The Bureau of Consular Affairs within the U.S. State Department tweeted out the following on March 30: “Not a ’10’ in the US? Then not a ’10’ overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse — being robbed. #springbreakingbadly.”

After receiving some scorn on Twitter (“What should I do if I am a 10?”) @Travel.Gov quickly deleted the tweet and issued an apology of the “We’re sorry if we offended anyone” variety. A State Department official explained to the website Inverse that, “The intent was simply to warn U.S. citizens of common scams that can happen while traveling overseas. It was not meant to offend any one person or group of people.”