酒托
释义 DEFINITION
酒托指在酒吧、夜店等场所与商家勾结，通过社交手段诱骗顾客进行高额消费的诈骗行为。主要特征包括： 1. 传统含义：字面指"酒类推销员"，但实际已异化为欺诈代名词 2. 网络语境：特指通过约会软件接触受害者，将其诱骗至指定场所消费天价酒水的职业诈骗者（女性占90%以上） 3. 运作模式：与商家分成消费金额，常见套路包括点单后立即要求结账、限制顾客查看酒水价格等
词源故事 ETYMOLOGY
酒托现象的兴起与2000年后中国酒吧行业爆发式增长直接相关。最早见于北京三里屯、上海新天地等夜生活聚集区，2014年随着陌陌等社交软件普及呈现病毒式传播。 2016年杭州「酒托女王」案揭露完整产业链：诈骗集团在多个城市设立空壳公司，通过专业培训话术、统一管理「酒托女」、实时更新防查手册等方式运作。被捕主犯交代，最高单笔消费记录达28万元人民币。 典型套路分五步： 1. 虚构身份：盗用网红照片，打造离异少妇、海归白领等人设 2. 精准筛选：选择35-50岁有经济实力的男性 3. 场景设计：以「心情不好想喝酒」「庆祝生日」等理由指定合作酒吧 4. 快速消费：在受害者未看到酒水单时直接开瓶，普通红酒标价8800-16800元 5. 脱身策略：收到转账后借口去洗手间消失 2020年深圳警方破获的案例显示，部分酒托已升级为「跨国杀猪盘」，通过VPN伪装定位，专门诱骗海外华人。 例句：他在相亲软件认识的女网友坚持要去淮海路某酒吧，结果被酒托坑了两个月工资。
DEFINITION
Wine hustle refers to a scam where collaborators (usually attractive women) lure victims to specific bars/clubs and pressure them into buying overpriced drinks. Key elements: 1. Cultural context: Blends China's social drinking culture with modern dating app risks 2. Modus operandi: Scammers get 30-70% commission, with some bottles marked up 10x normal prices 3. Psychological tactics: Use flirtation to lower vigilance, often targeting lonely middle-aged men 4. Legal grey area: Difficult to prosecute due to "voluntary consumption" claims
ETYMOLOGY
The wine hustle epidemic exploded with China's nightlife boom. A 2019 Ministry of Public Security report revealed these scams account for 17% of dating fraud cases. Cultural elements make it effective: 1. Face culture: Victims often pay to avoid "looking poor" in front of attractive dates 2. Guanxi dynamics: Alcohol is seen as social lubricant, making refusal impolite 3. Legal loopholes: Many bars use unmarked menus - a bottle of Great Wall wine (normally $15) sold for $1500 Modern scammers use big data tactics: • Rent WeChat accounts with pre-established friend networks • AI-generated profile photos to avoid image search detection • Geo-fencing to only target users near partner venues International cases emerged during COVID, with scammers posing as quarantine-stranded foreigners. The FBI issued a 2022 alert after Chinese students in LA lost $230k in wine hustle variants. Example: A Shanghai engineer thought he met a "sincere woman" on Tinder, but later found the same person listed on anti-scam forums as professional wine hustler.