点评:The place is beautiful, but our experience was seriously affected by an attempted scam that happened right in front of its entrance. Try to visit with a guided tour.
We went on our own from Hatfield Station to explore the area. Keep in mind that all four people involved in the scheme were dressed as law enforcement officers. It was a very convincing setup. One of them approached us pretending to be a security guard from the complex, redirecting us away from the right path under the pretext that we had to go through a control point to obtain an access pass.
A bit further ahead, a woman — also dressed as an officer — kindly escorted us to another spot for the supposed “pass issuance.” At the next corner, she handed us over to two other men, also wearing official-looking clothing, and that’s when the act became more intense. They tried hard to convince us to process this “access pass.” One of them asked for an ID; I offered my Brazilian driver’s license, but he said it was invalid. In a quick move, he grabbed my credit card from my wallet, saying he needed the PIN to release it using a strange street-side keypad that didn’t even have a card slot.
I kept demanding my card back, refusing to enter any PIN. The situation escalated as I insisted on getting my card returned and leaving immediately. Eventually, they gave it back—probably because our confrontation was drawing too much public attention. By that time, the woman from the beginning had already removed her fake cap and disappeared.
In the end, it was a huge scare. We walked around the block and re-entered through another gate, as it would have been absurd to miss visiting the place because of a group of scammers. Be careful if you go!
翻译:这个地方很美,但我们的体验却被入口处发生的一起诈骗未遂事件严重影响。建议参加导览团。
我们从哈特菲尔德车站自行前往该地区游览。请注意,参与诈骗的四人全部身着执法人员制服,伪装得非常逼真。其中一人假装是该建筑群的保安,以我们需要通过检查站办理通行证为由,将我们引离了正确的路线。
再往前走一点,一位同样身着警服的女士热情地将我们带到另一个所谓的“通行证发放点”。在下一个拐角处,她把我们交给另外两名同样身着制服的男子,这时骗局才真正开始升级。他们极力劝说我们办理这张“通行证”。其中一人要求出示身份证件;我出示了我的巴西驾照,但他却说无效。他动作迅速地从我的钱包里抢走了我的信用卡,说需要密码才能用一个奇怪的街边键盘解锁,而那个键盘甚至连卡槽都没有。
我坚持要回我的卡,拒绝输入任何密码。随着我坚持要回卡并立即离开,情况变得越来越紧张。最终,他们还是把卡还给了我——可能是因为我们的争执引起了太多人的注意。这时,一开始那个女人已经摘下假帽子,消失不见了。
总之,这真是一次巨大的惊吓。我们绕着街区走了一圈,从另一个入口重新进入,因为如果因为一群骗子就错过这次参观,那就太荒唐了。如果你要去那里,一定要小心!