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Scam City
2012 · TV series · documentary · 2 seasons
Scam City is a show which started airing on Travel + Escape in June 2012 which crosses the globe visiting ten of the world’s most popular cities in an effort to expose the darker side of tourism. The host, Conor Woodman, meets with questionable characters ranging from unethical cab drivers to aggressive pimps as he witnesses and experiences the travel experience of parting with personal property and money. He intentionally falls victim to these alleged scammers and says "yes" to every hooker and pocket jeweler in the city, giving up substantial quantities of cash in the process. The show aims to expose the local adaptations of common scams - from pick pockets, expensive cab fares, to bars luring people in with adult entertainment at a high cost. Scam City has also been aired on the National Geographic Channel. In Australia, Scam City is shown on subscription TV channel Nat Geo Adventure, which airs on channel 628 on the Foxtel network.
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https://www.scamcities.com/scam-city-season-1-episode-6-new-delhi/
There was a TV series named 'Scam City', in which presenter Conor Woodman gets scammed in some of the worlds most iconic cities. Here's episode of Barcelona http://vimeo.com/63510709
The TV show Scam City had a field day with the Indian "doctors"
http://natgeotv.com/za/scam-city/videos/delhi-doctor-scam
thread from 2011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2258922
btw watch Scam City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_City#Season_1_.282012.29 Barcelona episode. the art is not dead.
Indirectly related to your question: you can find some interesting food for thought from the Delhi episode of Scam City[1]. By the end of the episode the host has a paper trail of (phony) medical problems and, eventually, his own death certificate.
http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/scam-city