travel advisories being ghostwritten by college sophomore with popped collar https://t.co/Gco7s4n28w — Leandro Oliva (@lmoliva_) March 30, 2016 
 
 And soon came the parody account: 
 
 if you are a "1" in the united states replace all your "mirrors" with "walls" — Travel Gov (@Travel_Gov) March 30, 2016 
 
 when judging hotness BE WARNED: some countries rate by the binary system 
 
 A 10 in russia is actually TWO PEOPLE standing next to each other — Travel Gov (@Travel_Gov) March 30, 2016 
 
 The State Department initially engaged the responders: 
 
 @caitlinrcruz @TimHerrera we're not trying to neg anyone - just trying to warn folks about overseas scam artists. — Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) March 30, 2016 
 
 Hours later, the department deleted the tweet and apologized, saying it meant as a warning for Americans “to be careful while traveling.” 
 
 Some have been offended by our earlier tweet and we apologize that it came off negatively (1/2) — Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) March 30, 2016 
 
 We see many Americans fall victim to scams each year & want all to be careful while traveling (2/2) — Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) March 30, 2016 
 
 The “Not a 10?” tweet isn’t the first time the State Department’s Twitter activity came under scrutiny this week, when many colleges and universities are on spring break.
– The State Department was accused of "negging its own citizens" Wednesday after telling Americans that they should beware of foreigners who find them attractive. "Not a '10' in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse—being robbed," the Bureau of Consular Affairs tweeted as part of its #SpringBreakingBadly series of warnings. The department deleted the tweet after complaints that it was sexist and patronizing, the Hill reports. The department tweeted that some "have been offended by our earlier tweet and we apologize that it came off negatively," adding that it sees "many Americans fall victim to scams each year & want all to be careful while traveling." The warning was widely mocked online, with parody account Travel Gov issuing warnings like "If you are a '3' in the United States you must carry a 'hand-written' letter of apology with you in order to travel," NBC News reports. (The State Department says that with delays looming, people should renew aging passports as soon as possible.)