ULPT: How would you go about being fully financed by a criminal? They're inviting me to Dubai.

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Admirable-Media-9339@reddit

Is this a friend you actually know or someone you met online? Regardless I wouldn't go unless Liam Neeson is your father.

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Tell me if any of this sounds relatable: You have self worth or body image issues. Likely financial problems or not living the life you want for yourself. A difficult relationship with your family or they don’t have the means (wealthy) to rescue you.

You met your friend in another country or possibly your home country. They went to Dubai at some point and either you lost contact with them or they got quiet for a while. They start telling you about how they have more money now, sending you photos from parties or them next to cool cars.

Hey you should come hang out and you can live this lifestyle too. The friend is doing better than you financially so they offer to pay for your ticket and either get you a hotel or let you stay with them. There is little or no expectation for you to pay for anything. They might even send a driver to pick you up at the airport because they have something else going on, how fancy!

When you arrive at the airport or get to the address where your friend said they lived, two men will be waiting for you. They will take your phone and your passport. Even if you escape, the police will return you to them.

Best case scenario you stay in Dubai and are forced into prostitution. Not the rich guys who will buy you fancy things and take you out to dinner. All of the mid-level mob guys who left Russia to keep criminal operations running and avoid sanctions. After you’ve been completely broken and accept your fate, if you don’t cause problems, you might get to where your friend is at. Servicing tourists and showing them a good time, all the while trying to recruit your previous friends for cash so you can eventually pay off your “debt” and get your passport back.

Worst case, you get sold and moved to another country to work physical labor or a sex job. But because you don’t have a passport and are in that other country illegally you won’t be able to escape.

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Purple_Bumblebee6@reddit

This sounds so dreadfully familiar. Last night I listened to a podcast episode called "I was sold into slavery to run scams." (Episode 34 of the podcast called What Was It Like?) Truly scary stuff. A well-educated woman became friends with her neighbor in Morocco and he convinced her to apply for her dream job in Thailand. She went went through the application process and everything. She went to Thailand with this guy, was kidnapped, drugged, and driven several hours to Burma where she was enslaved to work at a giant scam compound. She was there for months and was VERY lucky to get released.

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YouArentReallyThere@reddit

You left out the bit where, when they’re done with OP, they feed them to the sharks or just bury them out in the dunes.

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AlShapone@reddit

Since when did she go the dunes?!?

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WernherVonBraunJames@reddit

Grandma broke her coccyx

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phammann@reddit

. . . and waste all those valuable organs?

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

Neh, it's just a free trip so why not

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Nug_Pug@reddit

This is the finest "nuh-uh" I have ever seen in my life. Good luck buddy, this is not a good idea.

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MisterDookie1@reddit

You're so unlikeable it's hard to believe

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doterobcn@reddit

There's hardly anything free nowadays and everything has a cost.

This is a huge red flag

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saruin@reddit

Nothing in life is really free.

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Winter_Childhood9186@reddit

Famous last words. Tell your parents you love them before you go.

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Skyblacker@reddit

And your profile history suggests that you do sex work anyway.

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chenkie@reddit

If something is free, you’re the product!

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garbej_trashman@reddit

darwinism in action

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amla819@reddit

Did you read this? You should read this three more times and then let yourself understand the answer. You will be trafficked, that’s why

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Evilbuttsandwich@reddit

Because they’ll poop in your mouth

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TheNight_Cheese@reddit

as long as it’s between two slices of bread who cares??

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NomadOps@reddit

…terribly relevant username.

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Leelok@reddit

There is some real dark shit going on in Dubai. You sound super sheltered. I implore you to reconsider what youre doing before you find yourself in a situation with 0 choices of your own to be made.

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ColdSmashedPotatoes4@reddit

Because forced sex slavery? Because pain (being beaten) when you say no? Because what would your mom think happened to you? Because you should choose life over the possibility of never going home again?

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Optimal_Shirt6637@reddit

I was about to say, you’re going to be human trafficked. But you really spelled it out much better.

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wangqing97@reddit

Why would the police bring you back to the people who stole your passport?

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fluctuatingprincess@reddit

Sweet summer child!

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No_Sugar8791@reddit

Because they're paid to do so

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Exact-Put-6961@reddit

You get asked to take a suitcase back to the UK

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Panda-768@reddit

Making wrong kind of friends

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deep_soul@reddit

you didn’t answer the question.

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slowthanfast@reddit

You've known them for seven years but neglect to confirm whether you met them online

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

Real life, we studied together

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Hateitwhenbdbdsj@reddit

How much do you know about Dubai? I lived there for over a decade and there is a fuck ton of human trafficking and financial crime. There is no robust legal system like in the U.S. or a lot of the western world and human rights means something different there. If you think it’s suspicious I’d recommend not going unless you know the whole picture and what risk youre opening yourself up to. To be fair there is a huge amount of financial crime here and it’s part of the system in a lot of cases.

Just know that if you do get arrested or if your friend is not really a friend and wants to use you for other purposes you might be ruining your life.

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MengisAdoso@reddit

"Neglect to confirm." You sounded so eager to read something into that. Are you trying to play "Reddit Junior Detective Agency?"

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whatup-markassbuster@reddit

If this person is being investigated you are likely to be involved. One of my friends was selling a lot of drugs for many years. We was later busted by the DEA and my name came up in the investigation even though I was never involved and hadn’t lived in the same state as him for years. They wanted to know if I was involved. I also popped up on wire taps. I didn’t find this out until after he got out of prison ten years later. His gf and mother also went to prison for putting things in their name.

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cryptic_pizza@reddit

But did you meet them online?

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nabuhabu@reddit

Not nearly long enough. People you’ve known your whole life, family even, could happily burn you for a paycheck if they think it’s good enough. Do not go.

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WearyCarrot@reddit

Not long enough

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retrovertigo23@reddit

My friend, you I can help! Please to just be providing me with your social security, birthday, and numbering of your credit card.

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zuppa_de_tortellini@reddit

Do not redeem…

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bens111@reddit

/r/kitboga is leaking

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7thAndGreenhill@reddit

It’s like we’re getting a free preview of locked up abroad.

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NotHumanButIPlayOne@reddit

With a hint of Midnight Express.

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NineWetGiraffes@reddit

I find it funny that that Midnight Express guy got done for some weed, but you can go into any eczane in Turkey and just walk out with a bag full of benzos, opiates and steroids, no questions asked.

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Nooreandgle112@reddit

You absolutely can not, I went to a pharmacy in Turkey and couldn’t get anything interesting (you could just buy antidepressants such as sertraline or Citalopram but mirtazapine I wasn’t able to). Serbia you can just buy benzos I know though

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Fredotorreto@reddit

BARS! lol I love that show man

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Dr_Gomer_Piles@reddit

Locked up is kind of best case scenario for criminals in Dubai

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RK9ify@reddit

I know you’re trying to get it a more violent end for criminals in the UAE, but Dubai really just deals out hefty jail time, fines, or deports expats to their country. Subject to severity of the crime, of course.

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b0ingy@reddit

this is ULPT not r/shouldimakethisreallybaddecision

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Scooter-breath@reddit

Might be great. But. Might take you 3 years to persude authorities you were a hapless non-associate from your one huge shared jail cell.

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unatleticodemadrid@reddit

I live in Dubai. Don’t act a fool. Stay where you are.

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thewharfartscenter_@reddit

It’s almost like they want to wind up in prison.

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thetaleofzeph@reddit

There is a role for the patsy in this kind of organization. And OP is not going to recognize what's going on.

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thewharfartscenter_@reddit

Until he’s in handcuffs. I will never understand why people think It’ll never happen to me, and walk blindly into situations like that.

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Mgnickel@reddit

Lies, you’re obviously de Madrid.

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Impossible_Angle752@reddit

I don't live in Dubai and concur.

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spingledoink@reddit

Go.

What's the worst that could happen?

Oh wait.........

🤣🤣🤣

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Bravisimo@reddit

Maybe he’ll just be pooped on and slid 10k for his troubles

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badashel@reddit

Is this an option? I would let someone shit all over me for $10k

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Bravisimo@reddit

Ive read its all the rage with rich men in Dubai. Some models have even recieved upwards of 20k!!

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akaMONSTARS@reddit

Some models also fucked animals over there

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thetaleofzeph@reddit

Again, how much money are we talking about here?

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eXequitas@reddit

Read the story of a woman who was made to breastfeed dogs.

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Fat_Head_Carl@reddit

It's not new, Uncle Eddie Savitz was doing this 30+ years ago. This crumb used to have people shit in a pizza box for him. He'd pay kids to bring their stinky friends around, the stinker the better.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Savitz

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DonKeighbals@reddit

Jokes on them, I’d do it for half that

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Aggravating-Fee-8556@reddit

Most I can pay is 2500

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Fredotorreto@reddit

I heard stories like this especially in Dubai, yes they get paid after but those women never come back the same, mentally.

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JTD177@reddit

It disgusts me how so many in the western world idolize Dubai. While westerners who visit live in the lap of luxury, the entire nation is built off of exploiting the poor and lower class. You are complicit in their exploitation.

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Sea-Kitchen3779@reddit

I thought it was cool when I was 14 when they just started building palm tree island and Ferrari theme park. Then you find out it's all built with slave labor and there's no weed.

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dickwae@reddit

Hear that OP? "...there's no weed." Bring lots of weed, sounds like seller's market.

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Secret-Tackle8040@reddit

This is every nation btw

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testaccount123x@reddit

you sound like the motorcycle idiots that have no concept of nuance, and say shit like "you can also die in a car too" before they go back to drooling on their phone.

there are levels to everything, and that does matter.

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Secret-Tackle8040@reddit

Only one of us sounds like an idiot and it's not me.

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testaccount123x@reddit

you missed. swing again

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Secret-Tackle8040@reddit

It's ok champ, I know reading is hard.

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IronSnail@reddit

Sounds pretty unethical

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Don138@reddit

You answered your own question. Westerners LOVEEEE exploiting the poor and lower class, they just have to pretend not to. In Dubai they don’t..

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jooooooooooooose@reddit

OP has contributed exactly $0 to the Dubai slave economy. You're morally outraged at the wrong person.

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epelle9@reddit

As if the US wasn’t built off exploiting the poor and the lower class…

They just outsource their exploitation to third world countries..

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Birdmaan73u@reddit

Americans love it because America was also built off exploiting the poor and lower class

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chromatones@reddit

That’s why trump loves them

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40mgmelatonindeep@reddit

Read sub name

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oztrailrunner@reddit

I did a 3 day stop over in Dubai on my way to Malta. The hotel was fucking insane (in a really beautiful way) but by the second day, I'd had enough. It seemed that unless your l you were really rich, it wasn't the place for you.

There was a mild sand/ dust storm so we stayed in the hotel the last 24 hours and just enjoyed what we over paid for.

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Quintus-Sertorius@reddit

It's a truly horrible shithole.

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Appropriate-Craft850@reddit

Call interpol

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Realistic-Lunch-2914@reddit

You're out of your fucking mind. They'll confiscate your passport and you will be a slave if they so wish.

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toolsavvy@reddit

"friend"

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Haunting_Wolf7109@reddit

Go, bro. You only live once. You’ve known them for 7 years. Why would they get caught during your time there? They’ll likely conduct less crimes because they will be entertaining you.

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Skarth@reddit

If your friend is female, 100% no. They will get their passport stolen by them and end up a slave.

If your friend is male, 99.99% no, They will get into what would normally be minor legal trouble in the states, that ends up being years of imprisonment in Dubai.

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gamboling2man@reddit

I wouldn’t expect to come home.

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Weztinlaar@reddit

100% if this isn’t a troll post you are going to be trafficked, likely into the sex trade if you are a female. Report your friend to the authorities and move on with life.

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cycodude_boi@reddit

Remindme! 1 month

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Roonerth@reddit

Dumbest idea you could possibly imagine. Don't do it. Or, at the very least, try finding a way to join their business while you stay in your own country.

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

I am not planning on joining their business. I'm just being offered free holidays.

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cathillian@reddit

So they just want to invite their good ol pal from back in the day to catch up and are such good friends that they will foot the bill for your broke ass just to have that opportunity to hang out?

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ThunderGunned@reddit

Do not, under any circumstances, go.

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Roonerth@reddit

If they're rich and want to spend time with you, have them visit your country instead. You get to see them and you don't have to go to Dubai. There are a few countries you wouldn't catch me dead in and Dubai is one of them.

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Glum-Establishment31@reddit

Seriously? Oh dude. Don’t be an idiot. Your friend in Dubai is counting on it.

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Impressive-Sky2848@reddit

Learn to make better decisions in life. Start right here, this is an easy one.

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

This one was personal

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GandizzleTheGrizzle@reddit

Listen - Unless you are a Saudi Prince, stay the fuck out of Dubai. Even then, go with serious consideration.

Even if you were a very famous woman, I would avoid Dubai.

If I was a wealthy man, with guards - and money to throw away, I'd stay the fuck out of Dubai.

Dubai is like the wild west, but all the gun-slinging bad guys are mega wealthy.

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thegreatbrah@reddit

Anyone who could challenge the throne was purged years ago. Its one of the crazy things that happened that nobody seems to remember.

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Entertainthethoughts@reddit

I recently heard about Colombian mercenaries being hired to protect oil assets in Dubai. Instead they were tricked and sent to war in Sudan. Either option is awful.

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BOPLU@reddit

😂😂😂 not really...war in Sudan is, afaik, great fun, while protecting oil assets is an absolute dick job. I lost 2 friends that drank themselves to death because the job was so boring.

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Entertainthethoughts@reddit

Ah. Im not a fan of war. To each their own I guess.

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BOPLU@reddit

Who is... but one has to make a living, you know..🥹

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Entertainthethoughts@reddit

Ew

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Beautiful-Owl-3216@reddit

Ummm, guys. My friend is inviting me to go on vacation. All I gotta do is bring back a suitcase and they will give me $5000 and pay my hotel in the resort for a whole week! This opportunity sounds too good to be true.

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ashckeys@reddit

Isn’t that almost exactly how the Dubai porta potty story starts?

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nopolluyion22@reddit

Lol you are a wannabe model and think going to dubai and hanging out with criminals is cool? This may sound harsh but you are as basic as it gets. Just go, this is the sad life you chose. Nobody will arrest you if the criminals get arrested. One look at you and they will know you are just those extras you see in movies.

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oxfozyne@reddit

Book a room at the Ritz then when you arrive have him give you 200,000 dinars in cash to cover your accommodation. Only meet him at the Ritz.

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BOPLU@reddit

So basically you advise him to spend his time at a Ritz hotel? Rather than actually enjoy Dubai? Then it would be better to not to travel at all IMO.

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oxfozyne@reddit

Work on comprehension exercises.

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BOPLU@reddit

Isn't asking sort of exactly that? I just ask..

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andrewsydney19@reddit

There's a lot of things happening in Dubai.

It could be just him banging you.

It could be him banging you and when he gets bored of you, he passes you on to others.

It could be passing you to others and enslaved.

You could be the fall person that gets arrested when shit hits the fan.

There is a good reason why most people keep criminals and shady people at a distance, even though they might be their childhood friends or related to them.

But hey, it's your life.

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Live_Badger7941@reddit

This isn't really a ULPT; this is... you need legal advice.

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jack172sp@reddit

You don’t go. It’s not worth risking your freedom for a “free” trip. A trip like that is rarely ever free, especially if financed by a criminal. If you get stopped at the border and asked who is paying for the trip, you can’t say you are, because you won’t be able to prove you are, so you say your friend is. They realise your friend is into criminal activities, now you’re tied to it. Do you really want to risk being arrested and deported? If you travel to any other country, a lot on the e-visas etc ask if you’ve ever been deported from another country, so now you have to tick yes to that box and it’s difficult to travel elsewhere.

Your friend may try to get you to smuggle something home, they may even without your knowledge put something in your case. You get home, get caught and end up in jail.

Your friend may want you there for other nefarious purposes and you end up in a whole load of trouble out there.

Is that worth this “free” trip?

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LongCaregiver4758@reddit

If you know they're up to shady business, then you should know that it isn't going to be free. You're going to be set up as a mule or fall guy, most likely.

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Flaky-Wallaby5382@reddit

Two things are either gonna happen. Your going to be enslaved with your passport taken or they will have you be a mule back to US with cash or drugs or whatever their doing

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vinh@reddit

Being fake passport. Take drugs to sell. Leave country by camel.

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Kosherlove@reddit

Bring two passports you can sell the other.

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Hollyw0od@reddit

Is it really that easy to get fake passports?

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mister-ferguson@reddit

Either way, sounds like a fun story to tell the grandkids

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Flaky-Wallaby5382@reddit

That’s how you end up in a vat of acid. Life is cheap

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KuddelmuddelMonger@reddit

jail shagging don't produce babies AFAIK

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apitop@reddit

Hope OP has internet. At least he can tell Reddit.

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ThighsofJustice@reddit

STRAIGHT UP

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LeZygo@reddit

If you’re looking for tips on Reddit, don’t do it. You’re gonna fuck it up.

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succored_word@reddit

I don't know about you, but I definitely don't want to be arrested and locked up in Dubai...

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BOPLU@reddit

I can comment from both sides, but what is important for you: you won't get in trouble unless you are part of the party. I strongly recommend you to stay away, asking the question you ask here is a clear sign of not being a good criminal. Enjoy your stay!

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Ferintwa@reddit

Step 1: don’t invite friends that air your business on Reddit.

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Signal-Regret-8251@reddit

If you go, you're not going to have a good time.

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Beautiful-Plastic-83@reddit

Other countries tend to go harder on foreigners who commit crime in their country. They are often corrupt, as well. They definitely have different legal rules.

Has it occurred to you that you might be getting set uo to take the fall for whatever it is they're doing? The non-Muslim foreign guy goes to jail, while everyone else walks away.

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Fastgirl600@reddit

Well first you wake up in a bathtub full of ice...

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DeadbeatJohnson@reddit

Bruh, you think prison is bad....now try prison in a foreign country. You know the risks.

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

I kinda was once imprisoned in Russia for participating in a protest so, yeah, that I know.

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SamsonGray202@reddit

If you think being imprisoned in Russia is the same as being imprisoned in Dubai, you most certainly don't know and are way too naive to be safe in Dubai.

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silysloth@reddit

There's warlords hiding out in Dubai. They're not getting arrested. They have money. They just buy their way out.

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Least_Adhesiveness_5@reddit

Fuck no, I'm not going to Dubai to meet someone shady. Dubai (government and companies both) frequently imprison/enslave foreigners.

What's wrong with your sense of self preservation?

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TacitMoose@reddit

What sense of self preservation?

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atreides_hyperion@reddit

The opposite of what you have (which is suicidal tendencies).

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overdose_ofdeath@reddit

You don’t seem like the kinda fella that would survive Arab prison

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Junior-Package3473@reddit

I know of an African country whose top, TOP officials courier, via Diplomatic Pouch, gold and diamonds exchanged for cash deposited into Swiss and offshore bank accounts. Interpol is all over it. You will get caught.

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thriftylol@reddit

Seriously, this sounds like a shitstorm waiting to happen. Considering your post history, if you’re a woman in the sex worker industry, going anywhere near Dubai is already sketchy as fuck. You know how they treat sex workers and women over there—lots of moralistic laws, harsh punishments, zero sympathy. Combine that with your friend’s “shady” money-laundering hustle and you’ve got a perfect recipe for you getting fucked over by the law if shit hits the fan. Even if you’re not actively involved, guilty by association can be a real problem, and the last thing you want is to end up tossed in some Middle Eastern jail cell on suspicion of crimes you didn’t even commit.

If it were me? I wouldn’t go within a thousand miles of that place under these circumstances. The entire thing screams red flags: an unstable situation, a strict legal environment, and super high risk if your friend goes down while you’re there. Fuck no.

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eggpolisher@reddit

I think you misread OP’s post history. His only past post on the topic of sex work says that he is a man, asking for advice on etiquette after he went on a couple of dates with a woman who does webcam modeling. OP is not a woman.

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Gasster1212@reddit

Don’t do illegal shit in Dubai dude lol

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shadowsipp@reddit

This is how you get human trafficked

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HerpesIsItchy@reddit

First off, make sure they send you whatever funds they need to before you get there.

Once you got there book a hotel room. Don't stay in their flat

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DreamieKitty@reddit

"Why don't we meet in Paris instead?" You're just asking for trouble if you go to Dubai with a criminal

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

Because I spend half the year in Paris and they need a visa

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PSLimitation@reddit

If you're not currently in a Muslim theocracy already don't go

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vaydevay@reddit

Don’t.

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somanypwengins@reddit

Are you insane? I visited Dubai and had a wonderful time. But. I was an American woman traveling with my American husband, we had money but didn’t flash it, I dressed conservatively and did not call attention to myself, we did not bring or do a single questionable thing, we were friendly and non political and respectful. Most importantly we knew and accepted that all those things were necessary. Not the time or place for controversy of any sort.

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HoustonBOFH@reddit

This guy was just outside smoking a cigarette at a place where meth may have been produced, and they jailed him for 12 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Swidan

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User_Many_Errors@reddit

Actually, sounds like your only chance to go party in Dubai

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GoochPulse@reddit

Welp, you can't do it now that you posted.

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CuriousDudebromansir@reddit

Sounds like a fantastic idea. You should go.

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jooooooooooooose@reddit

Comments are too scared tbh but it just really depends on more info that you havent shared (for good reason ofc).

If their business is girls & you're a girl, obvious no & wtf are you thinking.

If their business is girls & you're a man, do better & make better friends.

If they're a man & you're a girl, obvious no & wtf are you thinking.

If you're both girls or they're a girl & you're a man, yeah you're probably fine.

If their business is, like, cars or exotic pets, yeah bro who cares.

If their business is drugs, stay the fuck away, that one you'll be guilty just by wrong place wrong time guaranteed, regardless of your nationality.

If your passport is US/EU/AUS you're in a better spot, and at lower risk, than if it's anywhere else.

When people say "Dubai locks up expats all the time," that either means the kefala system (so if you are a construction worker from India or a maid from Indonesia) or it means the british people who face fuck in the back of the taxi. If you aren't one of those two cohorts it probably doesn't mean you.

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Yacht_Taxing_Unit@reddit

Make up a story that you're terribly ill and don't go.

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SmtyWrbnJagrManJensn@reddit

Jail? In Dubai where they lock up people over petty bullshit? Nah stay home.

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IrradiantFuzzy@reddit

Take their money and turn them in before they do it to you.

Please, people, stop giving Life Pro Tips that are not Unethical.

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ToddtheRugerKid@reddit

Are you female? If so, absolutely do not fucking go. If you're male, probably don't go.

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matt88@reddit

There's no such thing as a free holiday, you're being set up

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coccopuffs606@reddit

Don’t fucking go.

Dubai still has capital punishment, and they do stuff like give you 20 years for having a joint in your bag. They do not care if you’re a bystander; if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, you’re guilty by association.

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currycurrycurry15@reddit

No. I would not go. I was raised in Doha, Qatar and have been to Dubai many, many times.

Dubai kind of sucks. There’s zero natural beauty. It’s all consumerist, flaunt-your-wealth bullshit. And let’s not forget the city was built on the backs of Sri Lankan, Indian, Filipino men who had their passports taken away and live in shanty towns on the fringes of the city. I have never understood, and still do not understand the hype. The culture there is money. There’s so much more to the UAE and surrounding nations than that.
They don’t fuck around in the Persian Gulf when it comes to crime. It doesn’t matter that it’s 2025. This is where you can go to prison for a very long time just for being in a homosexual relationship. Money laundering will be a prison sentence or at the very least a hefty, hefty fine. Nope. I wouldn’t go.

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Dancin_Phish_Daddy@reddit

Shiiiit. Sounds like the she’s made up her mind. Let the bitch go.

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excellentcat01@reddit

The legal system isn't transparent. If you're at your friend's place when the police come, there's probably an 80% chance you'll get arrested too. After that, who knows. Do you afford to hire international lawyers to get you out? Keeping in mind, lawyers can be unethical and may fleece you for all you've got.

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BigMackMoney11@reddit

Dope I say do it and post pics

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PFic88@reddit

Are you a woman? Just consider that you might be subject to a force marriage + kidnapping and there's Nothing you can do about it once you're there

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Lemonbear63@reddit

No honor among thieves. Especially around criminals. If shit hits the fan, it's every man for himself.

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x063x@reddit

TBH this is why Florida is so popular.

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Ayyyblinkin@reddit

Kind of an important question: are you a male or female?

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Weak_Antelope_2914@reddit

If you have to ask on Reddit, don’t go.

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Ok-Somewhere6546@reddit (OP)

What's that got to do?

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ArrowTechIV@reddit

It's Dubai.

Even a "middle of the road" scenario for this is pretty bad.

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nabiku@reddit

Just FYI, it's normal nowadays to refer to people as "they" online. It's become the status quo for individuals one party is unfamiliar with. No need for a disclaimer.

It's one of the few GenZ trends that's a legitimately good idea. Protects privacy and doesn't assume gender.

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redreddie@reddit

In this particular case though, OP doesn't want us to know the gender, because of the . . . implications.

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Itsnotme74@reddit

Nope, don’t go!

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JAFOguy@reddit

Don't take a chance with a different government's prison system. It is not the justice system you are used to. You do not have the same rights. You are basically without protection. For me it is not worth the risk.

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WhitePantherXP@reddit

Dubai has serious penalties for crime. I wouldn't risk it.

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lakheesis@reddit

As someone who lives in Dubai and loves the city... absolutely no.

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bearkerchiefton@reddit

Isn't Dubai where rich men piss & shit on attractive women??

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DontRememberOldPass@reddit

That is everywhere. Dubai is where the girls don’t get paid.

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random-guy-here@reddit

Possible legal problems in Dubai? Jail?

Really, you have to ask. Possibly you are not their "friend". Possibly you are just a mark so they can nail their activities to you.

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eaglecream@reddit

If you want to have fun at the expense of risking yourself to enslavement the go. Otherwise I’d recommend that you stay home for now and maybe save up for a vacation next fall.

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wisebongsmith@reddit

If you are dumb enough to post about it on reddit you are too dumb for big money crime. People who don't know well enough to keep quiet shouldn't associate with criminals and criminals shouldn't associate with fools.

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TheRealLostSoul@reddit

Hold office in the U.S government

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PremiumUsername69420@reddit

If the “friend” is the opposite gender, they’re gonna try and sleep with you. Because of the implications.

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snssound@reddit

Can I come with

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BlottomanTurk@reddit

Before traveling anywhere, you should always ask yourself "what is the likelihood that I will be robbed, imprisoned, extorted, trafficked, or murdered?"

Before traveling to Dubai, ask yourself the same question, but replace the "or" with "and".

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DookieDanny@reddit

The last place i would FAFO is in the middle east

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wireswires@reddit

Dubai is not the place. Find a different friend!

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KuddelmuddelMonger@reddit

Cannot imagine what kind of idiot would tell anyone they are doing illegal stuff. Your friend is probably lying.

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kaiser-so-say@reddit

If they’ve got that much money, they can visit you here and pay for you to show them around

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MengisAdoso@reddit

I'd handle the situation by getting better friends.

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Hatta00@reddit

I would never set foot in Dubai even if it was fully funded by a non-criminal.

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vbpoweredwindmill@reddit

Hey, before you go to "jail" and experience indentured sexual servitude, can I get on the bandwagon before aids?

Seriously mate, make better choices.

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soggyGreyDuck@reddit

Google some stories about girls getting free trips to Dubai, or simply don't go.

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Generic_Username_Pls@reddit

Genuinely curious what this business is

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DisplacedNY@reddit

If this person does illegal things on the regular they probably have illegal things on them or in their apartment most of the time. I don't know how the law works in Dubai, but in some jurisdictions there is such a thing as constructive possession, aka a way for police to place responsibility for something on to you even if you're not the "owner." You could get swept up into something and be stuck in their judicial system for who knows how long.

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BusydaydreamerA137@reddit

Don’t go. Your safety is too important for these games.

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kerridge@reddit

I generally avoid dubai where possible, because it's awful and built on human misery. But provided you're not doing drugs or female you're probably personally ok, but to know you'd have to check the laws in Dubai related to the sketchy work they do in Dubai to get a feel for your potential exposure. For example, if your friend is a prostitute, could you get locked up for being a pimp.

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