Police: Taxi driver scams student out of thousands of dollars

A student from China had a rude and costly introduction to the United States when he arrived for classes in Chicago.

The 18-year-old student arrived at O'Hare Airport en route to the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.   He was supposed to take a bus to the campus, but ended up hopping into a cab when the cabbie told the student the bus wasn't coming.

The pair had agreed to a $1,000 fare for the two-hour trip, but when they arrived, the cabbie told the student the price went up to $4,200.  The normal cost of the cab ride would have been $300.