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A so-called hostess bar, with names like "Pink Pussy House", where a ugly skanky whore stands in the doorway attempting to attract the attention of a mark. The mark, should he be seduced by "porno film showing" or "live sex right now", is charged £5 entry fee, and is led into the bar. The bar is a badly decorated room, usually empty, with cheap tables, and reggae music playing in the background. The front girl returns to the front door. An equally trashy ho waitress brings the mark a menu advertising a pint of beer for £4, glass of champagne for £10, basically drinks at double the local pub prices. Mark buys pint of beer for £4, but get served a glass of watered down piss. A large male then presents him with a bill for anything between £100-£500, depending on how rich Mark look. If the mark haven't the cash on him, a second large male suddenly appear out of nowhere, and the two large men escorts the mark to the nearest cash machine, so that the mark can withdraw the cash. They may not explicitly threaten violence, but look hard enough so as too discourage Mark not to mess about with them. There are several in London. After ripped off tourists complain to Westminster Office of Fair Trading, an official accompanied by a vanload of police officers close down the place. Magically, a few days later, another so-called hostess bar reopens under a new name, run by the same outfit.