VILenin [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago(CW/Self-Harm) apparently calling the suicide hotline can result in the cops showing up to drag you off to a psychological torture facility and being saddled with thousands in debtNSFWhexbear.netimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down10
arrow-up1179arrow-down1image(CW/Self-Harm) apparently calling the suicide hotline can result in the cops showing up to drag you off to a psychological torture facility and being saddled with thousands in debtNSFWhexbear.netVILenin [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareDessa [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 months agoI haven’t heard about the tourist scams. How do those work?
minus-squaresawne128 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·8 months agoSorry I was unclear. There are many cases where shady tour guides force (usually Chinese) tourists to buy expensive souvenirs, sometimes under threat. Examples: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34584235, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202306/07/WS647fd7e6a31033ad3f7bade4.html
I haven’t heard about the tourist scams. How do those work?
Sorry I was unclear. There are many cases where shady tour guides force (usually Chinese) tourists to buy expensive souvenirs, sometimes under threat. Examples:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34584235, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202306/07/WS647fd7e6a31033ad3f7bade4.html