Scammed by Prostitute Shanghai

by Khalid
(Kansas)

Hi,

I was scammed by a massage girl whom I contacted by internet before my arrival to Shanghai.

She was very pretty on the net and gave me her mobile No. to call her when I got to Shanghai. I mailed her two times before my trip and asked her to send more different photos of her, but she didn't.

One night, when I had arrived in Shanghai, I thought I will call her and invite her to do me the massage. I called her and she answered me and said I am the guy who just arrived to Shanghai, can you come to me. She said yes what's your hotel name, your room? And what is your name?

I told her everything. 15 min later I called again asking where she is. She said just give me 10 min. I said OK. I just hanged up the phone, I hear my door knocks. I open I see a girl that is completely different and very ugly Chinese.

I asked her "who are you"? She says I am Anni. "The girl in the internet who was just talking to me a minute ago on the phone. I said you're not Anni. She said yes I am but the photo in the net is old. I am changed now. I said no way.

Any way I couldn't kick her out, coz she was already in. She was persisting "I will make you feel good" Isn't that what you want? I said to myself what the heck. Let's get this over. How much do you want? For full body massage? She said ¥250RMB if you need happy ending then you will pay another ¥150RMB. Any way I took off my clothes and lay on the bed.

She ended the happy ending with her naked on top of me for $200USD. What a Scam...Now I never want any massage. They are all scams.

I was refusing to pay but she was yelling at me. I got afraid. I am in a 5 star hotel. What a shame. I gave her what she wants to get out of my room.

Once she was out I called the mobile number from before and the real Anni answered. I don't know either if she is the real Anni I saw on the internet or not. I was scammed real good.

That's a tax I think every foreigner must pay in China.

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Comment from Travel-Budget-Asia.com

Wow. That was quite the read. You are very honest and forward but it makes for entertaining reading and serious advice to anyone who falls for the "Girl to Show you Around Town" "Chinese Speaking secretary available. Massages included."

I Know, they are everywhere and girls seem to be the best scam artist in all of China. With the boys you can see it coming and they don't care. The girls seem so sweet and honest and it is our nature to put our trust in the female.

Read about the scam I went through on my very first day in Shanghai on our China Scams page.

I have been to most countries in Asia. China is even worse than Nigeria for scams once you are within the country. Sure, along the internet there are no worse thugs than those from Nigeria and their online scams but the worldwide champions of the 'face to face' scams are the Chinese.

I thought I'd seen it all. Until Shanghai. Nanjing Road is by far the worst.

If someone approaches you, they only want money and you should keep walking.

If someone waves you into or takes you to a place they recommend, there are often large men waiting inside to charge you $20USD for a massage. But there are no Masseuses so you wait for 30 minutes. They offer you water or tea. Then you decide to leave. The bill will read $150USD for 30 minutes of room rental, $18USD for water or tea.

5 big men will surround you with hard clubs and try and intimidate you into paying. Most people do.

The truth is that if you push your way out slowly and make no threatening gestures, they will let you go for fear of police. The police will not act if you paid the bill but they will act if you are bloodied and beaten. So they often won't risk beating you.

Nice, Huh?

But to trust a hooker online in Shanghai and then letting her into your room is just nuts, mate. You are lucky it only cost you $200USD. Then again, I can't believe anyone would pay that much for any woman. Well, maybe a night with Jennifer Aniston!

Take care of yourself,

Philip