How it works:
- Opening:
- Many scammers wait outside the compound at the North side (the exit).
- Set-up:
- Scam 1: tea ceremony scam.
- Scam 2: art gallery/school scam.
- Scam 3: fake tour agents.
- Scam 4: taxi scams and rickshaw scams.
- Scam 5: a scammer posing as the emperor’s last nephew here claims to do calligraphy now to raise money to help restore the compound – calligraphy scam.
Places to beware:
- Beijing: Forbidden City
What to do:
- Decline all touts.