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Originally Posted by fedup
Just entered a "black shop" yesterday and just wanted to share with the bros here so that the cost of the "lesson" will not be as expensive.
Last night went to scout out one of the hotels mentioned here, m*******. After that, as i walked out,Lesson learnt:
1. Read the forums. There is a ton of experience here from the old birds.
2. If you are genuinely chopped, dont be afraid to go to the police to file a report. You will need it to mount an investigation to get a refund of your money from the CC company.
3. Cancel your card. It helps if an investigation is mounted, and who knows they might, make unauthorised transactions on your card.
The rest of the stuff is common sense such as check the menu and such. I hope this is useful to all.
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Bro, sorry to hear your experience but you might wanna openly let fellow bros know where this place is. And as for what to do... negotiate and be firm (thou it can be hard in that circumstances). Do look through the previous pages and there was something mentioned on what to do.
Important Note: inform your card issuer immediately (quote the transaction ref number) and get a police report. You need this to do a chargeback which means you may not even have to pay a single cent (bcos issuer doesn't settle with the acquirer, therefore no need to pay). This is the beauty of credit card. US and EU tend to be more protective of card holders but asian banks often sucks at this.
Last but least, take it as a lesson learnt and rule no 1 - never follow touts! There's a reason why they are call touts... They make money off you.