Emerald Fountain Kiosk
other — 31 Corner Street
Trap score: 64/100 (orange)
Emerald Fountain Kiosk is a Kiosk popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Seoul
Reports (17)
- other (severity 5/5) — 2026-04: Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.
- fake_reviews (severity 1/5) — 2026-03: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2026-02: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- other (severity 5/5) — 2026-03: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- fake_reviews (severity 2/5) — 2026-02: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
- theft (severity 5/5) — 2025-11: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2025-11: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
- unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2025-11: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- other (severity 2/5) — 2025-05: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2025-05: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- harassment (severity 2/5) — 2025-04: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
- fake_listing (severity 2/5) — 2025-03: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2025-02: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2025-01: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2025-01: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- harassment (severity 4/5) — 2024-07: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- unsafe (severity 2/5) — 2024-07: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.