Common scam patterns — Nepal
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Patterns documented from public scam reports and provider feedback. New patterns emerge; report new ones to us via /contact.
- Children's homes and 'orphanages' that emerged after the 2015 earthquake to extract foreign-volunteer fees — Nepal is a documented orphanage-tourism case.
- Trekking 'volunteer' programs that are really paid tours with marketing as charity.
- Programs that route fees through personal bank accounts rather than registered NGOs.
- 'Teaching' placements with no curriculum, no qualified local teacher, no defined outcome.