Shanghai Tea House Scam Part 2

When you go to People's Square in Shanghai, maybe Peter and Jing JIng (or someone like them) will "invite" you to a tea house. DO NOT GO! You will be presented with a large bill for the tea house experience. Maybe your new "friends" will work for the tea house or other businesses in the area to be escorts. A "Tea hostess" will do an elaborate presentation. Here is an interesting link: http://www.teascam.com/thestory/. The Shanghai Police have begun to crack down on the practice:http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/13/police_raid_sca.php. Perhaps the city would not like the publicity or presence of this type of activity before the 2010 Expo. Part 1 shows Peter and Jing escorting me down Nanjing Road after the tea house scam.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Shanghai
• tea
• house
• scam
• police
• raid
• China

[Nomadicat1]

Shame on Shanghai Police! Within this year everyone of my non-Chinese looking friend who has visited the Shanghai museum were approached by the tea scammers. They were asked to pay 500rmb each person for the tea they've drunk. I am a tea drinker and the tea they've served are the cheapest kinds possible. It's ridiculous that the Shanghai police should allow the same place to run their business during the Shanghai EXPO! Shame! (My friends have showned photos which showed the same tea house)

[kkcfd13]

I just got back from China and I was asked by three "students from Hunan" to take their picture outside the Shanghai museum. I obliged and then they chatted me up. They said they were going to a tea ceremony by the CapitaLand building and that I should come with them. I told them no thanks, that I was going to visit the museum. They weren't pushy when I declined though - scammers with big smiles on their faces and too many compliments. Don't fall for it. They are too good to be true!

[limrusli]

i got scammed by them. i wonder what will it be during the shanghai world expo next year. shanghai will be loaded by con artists everywhere