London scam

14 Oct 2010 - It has happened to most of us: at a certain moment in life you fall the victim of a thief, are pick-pocketed or otherwise cheated. Three Brits found a very cunning way to scam Japanese tourists, but have now been jailed. It was reported that the group particularly targeted Japanese or other Asian tourist and managed to trick more than 100 innocent victims into their scam. The group targeted tourists at attractions like the British Museum and the Oxford Street shopping area. One, a woman, would pose as a tourist and ask a genuine visitor for directions or to take a photo for her. Other gang members would then approach and pretend to be police officers and demand details of the tourist identity and credit cards. The woman would comply and encourage the genuine tourists to do so as well. The group would then take the cards and withdraw cash or make expensive purchases. Be warned.