Monday, December 11, 2006

Sounds like the movie 'Hostel'.

Stag parties warned of Riga scam

Strip clubs in Riga have sprung up around the city centre

British men on stag nights in Latvia are being lured into strip bars before being beaten up and forced to hand over cash, the British embassy has warned.

Officials in the Latvian capital Riga say men are being enticed into the bars with the promise of free alcohol.

They are then prevented from leaving by those running the scam until a large bill has been settled.

The British embassy in Riga is warning those visiting the city of the scam and has contacted the local authorities.

One victim told the BBC his group had been forced to hand over £3,000 after they were lured into a bar and then beaten up.

'Punched'

John, 29, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said: "It's pretty frightening when you see one of your friends punched in the stomach and another one getting carted off into a room and you don't know what's happening to them.

"And throughout the whole thing, there's that fear factor of, 'OK, I could roll with the punches, but what's going on with my friends here?'.

"I don't think I deserved it. How can you justify being beaten up for a drink? It just doesn't make any sense."


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