sections where the locals interrupt you, it just gives a little more feel for the atmosphere.

[@mop4193]

I like his way of talking so direct so straightforward so explicit

[@MrMat322]

I discovered your and laowhy videos today and there is so many similarities in China and Brazil culture, literally the same advices that I gave to all my foreigner friends that came to Rio and stuff.

[@susielee8101]

Thirty some years ago when I was touring Beijing and the tour guide took us to a Friendship store I bought a beautiful painting for $100 USD The sales clerk took it into a back room to wrap it up for me. After I flew back to California and opened up the painting it was not the one I paid $100 for but another painting that the quality is ridiculously cheap looking and poorly done. I then realized I’ve been scammed by that store!

[@kenwilliams6959]

Having lived in China for about 11 years, I can say what this guy says is 100% true. Very good information for the uninformed.

[@ronbondie9502]

hey Ken aren't the scammers afraid they might catch the wrong guy, say if someone was being treated unlawfully they might give out a warning punch or 2 or are you not allowed to defend your property over there.

[@kenwilliams6959]

Ron Bondie not sure. I guess they take calculated risks in what they do.

[@kenwilliams6959]

Mary Fong not sure what you mean. I very much enjoyed my time in China, and most Chinese are very hospitable and warm. But there are scammers, and the guy running the KZbin channel correctly points out some of the most common ones. It’s a public service. If you’re offended, perhaps you need to thicken your skin a bit. Nothing racist at all in this.

[@wilburslug140]

Someone doesnt know these imbecile students wouldnt leave the square when the army showed up!

[@lisahou8022]

滚出中国，没人想要你们这些垃圾

[@kushagrapandey2466]

0:25 The fact that he is fearlessly exposing chinese scammers in front of them. 😂

[@gregavrhovnik4572]

They scam tourists that speak English...

[@bird718]

like anyone cares and understands him? he is so brave and constantly walking.

[@heartofjustice6041]

nigga has a suit and they cant do shit attacking a tourist would land them straight into jail probably worse

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

Did you not pay attention to or understand the things he said about the culture? It's a respected part of the culture. If you can take advantage of someone, you should, and it is on each person to protect their own situation. There are many cultures that hold that view. If you get scammed, it's seen as your fault, not anything the scammer did wrong. If they make you a bad offer, and you take it, then you are to blame. Being seen as a 'scammer' by a westerner would only be seen by them as 'poor westerner can't handle someone who drives a hard bargain.'

[@saywhat5034]

Dustin Rodriguez fair enough but im still kinda on fence with that one.

[@yunjko]

I was there 13 years ago for 1 week. And I had experienced more scams there then anywhere else. Therefore I have no desire to go back.

[@IdaSputum]

Excellent info. I'm taking note. Thank you 💕😊

[@alcibiades79]

I like walking around too but man I am suprised you didn't reach the Great Wall by the end of the video!

[@Mike_Davidson]

Winston is the ONLY person in China wearing a suit. 😂😂😂😂

[@rambodiehardwarrior749]

It's really interesting and really useful VDO. Thank you so much for posting it.

[@jeffrenman4146]

first… Your videos are never too long. I just love how well you articulate everything. And filming on the street like that is really cool it's a good idea. Anyway you to stay awesome

[@japankofun]

Really comprehensive guide mate, nice one. From my personal experience it takes quite a lot of time as a traveller (and I would imagine as a resident too) to be aware of all those scams (and others), so I can imagine this being really useful. The moral of a few of those is basically say no to things/services being offered to you on the street, and be strong/insistent, especially around bus/train stations where people will literally drag you into their taxi/bus/restaurant etc. Chinese language ability makes such a difference too, even basics.

[@chriss7196]

Japan Kofun 古墳 Scammers are everywhere around railway/bus stations. Keep away from these places. Being indifferent is a good way in China.

[@ThyAsianDragon]

Long story short: shut anyone down who approaches you. Say NO and walk away.

[@bender2752]

that is the way parents teach their kids to do in China. And that is why people always say that Chinese are 'shy'.

[@yanyuan5411]

Chinese are shy which is protection for themselves

[@davidl.e5203]

@@bender2752 This is the cost Chinese kids paid for their parent's dishonesty.

[@Buttington_Headerson]

This is just common sense anywhere. If you're walking about in a city people aren't just going to come up talking to strangers unless they want something from you.

[@reptileandad]

Like a kid with immune deficiency who lives in a bubble

[@culthassummonedtwistedsoun2833]

Lived and worked in China for almost a year several years ago. I recognize the jade scam as part of the bus tour to the Great Wall. I didn't buy any jade though. But we did spend a lot of time there though. One of the first things I learned from a fellow expat when I arrived in China was not to ride those unmarked taxi cabs. Sure scam at the least or they might hold you up at the worst.

[@a.p.980]

I love the retro synth wave beats on top of the drone shot montages. Synth wave makes this channel special.

[@justinallen3457]

Also: When in China, it's best to make sure you have an app that translates input from your camera (e.g. billboards, prices, etc). This will keep you safe from most language barrier scams.

[@repmidwest]

Have lived in Beijing almost 4 years now. Basically, when anyone approaches you trying to sell or offer something just say "Bu yao (don't want), Bu yong (don't need), and Mei shi (no problem *I'm not intersted).

[@gambet0007]

3 most important words :p

[@gambet0007]

VPN

[@danielreid6041]

Wow 😳 this is so informative

[@diencai1812]

Bro, you are an educator. Absolutely love your work

[@yuhangzhou2570]

Even natives should watch this video. I got scammed in almost all the ways you’ve mentioned. And im chinese...

[@zzzwy777]

lol

[@bleughbloop8569]

err...is that a chatbot?

[@amirahmad2099]

Shut up china man

[@morishimaharuka8754]

tiannment square massacre happend lmao

[@johndoe5346]

@@amirahmad2099 He's literally agreeing with us bro...

[@rambo8wradio]

"This video has dragged on for far too long" Are you kidding? I enjoyed every minute. "There will be more in the future" Neat.

[@MsHojat]

The only criticism I'd give is that he's already done at least one or two videos on scamming before. That said, it's not like he went over the same stories or anything, so it wasn't like stale content, just a re-visited topic.

[@massivefins2597]

yeah please double the length!

[@worworma2883]

I am a traveler and blogger and I can assure everyone that traveling to China is not as safe as you travel to the West or even Korea.. Surveillance, and hidden cam, and even plain clothes secret agents were watching every movement of any Western looking people, and through the satellite was transmitted to the data base nearby, and full profile of any Westerner in China is stored and at the airport when leaving for their home country you could be stopped at any time and any day and anywhere! Even a hotel I stayed at security officers regularly check any Westerner! It is still awfully police state reminding me of the Nazi Germany! Folks! let us not travel to China and spend money!

[@rambo8wradio]

WAT

[@MrFerron]

Very useful information! Good job buddy

[@globalnomad4074]

great content from Winston .. teach us about what you know & have experienced.. staying AWESOME

[@notOEAH]

The best scammer deterrent is strapping a Gopro on your chest. No scammer would dare scam you with a camera recording them.

[@felixnisekoland2132]

I like to share a scam. This happened in Shanghai but it could also have happen in any China cities. Upon getting into a taxis and I am now talking about registered bona fide taxis you might run into a cammer (just like I did) and as soon as he or she makes you out to be a foreigner the taxi driver might suddenly stop just outside the airport and then begin fiddling with his taxi meter, If this was your first ride into that city you probably won't notice anything odd but if this was your one of many trips and if you do recalled the trip price, you will begin to notice that the price is now awfully high. Even if you dont assume that a scam has just started. The taxi driver did something to the meter an it is now racing forward. My recommendation is not to get into an argument with the driver at that point because you will lose on language alone and no police will help you. What you need to do is to let him take you to a hotel (a big hotel) then get out of the car, take our all your luggages and then call the doorman to deal with the situation or ask for the duty manager. The doorman at those big hotels usually speak English. Tell him what happened and let him deal with it. DO NOT PAY the taxi driver. Those doorman are trained to protect the guest and they know of such scams. 10 times out of 10 the matter will be resolved and you get to pay the taxi driver the "right" amount and the doorman will be able to tell you what the "right" amount is. But if you are not checking into a big hotel, just find one along the way (closer to your ultimate destination) make sure it is a hotel like Hyatt or Hilton or Marriots or any big hotels and pretend that you are checking in.

[@paulthompson7920]

That one happened to me in Athens where We were treated to a tour of the city on our way to our Hotel.We just enjoyed the ride and got our lugggage out. then I handed the driver the correct amount,Thats when the fun began. He left in a big huff with his middle finger sticking up out the window. Boo Hoo.

[@syenosis]

Honestly don't take taxis, use the ride hailing apps like everyone in China does. Kind of like how people got sick of taxis in the US and switched to Uber it's the same thing there. I had some Beijing cab driver drop me off in the middle of nowhere because he clearly got lost and was too lazy to figure out how to get to the right place, and the cabs are almost always disgusting in China with dirty seats. They also hide the seatbelts and if you do have a seatbelt to wear it's likely filthy. I was using Uber all the time last time I went except for the cities it wasn't in. Uber no longer operates in China but the company that bought their Chinese operations has an English app now (Didi) so you're better off just using the ride hailing app for everything. That way there's no issues about how much the ride costs, you can see where you're going on your phone, and there's no incentive for them to do anything stupid. Obviously this will require you to either get a Chinese SIM card or have a phone plan that covers some international roaming but this GREATLY improves traveling in China. I tried to avoid all taxis last time I was in China but ended up at one point in a third tier city and Didi wasn't available to Americans yet at that point so I actually hailed a cab and while the driver was an honest guy the literally drove on the highway like they were in an actual race...and the cab was clearly in complete disrepair since I could literally hear the worn brake pads squealing like crazy every time he touched them. And of course there were no seatbelts so I started thinking that this would be the last cab ride of my life, lol.

[@MrValiante84]

He didn't text while driving? If they do that they'll probably not need the brakes anyways (or have time to use them).

[@abeedbasheer6680]

I remember buying a geat looking china made Emergency lamp. I put it up for charging for around 6 hours. Returning back I found my room on fire. As the fire was just in my room I put it out fast. I lost my paasport and my bank documents in the fire. I am thankful the whole house did not burn down. After this I am wary of China made products at bargain prices. Better spend a little more than get your room and house get burnt.Even when you read the news you get news of mobile batteries catching fire in airplanes andusually these are of mobiles that we use on a daily basis.. edition.cnn.com/2017/05/31/us/jetblue-flight-fire/index.html

[@vipinyadav878]

That's so true, I had the same incident. I waited in line on the Beijing airport for Registered taxis, got into one and the Taxi driver told me 120 Yuan for a distance less than 4 Kms. I said no, and asked him to go by meter. He looked at me and agreed and did something in his meter. As he drove his meter ran like anything and in just 5 minutes we reached our destination and the meter showed some 140 Yuan. I was like wtf. I got scammed.

[@thatfarang3497]

Some really good advice here. I just love the way Collin bargains. Even though I've been out of the States for 3 years I'm still no good at bargaining. My first e-bike I paid 6,500 for when it shouldn't have cost more than 2,000. Oh well, live and learn. Stay awesome!

[@user-zm7gu5jq6z]

I want to give a advice,next time you want to buy something,try online shopping,it will save you the trouble of bargaining,you can buy almost angthing online,it is convenient.I recommend you "jd.com"

[@thatfarang3497]

I've bought many things from Taobao so far and I'm quite satisfied with the service. I haven't heard of the site you recommended yet but I'll definitely give it a look. Thanks.

[@erauncertain4273]

You should make some chinese friends to help you with bargaining,which is a great help. Bargaining is a culture for chinese though I did it bad for all my past years.

[@mmanacguy]

Just discovered your channel yesterday and subscribed. I been binge watching ever since. Downloaded a bunch of your videos to phone so I can listen to them in my Hyster speaker. Now off work and me and girlfriend watching your videos. Awesome Information

[@JohnMuir13]

Thank you...thank you...thank you...Always enjoy your productions. Best of luck in the states.

[@kateli1880]

“Real monks don’t wander the streets. Real monks stays in monastery.” 😂 duh 🙄

[@FattyGetsFitty]

Actually wandering monks are very real and common.

[@rudy1999]

Real monks play World of Warcraft

[@ncshuriken]

Real monks only appear in Shaw Brothers movies.

[@Mtsayhello]

We have monks wearing the same outfit here in Chicago. They don’t take less than $20! Now I know they are not legit

[@kalideres9680]

Monks in Thailand can be seen in most streets.

[@yorkhunt1251]

I've been to China once. Between the scams and the rude behaviors, never again.

[@RaghuNayak]

Yes, they seems have zero manners.

[@doesntmatter397]

Yup, born in China, been back over 10 times. Besides seeing family and enjoying some cuisine, it's an extremely unpleasant experience from the moment you step off the plane.

[@8531213]

Dont cone we dont need your fucking foreigner come here

[@rohankalahasty9454]

@@8531213 yeah if a couple more foreigner it will be so packed no one will be able to breath

[@8531213]

just leave, ez.

[@echad6259]

Not even a minute in and i love this channel already

[@jennifromtheblock216]

I’m so glad I found your channel and absolutely love your personality! You’re helping me understand a culture, as an American, I really knew nothing about. Could listen to you all day long, a new Favorite!

[@mausmaus3675]

I am from Europe but I am an expat in China for just over 5 years (Suzhou and Shanghai), and I speak Mandarin very well. I usually like to carry my DSLR around as I am a photography fanatic, and look like a typical tourist with quite some cash to spend. I often get approached when I walk alone or with just one other foreign friend, and sometimes I think it is fun to play along with those scammers by acting like a gullible tourist... just to see what bullshit they talk in Mandarin. I never go inside their establishment, usually at the door or when I feel bored earlier on, I call them out in Mandarin... it's hilarious to see how they react (a mix of being shocked and ashamed, they also get angry sometimes and find hilarious ways to get out of the situation). My main purpose is entertainment but as I keep them occupied I might save some actual tourists from being scammed... Perhaps I should try to make some recordings in the future, for entertainment purposes of course... :)

[@chiyoko4244]

The master troll! You should open an on-line trolling school!

[@matthiasschuster9505]

Yeah; I am very interested about that.

[@fairlymoon448]

id watch that

[@lizasalemdattis5574]

yes make a video of it thanks ...

[@princedelhi6705]

Just do it

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" - Ancient global proverb

[@machtnichtsseimann]

An old-timer in the U.S. told me that. There have been times when I forgot it. SMDH

[@MAN-xs2lq]

That sun tzu dude said this one too

[@machtnichtsseimann]

@@MAN-xs2lq The Art of GWAR?

[@anartistpatty8912]

Thanks for your information. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@fritzrue]

Another great video!

[@blakeparker6588]

what you said are true, this would really help the foreigners who are coming to china

[@IndoGunsnGear]

If foreginers need to be told NOT to take cab services that do not seem official then they deserved to get scammed

[@fressejetzt840]

@@IndoGunsnGear yes, and also to die right? I mean it's mot far if isn't it?

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

This one time I meet some tourist and they're talking to scammer, so I berated the Scammer for ruining tourism in my town, then I take them to good cheap place and show them around and they told me "oh I thought you're the scammers" 😂

[@gabbylopez8090]

addicted to your vlogs. your really good at telling stories lol

[@Zay__zay2k]

"Take a hike please" 😂😂😂😂

[@laowhy86]

fantastic and concise. China KZbinr God for a reason.

[@Kaspar_NL]

What is the channel of the 'bargain video' guy?

[@CollinAbroadcast]

Collin Abroadcast

[@dmang0]

Yes, he appreciates his supporters, even the ones that just give him $1.

[@jjkosinski]

Leavea Aline is Winston's secret admirer

[@faizsaid8286]

Han Chinese ow man true that. he takes his vlogging to seriously over a young menace, chill winstonn!

[@gigabytegallery7305]

I let out a might chuckle when that guy looked back hearing "Let's start off with those guys behind me" LOL

[@michaelthompson9548]

Great information.

[@tigre5553]

why do u always dress like " the transporter " ?

[@serpentza]

My style

[@kamilkostrzewa3055]

Watch his video,"Why wear suit " ;)

[@tigre5553]

Kamil Kostrzewa but why wear aleays the same style of suite ? Is it his working uniform ?

[@spookshow6999]

Tigre 555 he sounds like him too!

[@dvdcamp7187]

serpentza lol! “My style”

[@exshvezdickou]

My experience is, if somebody approach you and start to speak with you in English, just politely ignore him. Its always scam. Thats only rule you need to know.

[@meggs9712]

Petr Rubeš just pretend to speak a different language 😂

[@per-henrikhansen9090]

Tryed that ones and it works. No one understand norwegian in China!

[@badpuddytatt]

Love how you pointed out the scammers in front of their faces

[@ckmishn3664]

"Violent crime is very low..." Most localities consider burglary a "violent" crime even if nobody is physically injured.

[@ronithebabe7677]

"take a hike" jeez lol

[@swagonmax]

He need a slap for that one!

[@halosrusty]

I was thinking that , they was only friendly kids lol

[@dijone11mus1]

Roni TheEqualizer dudes paranoid. He probably thought the kids would scam him too. Kappa

[@richardrampersad7687]

ikr , like jeez man, they are just kids.

[@coinstacks2455]

He was kind of a bitch for that.

[@greencity02]

I was born in china, this guys definitely knows what he is talking about! big thumbs up!

[@8531213]

傻逼 洋垃圾舔的開心？

[@Cheryl_77]

nathan lin Are you serious?? !🙃

[@8531213]

@@peterwang3021 他说的对？ 同类就是爱舔同类。 毕竟都是垃圾

[@thegreatMSG]

其實基本上他說的那些詐騙集團每個國家都有。 沒必要說到好像只有中國才有的“特色”這樣自我矮化。 個人認為沒有人出門穿到那麼端重tuxedo，你看看他服裝跟四周圍的人根本格格不入。 我不是中國人但在我國如果這樣穿出門的話在街上走基本上就是吸引詐騙集團的裝扮。 不要說拿著照相機在blog啊。。分分鍾鍾blog到一半電話都會被搶走。

[@8531213]

@@sibo89 我用的了翻墙？ 笑

[@karenwangmo6501]

Thank you very much for all your educational advices.

[@christinedowd1820]

Thankyou Winston. You are such a moral person.

[@vikaran2hot]

So technically, dont go to china

[@cpuuk]

I've traveled quite a bit, plenty of counties have this level scamming.

[@boxdog9474]

I don't think you know what technically means

[@SKYTRiXSHA]

Every country has this kind of scamming. In Finland scam method in stores is that the prices are +50% to real prices, though products ofc are real and licensed.

[@cpuuk]

LOL, the only scam I saw in Finland was the waitress's hanging around for a tip ;-) but as you say, everywhere has scams.

[@SKYTRiXSHA]

We dont have Tip system in Finland. Not sure where waitresses would hang around for a tip :D

[@badoli1074]

Generally don't accept when somebody comes *to you* and wants to sell you something.

[@DougCanney1]

Thanks for this, good advice.

[@kazu283]

Oh dang, I just realized that I might've dodged a teahouse scam during my Beijing trip..? Two girls saying that they lost their wallet and got no where to stay. They asked for some money which they will 'give back later'. I given them like 100 yuan and started walking away like how people usually do after giving money to a hobo. *Mentally feeling like having just done a good deed each time. Or feeling bad when not having anything on to give and walking away.* However they started following me and tried to talk me into going somewhere with them. I just gave them the slip near the way to my hotel because well they are total strangers.

[@deataification]

Shiit, was just planning on watching Collin's bargaining videos after this and then suddenly the guy appears in the video.

[@serpentza]

Haha, nice one

[@zander401]

Deata I was surprised as Well A Good surprise

[@prisonpapers765]

whoa..yeah...right

[@Jimfrod]

Deata Torille!

[@LIITEMIES]

Wild Deata spotted moi.

[@mrautismo420]

70% of the people in the video were staring at you

[@PimpDaddyStyles]

what do you expect when he's just walking round town virtually accusing everyone in china out to rip you off

[@cautemoc4624]

White guy walking around in a suit talking into a camera, yeah, obviously people will be staring.

[@benghweesim2661]

U work hard to provide useful information......cheers! 👍

[@aamentalukdar9371]

Even though we probably overpayed for jade in Beijing, we thankfully were not scammed anywhere else in China. When I was in Xintai the people were even helpful, (maybe because it was not a huge city)…and once I asked a couple of girls to help me get a drink from a dispenser that only used Wechat money, and they even refused to take the cash from us, and gave it to us for free. I guess there are scammers and really nice people in China.

[@khiem1939]

Years ago, after getting our USD changed for RMB at a Chinese bank we tried to make a purchase for some soft drinks at a cart. The young Chinese girl stated some of our RMB were counterfeit and showed us how to tell the REAL from the COUNTERFEIT. Eventually we managed to pass off all of that counterfeit RMB at Chinese Government stores!

[@johnpatrick3096]

liked a subbed for telling the kids to take a hike, I appreciate honesty.

[@d4rq0n3aphextwin]

When I was young and looked like I could not defend myself I was approached by scammers allot, never been to China though, but when I started looking like I could defend myself all that stopped happening. Scammers and bullies are the biggest cowards walking the earth. They prey on the weak.

[@yingma9604]

Haha the team of scam-busters, I wish I had seen this video when I relocated to China a few years ago. Now I’m out of there! Keep up the good job.

[@jaketan8485]

Thanks for the information! I'll be careful!

[@Maketboss]

The whole video I was looking at people who look at vlogger​ in confusion lol

[@Gr4vinaa]

Facts

[@ngweihong6877]

There is one more type, not sure if you heard of it before: When you purchase a small item (cheap wallets, souvenirs, etc) in a souvenir shop, they will give you a few lucky draw tickets that have been covered with some tape. You're supposed to scrape the tape off the voucher to see if you win the voucher. And they will usually give you such that there is one that will have a 'first' or 'second' prize. And the staff will say something like 'wow, that is so lucky, this is really rare to get the first prize'. Then they will lead you to a booth that sells you jade at an astronomical price and say "oh because its a first price it is on 80% discount" but it will still be a rip-off. I have a friend was actually considering to buy it but in the end he gave it a pass. We only realised this was a scam after the same thing happened to us again, so I just said: "wow, we have already won the first prize so many times today." They realised it and immediately walked off.

[@KimmyTheDarkTrader]

This scam is what they called "Gua Gua Le". It doesn't only happen when you purchase a small item, they will even approach in front of your households as a salesman.

[@gunghoadventures871]

Awesome info boetie

[@RodrigoPalma700]

Thanks for sharing.

[@rexwolf1114]

i always lie when i go to Chinese . like one time when i go to a tea house with one of those girl then i found out when she ask me where i work and i told her im working with the Chinese military as a pmc (private military company) and her face turn white and i got very cheap tea :)

[@xWHITExEAGLEx]

Lol, wow.

[@Jack-ee6jf]

xD

[@rainretribute9852]

rex wolf LOL! i’m gonna do this too

[@BartzabelAlgol]

@og loc What a scumbag!.

[@rexwolf1114]

wow