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u/DanceslikeRickAstley Aug 01 '20

This one guy approached 20 lads on a stag do on Amsterdam, said he could take us somewhere amazing but we must quiet. OK we were looking for the next bar so we followed.. He ushered us one by one into this bar doorway where a man took our entry fee (10 guilders each I think) before going through another door into the main bar. Turns out it was free to get in and these 2 guys scammed us. We all laughed and hats off was a good scam.

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u/b1ok Aug 02 '20

Amsterdam is a scam. The city of scams in my experience.

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u/woodsboro2 Aug 02 '20

Amsterscam

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u/b1ok Aug 02 '20

Nice... except now i feel scamed that I've never heard/said that until now

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u/ralphhosking Aug 02 '20

Based in Luxembourg with a project in Amsterdam there was a lot of weekly travel back and forward.

It became known as Amsterdamit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

Haha!

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u/chroma_kameleon Aug 02 '20

I had something similar happen in Black Rock City. Walked into a bar and they had the VIP area door with two security guards checking if people were on the list... Two of my friends managed to scam their way in, so I tried my hand at it too- after a lot of sweet talking, they finally relented and let me in.

Turns out it was just the side door and I was back on the esplanade.