Hi all,<br>
Recently, there are many tourists were traped and cheated a lots of money when they met and made friend in the street.<br>
Suspects & Culprits: Many Filipinos and Filipinas come to Vietnam with tourist visa or free to travel but in fact they do criminal job by making friend in the street, park or cafe.<br>
Their tricks: Ask you whatever then talk in a very friendly manner than invite you to their home or restaurant, hotel then invite you to play gamble. At first they all give you win the game then ask you to play with higher money, bet then win you back with their tricky jobs. Finally, they force you to turn out all of money, camera, phone, watch or following you to ATM to withdraw cash, ect.<br>
There are many tourists were traped in HCMC and Hanoi, some of cases were caught in hands by police but many Japanese and European tourists were lose a lot. Therefore please pay attenttion when talk and follow anyone strangers in the street and share this to your friends.<br>
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Tips to know the Filipinos/as:<br>
- They are almost older than 35, look darker than Vietnamese, Speak English Fluently, They often stand and wait you at the main streets in the city or 23.9 park, Taodan park, cafe at backpacker areas or the headquater street in Hanoi.<br>
- They always lie to you that they come from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ect. almost Asian countries.<br>
- Behave very friendly and polite even talk bad things about the locals to gain your affection... then invite you go whereever they can fool you.<br>
<br>
Please share those infomation to your friends to avoid the street criminals when travel in Vietnam.<br>
Happy traveling.
Recently, there are many tourists were traped and cheated a lots of money when they met and made friend in the street.<br>
Suspects & Culprits: Many Filipinos and Filipinas come to Vietnam with tourist visa or free to travel but in fact they do criminal job by making friend in the street, park or cafe.<br>
Their tricks: Ask you whatever then talk in a very friendly manner than invite you to their home or restaurant, hotel then invite you to play gamble. At first they all give you win the game then ask you to play with higher money, bet then win you back with their tricky jobs. Finally, they force you to turn out all of money, camera, phone, watch or following you to ATM to withdraw cash, ect.<br>
There are many tourists were traped in HCMC and Hanoi, some of cases were caught in hands by police but many Japanese and European tourists were lose a lot. Therefore please pay attenttion when talk and follow anyone strangers in the street and share this to your friends.<br>
<br>
Tips to know the Filipinos/as:<br>
- They are almost older than 35, look darker than Vietnamese, Speak English Fluently, They often stand and wait you at the main streets in the city or 23.9 park, Taodan park, cafe at backpacker areas or the headquater street in Hanoi.<br>
- They always lie to you that they come from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ect. almost Asian countries.<br>
- Behave very friendly and polite even talk bad things about the locals to gain your affection... then invite you go whereever they can fool you.<br>
<br>
Please share those infomation to your friends to avoid the street criminals when travel in Vietnam.<br>
Happy traveling.