indian scams on tourists

you gotta love 'em, here goes, im sure this list will grow..

• train ticket: in first class with second class train, ordered off train to pay penalty.. can haggle penalty price, we got two for price of one
• being blessed: "you make $100 donation right?", "yeah, sure!"
• food in agra: (taj mahal) and varanassi.. poisoned so when you become unconscious you get mugged
• jaipur auto rickshaws: they dont just rip you off, they ask you to conspire with them to rip yourself off!. If a policeman asks you "is this man using his meter?" you are supposed to say "yes" when he's not.
• being driven to a hotel, rickshaw driver telling you that "its full", then driving you to his
• kids riding brand new bikes and in new clothes begging for money, and endless people looking at the money in the palm of their hands and saying "just 10 rupee more"

saying that, it doesnt happen every day and its only a few people doing this.. once you are settled into a new place, once the backpacks are out of sight you have more time to spot a good scam..