I was adressed by a Deaf/Mute scam once in Malaga. I wrote "IT'S A SCAM" in capital letters on the paper. The man suddenly was neither deaf nor mute

@HMSBreadnought

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Prague a few years ago and got one of those scammers. My friend(metal vocalist for 4 years) pretended to go do something while the guy talked to me. He snuck up behind and gave his heaviest, most disgusting low growl into the guy's ear and he jumped like I've never seen before. Deafness went away instantly

@FOXMAN09

2 жыл бұрын

I actually fell for this once so I'll do this next time I find one of these.

@FOXMAN09

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueRazor69 they arent deaf or mute, the point is to ruin at least one sheet of paper but even better if they don't take the time to read it

@astrologystar6060

2 жыл бұрын

You legit cured him 😄

@timjarvis9078

2 жыл бұрын

Had that happen a few times in Thailand be sitting at a bar or eating in a restaurant and get approached by an individual they place a business card in front of you asking for a donation as they’re deaf.

I once became a 'victim' of this wrist band scam ..... I stood my ground and walked away with the gift keeping to say 'thanks, thanks for this beautiful gift' .... the nice person who gave it to me shouted something in a language I did not understand. I assume he was saying something like 'I love you'

@mortisCZ

2 жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly, they wished you lots of love. :-D

@gregoryschmidt1233

2 жыл бұрын

yeah. Too bad you don't speak Senegalese.

@dunno1128

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryschmidt1233 true but it is called Wolof by the way …the language.

@AlastairjCarruthers

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, same 😂 For some reason mine ran away when I started walking toward a cop. I wonder why? 🤔

@HansBotMaker

2 жыл бұрын

Oh holy shit! I think I got scammed with the wrist band scam too! Two “monks” literally came on to me and wrapped this bracelet around my wrist. Unfortunately I didn’t stand my ground like you tho. On the bright side, I only had coins on me, so that’s what I gave and ran away when the “monk” started gesturing. It pisses me off now thinking about it. I could’ve bought atleast two candy bars with the coins I gave away. Damn it.

One scam I caught onto quickly was the "return half you change, then wait to see if you leave" scam. This happened a couple of times, so I know it wasn't a fluke. You go to pay for something, wait for your change and they at first give you half of it, then pause. Many people think they've gotten it all back and leave. Luckily, I can be a bit particular in making sure I get the correct change back, so I start counting it...then the scumbag owner says, "Oh, here's the rest."

@MrsMathews

2 ай бұрын

That happened to my mom and I in Colombia. One of the ladies was talking to us too -- but my mom was paying close attention to her money and wasn't having it.

I have traveled extensively in Europe while living in Austria for close to 10 years. I learned early on, “Do not accept anything or sign anything from people canvassing on street corners, 100% scam.”

As an Italian I sometimes feel ashamed of how Italian cities are plagued by these scammers, particularly illegal sellers. In my hometown of Bologna there rose sellers enter so many times in restaurants and they are soo annoying

@sik2185

2 жыл бұрын

Salvini help us.

@soloataraxia

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Do you recommend living in Florence, or in Italy in general?

@enricomonti156

2 жыл бұрын

@@soloataraxia yes. I mean, there are more localities that are worth living all over Italy

@soloataraxia

2 жыл бұрын

@@enricomonti156 I Imagine! Would you mind name a few?

@enricomonti156

2 жыл бұрын

@@soloataraxia there are smaller places like Ravenna, Rimini, Siena, Sanremo, and the list can go on

I'm from Italy, I worked 10 years in tourism in Florence. Thanks for this. Italians know how bad it gets with these and many more tourist traps (most of them affect also the locals as well as italian tourists), but way too many people and institutions passively accept that there is nothing more they can do about them as the solutions are complex, costly and difficult to execute. We need people like you giving more visibility to the issues, sadly the only thing that moves us to action is international shaming.

@guguigugu

2 жыл бұрын

a few patroling policemen would easily stop it, without any action even, these people run as soon as they see police.

@8500gtNvidia

2 жыл бұрын

The only thing the police is doing, is to wait the end of the month to get their salary!!!! Pizza, calcio e Aperitivi!!! Ma dove cazzo devono andare i poliziotti?! Si mettono la divisa tanto per avere il posto fisso!

@soloataraxia

2 жыл бұрын

Do you recommend living in Florence, or in Italy in general?

@YouRegolo

2 жыл бұрын

@@soloataraxia in general I absolutely do, it's a great place to live. We do have issues as any other country and it can be conplex to live in certain areas but most definetly living in Italy is much better than many other places imo.

@soloataraxia

2 жыл бұрын

@@YouRegolo I imagine, that's right! Which places do you recommend 😁?

The real shame here is the italian police. They do nothing. Once i was there with a group, one of us got robbed at the metro (kids do it at plain sight) and when we found a police car, they literally roll their tongues talking with us just like they could not speak or understand us talking in english. That was truly ridiculous! When we found the nearby police station, the same cops were there, warning the others about our arrival, so the others didnt open the doors. When finally a car drove out their garage, we enter there. Instantly the cops rush from the station, saying "you cannot be here!". Keep it in mind, if you need some help, you wont get it. This is what i remember from Italy, bravo!

@sousatta

2 ай бұрын

​@@Levis612Well, you can decide the name of the movie but keep in mind that it is definitely in the horror genre.

@Thehermitist

2 ай бұрын

They usual don’t speak English. If the zio DIDNT run Italy im sure they would care more!! Carabinieri are the ones to look for in case you go again. Sorry u went through this

@Thehermitist

2 ай бұрын

There’s no chance the police are in on it.

@Mustlovedogscatstoo

Ай бұрын

From what I’ve read these scams or being a thief is not a crime.

@andrewdalbert7078

Ай бұрын

Italian police go to arrest good people that plant medical cannabis for their illness or health conditions , and don’t care about real criminals, dem a bloodclaats

Just yesterday my family and I were visiting the pantheon and there were so many guys carrying bracelets and throwing them at people. I was over by the fountain when 2 tourists were stopped by one of the bracelet scammers and I was roped in. He threw the bracelet at me and I jumped out of the way and told the guys to drop the bracelets and walk away. The bracelet scammer got more aggressive and started cussing me out and telling me to go back to my country (I was born in Italy) I walked away back to my family and the guy followed me and started cussing me out. My dad told him to buzz off but he didn’t until pantheon security walked by. The whole time I was in line for the pantheon they were circling us. A few hours later my family and I were riding some electric scooters through Rome and we ended up back in the pantheon we’re we saw the same guy, this time he was going home and he saw me. He pointed me out to his friends and started running after me. Of course he couldn’t out run the fully charged lime scooter I was on so since I have brain cells I drove away. Don’t take anything from anyone in Rome. Please. (Thank you for reading through my essay)

@Korozzz

10 ай бұрын

It looks like a tourist must bring a pepper gas with him, to such places. Why don't you call police immediately ?? Why your family didnt take a photo of that guy ?

@user-wm7wj5vl3v

9 ай бұрын

Thank God I lived in Rome (Campo dei Fiori) in the 1980s. I was very happy there, and none of these scans existed - nor were there any Africans!

@user-wm7wj5vl3v

9 ай бұрын

Scams

@whodatninja439

9 ай бұрын

@@Korozzz the police dont care.

@Kate-qq3ez

8 ай бұрын

Do not hesitate to call the police. Of course these guys are not Italian at all, working for kind of gangs of illegal migrants. That’ s a shame…

Wait, what? A video outside Czech Republic? Omg! So nice to see you 2 expanding the channel. I hope to see you guys around all europe.

@kjdempsey

2 жыл бұрын

They’ve also done Slovakia

@PercivalC

2 жыл бұрын

They have done a video in Helsinki too

@marekpuskac5282

2 жыл бұрын

I mean theay had like 5 or 6 videos from NYC but they had to delete them as any other old video

@firewhite

2 жыл бұрын

@@marekpuskac5282 why tho

@marekpuskac5282

2 жыл бұрын

@@firewhite i think it was because of that company (seznam) they worked for. Because Seznam is basically google of Czech Republic, so they also have their own youtube (called stream, its actually older than youtube) and i guess the company demanded from them to delete those videos because of the its claims on those older videos

It's the same deal in Rome but 1000 times worse. The 'wrist band' scammers are really agressive and you can't go more than a few min without someone trying to slap a wristband on you.

@fb55255

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Rome every time someone has tried that on me I walked away with a new wrist band!

@yarpenzigrin1893

2 жыл бұрын

Pepper spray them. Problem solved.

@Jut1233456

2 жыл бұрын

@@fb55255 Rome used to be one of my favourite cities, but after the last visit...nope...it's been swarmed with scammers.

@Cheeseburger121

2 жыл бұрын

EU & political correctness caused this shit to grow bigger, if you break the law then you fuck off, it’s plain and simple.

@fb55255

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jut1233456 sorry to hear your bad experience. Although scammers are nothing new, they've been there since I can remember. Plus that's not just a Rome thing every major city I've been to in Europe have scammers it's a consequence of turism. Hope to welcome you back in Rome soon!

I had that wristband scam in Rome and it was exactly the same scenario. African guy asks a quick question, then gives a couple of wristbands, asking where you are from and "oh that's great and says whatever he knows about that country", shows his kids, asks for money. If you reject or don't give him enough money, he just takes them back.

@leelegad2641

Жыл бұрын

Happened to me today at the Colosseum. Guy asked me where i was from i told him where and said some shit about gift so i said ok snd walked off

@GG99999

Жыл бұрын

@@leelegad2641 it's sad that you can't even walk in a big city without being stopped by scammers. Most of the times they try really hard, they don't leave people just easily. I wonder what all the police do. In front of Eiffel is also full of scams.

@mpwheatley

3 ай бұрын

I was outside the Pantheon and got the whole 'I like your shoes routine' even though I was wearing flip-flops. After him badgering me and my elderly mother for a few minutes I gave him five euros just to go away, even though he wanted ten. Snatched the money and walked off, no thank you or anything.

@vibekered7784

Ай бұрын

Genova is the worst!

@arttay1090

24 күн бұрын

I dont ever respond to anyone asking me anything on the streets in Rome. But the best was when I didnt answer an African guy he asked if I didnt like black people.

As an Italian I can say these scams happen almost in every big city here, so if you are a tourist watch out for that.

@DAKESIS17

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, we wouldnt have if you hadnt told us...duh.

@stayawayfromthewoke3412

2 жыл бұрын

But the scammers are not italian so it doesn’t give a bad impression

@8500gtNvidia

2 жыл бұрын

@@stayawayfromthewoke3412 ahahhahaha go to Naples brother 😂 they will scam your family too 😂 in Italy you cant say if there are more native of import scammers...Italians did invent the scam..remember 😂

@TheMally11

2 жыл бұрын

Not only in Italy ..

@spaniardsrmoors6817

2 жыл бұрын

@@d716agq Who's blaming the tourist dodo? Unless LAWS are changed WORLDWIDE they will continue scamming knowing they're a protected class of the leftist. The police know those arrests will be thrown out or the scammer disappears to another location without showing up in court.

The wristband scam happened to me and my wife in Italy too. We were in Milan and four african men came up to us and tied wristbands on our wrists saying it's a gift and that it's good for fertility (wtf!). Asking us where we're from, saying they love Zlatan when they hear we're from Sweden, then showing pictures of their "families". They got very agressive when we said we don't have any cash and said we stole from them... We couldn't take the wristbands off to give back as they were tied. It was a scary experience. We were out sightseeing in a ruin and we were all alone with these people. It's so sad that this is the first thing I think of when I think back to our vacation there. :(

@irondasgr

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear God, hearing on the spot "We are from Sweden" feels instantly like hyenas on wounded antelopes

@VikingFitness00

2 жыл бұрын

how did the situation end? did they attack you ?

@GhostSal

2 жыл бұрын

The really sad thing if you speak out you are labeled a racist, this whole situation is absurd. People need to stop accepting this behavior and letting people get away with the narrative that it’s about race, because it isn’t about race. It’s about keeping bad people out and keeping everyone else safe. When people do this or any violent-crìmes kick them out and don’t let them back in. Speak out and stop standing for this. I watched a video on Vice saying how bad the racist Italian right is, the narrative is absurd, you can’t even defend yourself anymore without being called a racist. Personally I don’t care what people say, this isn’t about race, non violent decent people of all races are welcome. Guys like in this video and violent people are not, kick them out!

@VikingFitness00

2 жыл бұрын

@@GhostSal 100% agree. Bad and good people come in all colours and people calling others racist to protect these scum bag predators are just as bad.

@glennwatson3313

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, thats terrible.

Take note: not a single scammer in this video was actually Italian

@appleturnover519

28 күн бұрын

Why don't they deport those Africans?

@florenna

26 күн бұрын

Yes. Most were black people. That should tell you something...

@biran44r

18 күн бұрын

who allows them to scam people? italians...

@NoMoreMrNiceGuy223

18 күн бұрын

@@biran44r The woke European Comission allowes it...

@lorenzodanieli9480

17 күн бұрын

@@biran44rif it was for the people things would be handled differently

Big props for always throwing yourself between the scammer and the camera as protection

@GhostSal

2 ай бұрын

Those guys aren’t “friendly”, that’s all an act and that could have gone very badly for them both.

I was a victim of the wristband scam too, when I was 16 years old and walking up the steps of Sacre Coeur in Paris. A black guy approached me and ask me what time was to put me a bracelet on my wrist and then demanded money from me. I said no but then 3 other guys approached me and one of them put a blade near to my back, so I gave them my entire wallet. The worst of all is that it happened in a fucking crowded touristy place and nobody gave a fuck. This makes me still mad nowadays.

@kris533d

2 жыл бұрын

Almost had the fucking same experience at the same place! 6 black guys sorrounded me and my GF and wouldn't let us go. I tried to keep her behind me while the guys grapped my arms and asked: "Are you scared white boy????". We got away but it still pisses me off to this day. 100s of people around who did nothing.

@TSBye-qo1vc

2 жыл бұрын

They tried that on me in the same spot around 15 years ago, but I just kept walking. Long running scam.

@PrimawanDwiNugroho

2 жыл бұрын

Same location, same scammers. Forced me and my 2 other friends to give them 20 euros each. So it is 60 in total. We were very upset because there were a lot of people but they didn't help, even 50 meters from the location there were police but they didn't do anything. At that time, it is our first time traveling to Europe, we are still very innocent.

@beerdoan6397

2 жыл бұрын

That's not a scam, that's a robbery.

@jirislavicek9954

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to multicultural France! 🙈👎🤮

Another thing to be aware of-- the subways of Italy are riddled with pick pocketers. Be especially aware if the escalator is out and you have luggage. Out of no where, "good Samaritans" will show up to lend you a helping hand getting up the stairs. Just realize that they want your wallet.

@mesteme

2 жыл бұрын

Never seen the escalator thing, but yes in Milan there are groups of 3-4 gypsy women who will swarm around tourists and elderly people to distract them while one steals from their purses.

@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned

2 жыл бұрын

I want to go to Italy,... I will cross Rubicon where Caesar crossed it and I will rip all the scammers along the way... AVE CAESAR! \o/

@TheOnlyRaichuu

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm. 2016 in Rome main train station going into train with group of tourists. Some "nice helping men" came to help with carrying luggage because the train door would not be working, so you'd have to enter another wagon further away. Needless to say, some of the group got their wallets stolen there. My wallet wasn't stolen though because I stared into the gypsy eye like a psychopath and I already felt that they are pick pocketers. Same shit btw on Rome metro, some guy was trying to get into pockets of a friend on very crowded metro. I have spotted it and yelled at the guy so loudly that people started staring on what's happening and he didn't succeed. Also near Rome at the beach, parked our travel bus in the middle of day in big parking lot for the beach. When we came back 3 hours later, the bus was cracked open and all the luggage stolen like wtf. It was no shady area. It's sad how the local police didn't even care, saying it's just normal happens regularly. Unfortunate for the Italians but I'll never come back to Italy despite my huge admiration of ancient roman empire. I've never elsewhere met so many scammers and thiefs in my life.

@theanonymouschicken169

2 жыл бұрын

So JoJo Golden Wind is real :o

@juandenz2008

2 жыл бұрын

So true there are swarms of (especially Gypsy) scammers hanging around the subway and main train stations. Some of them were quite obvious just hanging around and watching passengers getting on and off.

I happened to be in Rome earlier this year, and these guys were so annoying. You couldn't sit down on a public place without them trying to "gift" me or my girlfriend something every 5 minutes even tho we always declined right away. One of them tried to take my girlfriends arm to put the bracelet on. That was when I got really loud, and they got aggressive as well. Luckily, there were Karabinieri right around the corner, or it could have ended badly.

@monkeytennis8861

Жыл бұрын

When I was in Madrid, on Plaza Mayor, we were constantly getting hassled by people in costumes trying to get in photos. Just stayed away from there after that.

@Tee55118

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I only eat in private homes in Rome, and never at sidewalk restaurants. Too much harrassment.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of bracelet scammers in Rome. I constantly saw people falling for it too. Thankfully I already knew of it when I went but it’s still incredibly annoying

As a person living in Florence, I'm so sad to see these scams affect the mood and joy of the tourists. Getting scammed on the street, Ponte Vecchio, or at the exchange office can destroy the mood for a whole trip. This video is great, hopefully, people visiting will know what is going on and not get caught by surprise anymore. The one positive about these scams is that they're rarely confrontational or turn violent. They want people to feel for them, and therefore they avoid being aggressive. The funnies thing to see is when the police come to Ponte Vecchio on bikes to disrupt the painting scams, they get away real fast.

@PROVOCATEURSK

2 жыл бұрын

We live in a weak society where the criminals don´t get punished properly so we deserve it.

@oskarj3863

2 жыл бұрын

@@PROVOCATEURSK true, I wish these organized groups would get penalized by the law. Unfortunately nothing seems to happen in that area…

@tkautzor

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, they are so many dumb tourists that accept to pay that these scams will go on forever

@reginapolo3357

2 жыл бұрын

My friends that tour Colombia, said that in some heavy tourist sites, they have dedicated Tourist Police to haul away these people. Italy should do the same.

@oskarj3863

2 жыл бұрын

@@reginapolo3357 I believe there is something similar in Florence, the police arriving on bikes are exclusively targeting the people selling printed posters on the ground, and other merchandise around the tourist spots. However I think the problem is much bigger than the "boots on the ground", dispursing them won't have much effect, they need to target the people organizing and making money off it.

as an italian this is very sad to watch. unfortunately these traps are also used on locals and you can trust me when i say that EVERY italian has fallen for at least one of these scams, especially the wrist band one, so we’re all just used to them now

@lightimagay00

2 жыл бұрын

io ci sono cascata a quella dei finti muti/sordi era la prima volta in vita mia che mi succedeva è stato proprio brutto

@giuliar2539

Жыл бұрын

@@lightimagay00 uguale, la tipa mi voleva far donare 20€ però almeno non sono stata così stupida da darne più di 5€. Userò questo mio sbaglio come lezione sul non essere troppo ingenua

@strappystracci

Жыл бұрын

You talk about scammers in Italy and in Florence. You are truly an unfair person and it shows that you don't know Florence at all. 1 - The "swindlers" were all African immigrants (probably also clandestine) but none of them are Italian. 2 - This type of scam is widespread in all tourist cities of the world, including the United States. 3 - The bars in Florence especially in the center are very expensive and then you have to see what wine you ordered... In any case, if you have no money, avoid luxurious places. 4 - I believe that New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc. do not guarantee the security that Italy offers. In the States you stayed at the time of the far west your police still do justice with guns in the streets, in schools... I also find that regarding the morality you boast about sexual orientation and racism you are a very hypocritical country, puritans and moralists... Bottom line, people like you better not post these nonsense videos.... Best regards from Tuscany.

@Whatwhat1235

Жыл бұрын

and the police dont care

@janedoe12

Жыл бұрын

Why doesn't your police do anything about it? In my country all these scammers would be thrown away

Was there last year. Amount of scammers seemed unreal to me.. nearly got in a fight with a wristband dude, and helped a women get out of the step on a painting scam.

i like your friendly presentation style when politely confronting and addressing it. keep up the good work.

Ah yes the good old wrist band scam... When I visited Rome with my parents, I got a wrist band and my parents just walked on like they didn't know me.... Well I got a free wrist band from that 😂

@dragon.academy

2 жыл бұрын

Ye, it happened to meet tho, he asked where I was from and I just froze for a second. Then he put the wristband on me and demanded 20 euros for 4 wristbands.

@balalunga1

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you didn‘t get any skin disease on your wrist 😅

@dragon.academy

2 жыл бұрын

@@balalunga1 What?

@BohdanMelnychuk

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragon.academy well they put those wristbands on dozens of different people, there is some risk associated with that from the health perspective.

@ahmedaljorani8262

2 жыл бұрын

@@BohdanMelnychuk there isn’t. You touch shit that people touch more than a thousand people touch every time u go out. Racist mfs I swear

Haha, Laughed so hard as you suddenly spoke some words in german. Love this channel, guys. Can not wait to visit prague again, but this time knowing your channel!

@Redshaark

2 жыл бұрын

It's called the Hans Landa move 😂

@llejk

2 жыл бұрын

And the scammer indeed answered with fluent German.

@OmmerSyssel

2 жыл бұрын

Difficult to say which one spoke fluent German.. 🤔

@dodatroda

3 ай бұрын

Suddenly? The guy literally said he was from Germany.

@MrMajsterixx

3 ай бұрын

@@dodatrodaThe guy is speaking about Honest Guide which is Czech

Scammers aren't native European

@GhostSal

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, that’s what I’ve been trying to make ppl understand. The major exception is some Eastern Europeans.

@KayaChoo

11 күн бұрын

bruh they are east europeans.. wdym??

I love your channel, having traveled a little bit myself across Europe. I encountered all of these scams multiple times. So very very useful! Wish I found you a few years ago

Pretty out of date but a friend and myself went on a 1 month holiday through Italy, spending a week in Florence and the surrounding area. As South Africans, it was hilarious that we came thousands of miles to a foreign country, just to have the same Nigerian/Congolese guys trying to scam us there, that try it back home

@Sercer25

Жыл бұрын

They're the same everywhere. Even here in USA. Cultures and not meant to be intertwined like this. They prey on the good nature of the Europeans.

@gluarsabishvili1990

Жыл бұрын

The irony of this 2 guys. Ones ancestors probably from the Nederlands and the second probably from Britain. Complaining about migrants.

@Sercer25

Жыл бұрын

@@gluarsabishvili1990 Do your own farts smell good? You're being replaced in your own country. Your kids are going to grow up strangers in their own lands. And you enjoy it. Cant wait for shit to kick off so we can waste people like you.

@flammenwurst223

Жыл бұрын

@@gluarsabishvili1990 I didnt say I had an issue with migrants, it just just funny that the same guys we have hustling in South Africa, were hustling the same stuff/way 10000km away in Europe

@AadhilRizwan

Жыл бұрын

@François Jean Jacques is it migrating or invading

The wristband/bracelet thing is very common in Spain. I had to fight off a couple of african women who literally just randomly grabbed my 2 year old girls arm to put bracelet on and wouldn't let go of her arm. Made me so angry.

@Catandthespoon

Жыл бұрын

Oh shit, that really crosses the line. If anyone did that to my young kids I would be fuming too. Would probably take a lot of restraint not to nock them out. But you know the moment you do that, six others will jump you from behind...

I was in Florence 17 years ago and there were already this scammers around. I was strolling around with a friend, took a wrong turn and suddenly 5 of this wristband guys surrounded us. I was 17 years old at the time and got really scared. Good to see that the city got rid of them.....

If everyone stopped visiting Italy for a couple years- I guarantee the government would miraculously start caring about the tourist scams/abuse.

@veksone77

5 ай бұрын

Lmaoooo, you think this only happens in Italy? This happens in every city.

@glorygloryholeallelujah

5 ай бұрын

@@veksone77 lmaoooo nobody said this “only happens in Italy”. Keep up with the rest of the class, please. 👍

@vickikay54

2 ай бұрын

👍👍 It would only require one season, not years.

@GhostSal

2 ай бұрын

They already care about tourists but they can’t really do much about it because this is happening because of who was let in… and if they try to do anything substantial to stop it, they will be labeled “racíst”. This is all orchestrated from the EU/US leadership.

@Mustlovedogscatstoo

Ай бұрын

It’s not a crime to be a scammer or a thief in most if not all of Europe. Those incidents have been decriminalized. Therefore law enforcement will not respond. It’s the same crap in LA, NYC, Chicago, New Orleans to name a few in the USA. Liberal policies have ruined Europe and for the last few years America!

As Italian, specifically from Florence, I can say: except from the "high price" (tourist traps) the other are all illegal. Many time police ignore them because they're unharmfull, sometimes the local police go on "patrol" and all the seller run and hide (without no one that really follow them) until police go away. It always amused me to see this patetic scene with scammer who run and police who just walk and look around then turn the corner and all the scammer coming out again. Some tips from a local: - Do not buy or sign anything on the street. Only real shop or market stall (here in Florence in example the ones in San Lorenzo) are legal and legitimate, anything else (donation, flying toys, art pictures, art audio guide etc) are pretty much scam. - Many, many, many restaurant and cafè in any italian city center are tourist traps. Not all, but many of them are traps. Best way to be sure to avoid traps is going further from city center (with the problem that is highly possible that there they do not speak english) or try to ask locals, if you can the best is ask to young people (from 20s to 30s) since they more likely speak english and usually hate and avoid like pest any tourist trap places. - Info points: if they are not from the city goverment, there is an high chance that they have "marketing" contract with cafè and restaurants. This also happen when you ask for information to your hotel staff, every hotel have "marketing" contract with restaurant and bars, so is pretty difficult that they give you valid information. - Look close any single price and fee on any menu, usually here in italy just because you sit on a table you get to pay the "coperto" fee, wich is usually 1 or 2€ but in city center can be even 4/5€. - In the city center restaurants ABSOLUTELY DO NOT choose any tipical or regional plate. They overcharge the price in absurd way for the tipical food. If you want regional and local food go outside the city center, the best place for regional food are in the suburbs or in the country side. - If you come from place with different currency do not change money, use your card instead, by law every single shop, bar or restaurant is forced to accept them. If you absolutely need to have cash for something (I know that many bar find excuses to not accept cards for a single espresso in example) use atm that are located in a bank or in post office (Poste Italiane). Avoid at all cost ATM and Cash Machine that are not from post offices or from banks, in the city center there is always plenty of both so you absolutely don't need to withdraw from ATM in some tourist shop and pay absurd fee on your money.

@juandenz2008

2 жыл бұрын

Good tips !

@GhostSal

2 жыл бұрын

How about speaking out in Italy and getting rid of scammers, more importantly vìolent people? Seems to me people are afraid to be called racists, when this has nothing to do with race, it’s only about keeping out bad people.

@glennwatson3313

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you don't work for the chamber of commerce.

@xxcrazyxxnonesisto6138

2 жыл бұрын

Man i miss florence was born and raised there and when i was 11 we immigrated to another country. Still miss florence even now.

@azazelcaos

2 жыл бұрын

i vigili si prendono la loro percentuale

I spent two weeks travelling Italy with my sister a few years ago. We were scammed on the first day, very aggressively too (the wristband scam but they surrounded us and demanded money). I noted that the police stood by and watched. We also noticed that food prices were significantly higher than we had budgeted for, I guess “tourist prices”. We paid for breakfast included in all of the hotels we stayed at(a significant extra cost)- a slice of cake and an espresso was a little less than we’d hoped for. Overall I was glad we saw the sights but didn’t feel safe or valued as a tourist, thus am in no hurry to return.

@kevindennehy7105

2 жыл бұрын

Go up to the Dolomites. Beautiful scenery, interesting history, no scammers and no rip offs.

@dimmacommunication

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevindennehy7105 Dolomites are luxury places , but hey unfortunately here in Italy people always want to rip off tourists ... it's a shame.

@gregoryschmidt1233

2 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of beautiful places in the world you can travel to that are not overrun with scammers. Vote with your feet and your wallet. If tourists started staying away, maybe governments would actually do something about it. i've seen all the capitals once. Now I get a rental car and head for the countryside. Much calmer, cheaper, and free of Senegalese/Sudanese scammers.

@dimmacommunication

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryschmidt1233 You are almost right , governament doesn't give a damn about tourism , they are doing nothing. Deep state is what matters , they don't care.

@GhostSal

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear what happen to you and Zero people came to help here because if it escalated into a fight, even for defense, the fight would described as “racist Italians attack blk immigrants”. I’ve actually seen this happen over and over, the sjw-crowd makes it so that defending yourself or others is now racist. The video would get out and be edited to make it look like the Italians were in the wrong. Personally, I wouldn’t just stand there and do nothing but I am the exception. Also, people really need to speak out and not let anyone silence you. This has zero to do with race, this is about keeping out bad people of any race that are a danger to everyone else.

Thank you guys for your help to others! Great job!

Well done guys...one of the very few blogs working HONESTLY and for the tourist community

I called out the bracelet scam in Rome when it was happening to a woman. I told her to throw it on the ground and just leave. She listened and walked away. The scammer turned on me and started yelling profanities and wouldn’t stop following me. I had to buy some food at a nearby shop, and the owner kicked the harasser out.

@TheP4U111

Жыл бұрын

This is awful! Sorry to his happened to you

@roningarcia5771

Жыл бұрын

My friend has the habit of pretending to be a tourist on purpose and saying goodbye you said it's free it's mine now. 😅

@Tee55118

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I've had to run into a hotel or shop for protection from street criminals, too. Only in Europe. Nowhere else.

@nuudelz3711

11 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how fast they turn from pleasant to complete scum

@MrSouthernlord

10 ай бұрын

Where are the police?

I've been to eight different countries and while I had a lot of great times, there was always this tension of always having to be on your guard because of the non-stop scams people were trying to perpetuate. It's incredibly aggravating and exhausting to never be able to fully relax because if you do, someone will be right there waiting to take your money.

@Dr.y88

Жыл бұрын

True, it is very exhausting need to be on guard every second. Can’t even enjoy the beautiful city

@SuperGamli

Жыл бұрын

Same. I don´t enjoy going to these countries anymore. I also don´t understand why the authorities don´t stop it? Some are harder then others, but for example selling things illegally in places you are not allowed to sell things, must be a easy scam to stop (like those picture dudes, stupid flying things etc.). Also, fake charities are banned in my country, those scumbags would be in jail.

@dimitrism.1814

Жыл бұрын

Which countries are you referring to? Cause i find it very hard to get scammed ,at least in Europe. All you have to do is to use debit/credit cards and go to the touristic areas only for sightseeing. There are dozens of websites and guides for eating ,drinking and walking like locals do

@Reinonordinn

Жыл бұрын

Not in Nordic countries. I've only seen beggars on the street (on bigger citys only) and they won't even approach you, all they do is stay on the ground trying to look miserable.

@gaia7240

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperGamli it's because we are satured with it, there are so many that even of they arrest them they Will be free in a couple of days because jails are full

Rome does have scammers around and pick pockets but still don’t let that stop you from visiting! Thank you for the heads up!

Thank you very much for all these alerts, sir. You take good care of yourself and make sure your back is watched.

5:57 as an Italian, I am truly ashamed that nobody came to your help. Italians are afraid to intervene, because there is a high chance that police would turn against them, not the scammers. This is the reality we live in. Scammers and thieves are tolerated, but if you react, you are in trouble. I live in Serbia now and if something like that had happened in Belgrade, five big Serbian guys would have made sure it never happened again.

@jirislavicek9954

2 жыл бұрын

Serbians don't share "European values" (= leftism and extreme political correctness). 👍👍👍

@aleale6277

2 жыл бұрын

@@jirislavicek9954 tough people

@leolle5659

2 жыл бұрын

"As an Italian" what you said it's not true

@alessandron1360

2 жыл бұрын

@@leolle5659 explain

@leolle5659

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessandron1360 It's not true that Italian police would turn against someone defending himself. When did it happen? Do you have data to support your statement? Plus these kind of encounters do usually resolve without violence, why would police intervene?

Guys I'm Italian and we are pissed too, they are everywhere and they really harass you, you just need to say NO in a firm voice, don't worry not being nice to them. Also people didn't help you because they didn't understand what you were saying and you were just talking, it happens so many times that someone argue with scammers that we got used to it

@CockmageLVL99

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I love Italian food, Italian weather, Italian people (there are a lot here in Germany, they are all great lovely people), Italian landscapes and so on, but the scammers are the reason 37 old me has never put a foot in your country so far.

@SkillfulCurve

2 жыл бұрын

@@CockmageLVL99 chill, If you use your brain and understand the language nothing it will happen to you. It's Just an excuse and If you go away from the center of the city youn can find a lot of rural areas with better food, prices and people. Its normal to find scammers in the centre of the cities or near the stations, it happens everywhere

@hugolatra

2 жыл бұрын

Its just like you say. Just yell NO. I am from Argentina, taking money from me its a pretty hard job. I suffer the wristle scam attempt in Brazil, Paris and Florence, the force sell of a rose to my wife in Venice, they are everywhere. Anyway, the worst thing happen to me in Italy was dealing with taxi drivers. What a bunch of thieves (at least all I had to deal with)

@gaia7240

2 жыл бұрын

@@hugolatra yeah we don't even use taxi, way too expensive

@gaia7240

2 жыл бұрын

@@CockmageLVL99 I can understand that, even many Italian restaurants scams tourists making them pay more, we hate that

Beyond appreciative of these videos.

I got hit with the wristband scam in Rome a couple of years ago. Dude said it was his wedding soon and he was celebrating it, the wristband, the "it's free" the picture of a kid, the good vibes, the goodbye then turn around asking for a donation for his kid, it all went exactly the same.. Scumbags.

Congratulations for 1 million subscribers! Keep up the good work, love from Australia 🇦🇺 🇨🇿

My scam experience in Italy (Roma): Sat down in a restaurant, server came introduce the dishes, picked different dish, server asked if I want to change the sauce without telling me the price, changed it, bill came, sauce cost 25 euro.

@VikingFitness00

2 жыл бұрын

disgusting how they treat tourist in some places wow

@jofx4051

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@peachpink123

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if these restaurants are opened by locals there or some foreign scammers

@liuyuheng7607

2 жыл бұрын

@@peachpink123 Locals, because they know the rules and know you won't go back

@Hamster-py2lf

2 жыл бұрын

At that point I would've just said "fuck this" and run away from that restaurant, lol.

thanks for putting yourself in these situations so i can see how it's done. I know i hear about it but dont see it first hand.

I was already harassed with the slips of paper for signatures and the wristbands in exactly the same way 28 years ago in Barcelona. If at all, I only fell for it once when I was 21 years old. It's amazing that it still seems to work. Good that you @HONEST GUIDE point out that you don't have to expect any support from your environment. Apart from that, Italians are generally a very open, relaxed (often too relaxed), grounded and honest people. My tip: off the beaten tourist track, you will not only find real life and the beauty of the culture, but also many small family-run inns frequented by locals. These restaurants (trattoria, osteria) are recognisable because they are simply designed (paper tablecloths) without a lot of frills and without tourists. The food is authentic, tasty, uncomplicated and the prices are fair. If you honour this, you will quickly be accepted after initial scepticism. Viva la dolce vita!

We fell for that bracelet scam when in Paris with my family. Again it was a group of africans that tried to be really friendly and told us about how friendly their people are and how rough the migration was. Then when we refused to pay they became agressive and gathered a circle around us and again, 0 people helping out.

@LosBocadillosDelRio

Жыл бұрын

Ah les anglais encore

@davidcarroll9917

Жыл бұрын

We encountered this in Morocco 25 years ago when a kid pushed a bracelet into my daughter's hand and tried to take her baseball cap as payment when we didn't give him money. A large German woman in our tour group whacked the little punk good and he left us alone! Now, that's international diplomacy!

@f0ns0r

Жыл бұрын

Happened the same to me in Montmartre. Sorrounded and at some point grabbed by the jacket. I had to scream to allert people there and let me free.

@Account-br9kc

Жыл бұрын

@@davidcarroll9917 hahhahaha I love this!

@Noctaru

Жыл бұрын

Aha not even surprised... this is Paris for ya , always the same type of people too ... like in this video... what a coincidence... :) People wouldn't help ya , unless they want to spend the day beaten up by 5 guys. Sadly nothing we can do

I can't get over the way the deaf guy could hear questions softly spoken through a mask and answer them. Must've been a bloody miracle! 🤣

Excellent work team, thanks for the alerts, these scammers are getting ever more creative. I don't get paranoid but in these situations I remember ABC - Accept nothing, Believe no one, Challenge everything.

Thanks for sharing and warning everyone.

Italy needs to do undercover sting operations and deport all the scammers.

@GhostSal

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed and anyone caught committing a víolent críme.

@Sophie-5

2 жыл бұрын

Laws need to change. Because now you may catch but if law says you cannot hold them, then what??

@gaia7240

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah good luck 😂😅 I'm Italian, it won't happen because immigrants laws

@davide7708

2 жыл бұрын

If you try you'd have thousands of people calling for "Racism!!"

@SkillfulCurve

2 жыл бұрын

the police dosent care they act only if you call them

I have been scammed with the "wristband scam" in Paris. About 8 Africans surrounded my wife and me at Sacre Coeur, demanding money. After they steal the money from me, I talked to the police who were 10 meters away, and they said there was nothing they could do. It´s so sad that local police in Tourist cities just don´t care if the tourist is being robbed.

@peachpink123

2 жыл бұрын

Was it possible to scream for help? Scream loud

@felipetorres1050

2 жыл бұрын

@@peachpink123 Just like the video shows, nobody cares. It was raining at the time, but even though we saw four couples and a small Chinese group passing by, no one cared. There was also this other time, in Parma, when my family and I were surrounded by a group of Africans. No one said a word, even though we had a 9-month-old baby along. I can't blame anyone, it is scary...

@claudiiusmaximus652

11 ай бұрын

Europeans are suicidal to tolerate those parasite in to their lands, should have sunk their boats in the Mediterranean sea

You are doing such a great job with your scam videos guys, I really appreciate that! Good luck and thank you for helping us ❤

Late to the party but the biggest scams in Italy in tourists restaurant are in my opinion: 1) "Would you like some truffle on your pasta?" followed by adding a little shed of truffle in your dish and a good 20-30 euro to your bill. 2) "May I suggest this wine?" or "The wine you ordered is out of stock, may I suggest this replacement?" Followed by 100-600 euro bottle of wine. (while usually 1l of house wine is 4-5 euro)

@gregoryroth9638

2 ай бұрын

How are those scams? You are being given the option of additional value? Are the restaurant owners expected to give you entitled tourists their food and drink for free?

@malavock82

2 ай бұрын

@@gregoryroth9638 In the first case, it's offered as extra seasoning, without mentioning price. You wouldn't expect to pay 2-3 times your plate value if, for example, offered some pepper. In the second case, you are offered a replacement for a product which is far more expensive instead of being of similar value. So you order a 10 euro bottle of whine and are served a 600 euro bottle. It's a scam as you are tricked into paying for something that you would have never asked if you knew the cost.

A girl from my high school in Germany experienced the wristband scam on a trip with her French class to Paris. The scammer started a long discussion with one of the two teachers (male; 1,85 m; a lot of muscles) who wanted to help her. After about 5 min. the other teacher (female; 1,50 m; not physically strong at all) approached the two arguing men and asked if there is a problem she could help solving. When the scammer started to tell her what happened, she quickly responded that she was willing to call the police to resolve the problem and took out her phone. That was the scammers sore point, because most of these scammers don't have the legal documents to stay in France forever and police doesn't care as long as they don't cause any trouble. The scammer ran away immediately and the whole class learned that you don't need to be physically strong to stand your ground. Sometimes it's just a good argument that helps you out.

@eljanrimsa5843

2 жыл бұрын

It's also noteworthy, that this happens in all cities where tourist arrive by the busload. Italy just has more than average of those. I've been trick-robbed in Alicante, Spain, and scammed in Istanbul, Turkey, but never had problems in Italy.

@alexanderanghel7946

2 жыл бұрын

Id just threaten to beat them if they dont get lost.

@ilya1421

Жыл бұрын

@@eljanrimsa5843 Not really. It usually happens, where Africans can easily get

@ilya1421

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you need to show your muscles work

@aaronfitzgerald9109

Жыл бұрын

That's what Africans in France do

I heard stories of people being physically attacked by scammer during the day and in plain sight, and this video just confirms it is possible.... Those passerby are truly spineless... A whole freaking crowd of it.

@TheWeepingDalek

2 жыл бұрын

where are the police?

@toniomiklo2406

2 жыл бұрын

The judiciary in Italy is left-wing. You risk getting in trouble if you defend yourself or defend others from illegal immigrants.

@damn_jaz9895

2 жыл бұрын

​@@TheWeepingDalek as a local inhabitant, i would say that they are probably busy to stop some teens smoking joints.... those are their priorities

@toniomiklo2406

2 жыл бұрын

@@witebatman Links? Only from Italian newspapers possibly. That the judiciary is left wing is known by everybody in Italy, unless they have been living under a rock. Why do you think these scammers are let go around and scam people or threat them with violence? They know the system is on their side. Same in America and other countries. Believe your eyes.

@gaia7240

Жыл бұрын

@@damn_jaz9895 Police cant literally arrest them because of european laws on immigrants

This is the most useful video about scams against tourists. THANK YOU!!!!!

great camera work. we almost saw 1 frame

As someone who loves travel this break my heart, i have meet someone who very kind and someone who is mean. The world is so huge so that we often meet different people. Hope we can respect each other.

As an Italian I can attest to Florence being particularly bad in terms of tourist traps. It's one of the more "commercial" cities in Italy, filled with tourists the entire year. Definitely not an accurate picture of the entire country.

@Jimages_uk

2 жыл бұрын

Having travelled extensively throughout Italy, (and the whole of Europe) I agree, most of the smaller places are really nice, but it is common in just about every large city. I think Venice is the worst. Especially where it comes to price hikes for tourists, my time in Italy has always been working, so generally visit restaurants etc with the locals I am working with, and always pay local rates, but when on my own, they will always try to charge me tourist prices, but I stand my ground, and only pay the correct amount. I love Italy, but hate visiting any large city, just because of everyone wanting to run a scam.

@PRODAt3

2 жыл бұрын

Le chiamano tourist trap in inglese le città come Firenze. Io ci lavoro e devo dire che la città dove vivo che è a un'ora di macchina da Firenze è molto meglio.

@waldirsegundo

2 жыл бұрын

This happens in Every major City in The world, dont worry

@squideww

2 жыл бұрын

@@waldirsegundo No, Florence is especially bad believe me. There's a stark difference between even a city like Rome compared Florence. And Rome is already bad in its own right with overtly tourist-catered attractions. Florence however truly takes the cake.

@darioidk2508

2 жыл бұрын

@@PRODAt3 di dove sei?

Thanks for exposing those scammers, they are a plague to our society, love from Italy!

Thank you so much Honest Guid ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏.

Your videos are always great, thank you

As an Italian (I'm from Como) i can confirm it happens in all the big cities. The best thing you can do is say you have no physical money with you, and that you only use your credit card, and most of them will just walk away.

@lee6198

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh. I'll be in Como this summer. Can't wait. 3 days there to relax after almost 2 weeks of touring big and smaller cities in Northern Italy.

@Kepps-ff3rg

Жыл бұрын

No best thing is to just ignore them. Literally do not aknowledge them or say a strong: NO

@dodatroda

3 ай бұрын

@@Kepps-ff3rg Exactly. Do NOT talk to them.

@dodatroda

3 ай бұрын

Terrible advice.

What bothers me even more is that the police is always present but they just don't care

@alexlanyi2329

2 жыл бұрын

I guess cause there are thousands of these scammers all around. There is not much You can do

@d716agq

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexlanyi2329 the police in other countries just give a damn. Police here have a job for life and there's little incentive for them as individual police officers to bother. The system promotes those who are politically connected not those who try to do a decent job. This particularly discourages those who do want to do a good job.

@gerardofede6922

2 жыл бұрын

@Max შემიწყალე unfortunately they would be free before the day ends! Law overprotect shitty people here

@mesteme

2 жыл бұрын

Cops can't keep arresting people that don't get indicted. Unless a violent crime is reported you'll hardly see any action. Larger cities currently are run by leftist admins that don't care if we are flooded by low level criminals harming tourists and regular tax-payers.

@d716agq

2 жыл бұрын

@@mesteme sure it's not just the police that is at fault. The justice system is glacial. I've heard of cases where people went to prison 10+years after they comitted the crime. As for electing the wrong politicians, start electing politicians who do care, who are honest, who don't promote their friends, who fire public officials who are bad performers. I don't know quite how dishonest a candidate needs to be in Italy for them not to be elected. Other counties have a far better situation with regards to scammers.

Love your videos!

There is a very simple way to avoid most of scams: ignore any chat attempts with strangers

When I was in Rome early in the morning, I literally saw someone arrive well dressed, with a backpack, they pulled out there cardboard, put some junky clothes on overtop and then rubbed coal on their face before starting to beg that they were a homeless poor person... It is so hard that we are supposed to give to the needy and yet there are fully capable people who could work, but are taking begging money away from the truly disabled.

@AceOfStars0

Жыл бұрын

Yeah fake homeless people also exist in America. It can be pretty obvious to distinguish them though, since the fakers show up looking healthy with a t-shirt and jeans, while the real ones look like they're about to die, with a backpack.

@giuseppecacciato2277

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandroferrari5755 : well well well, in Italy governmental help does exist and is powerful. There’s a large multitude of scammers named M5stars. Government loads a special bank card for each one of them. Every month. In scammers’ Italy, this is called “citizenship revenue”. A scamming worldwide record.

@Threemore650

Жыл бұрын

No one needs to beg in Europe.

@mattia8327

7 ай бұрын

There are systems in place to help people in need. DO NOT GIVE MONEY TO BEGGARS WHEN YOUR ARE A TOURIST.

@chronic2023

4 ай бұрын

Truly disabled? The truly disabled are generally well taken care of in the EU. People who are truly disabled on the streets have been brought into richer countries (particularly from Romania) as part of an organized effort to scam tourists and locals alike. You'll see their handler not so far away smoking a cigarette and keeping an eye on them. They have their designated areas and I have seen the same beggars in the same place for decades where I live. They rotate regularly because they go back to their homes but you get to know who they are.

As a Roman, I’m happy that you came in Italy to warn tourists about these scams. Wristband trick is the most popular scam. Harald Baldr’s video is hilarious and sad at the same time. Hope to see new abroad videos

I am Japanese and when I was traveling France and Italy, don’t know how many times I was called and yelled “Hey China!” from these scammers. Luckily I can speak English so I responded them just to make sure they understand not all Japanese is quiet.

Thanks, keep on sharing.

I remember when I visited Italy, I was constantly targeted by the wristbands scammers. Several of the people in our group found out the hard way on that. It went as far as them following me for an small time around a fountain behind me. This was in Milan.

@alessandropelucchini3654

Жыл бұрын

As an italian i can say to you that this is a good way to get free wristbands

I had the exact wristband scam happen to me when I visited the Bahamas. Some woman just fronted the wristband for me and asked for a donation, I very tediously unknotted the band before she could tighten it and gave it back to her to avoid that kind of pressure. I don't travel internationally a lot but I'm glad my intuition was correct

@ilya1421

Жыл бұрын

You should have taken it and say her "thank you, you gave it yourself to me"

@zeph_os

Жыл бұрын

@@ilya1421 You make a good point

I’ve always liked your videos now I love your videos and now love you. Thank you sooooo much!

I live there and I've definitely seen more people willingly buying the prints than accidentally stepping on them and buying them for guilt 😭 To the point that I always ask myself who in the world would want a printed JPEG file that's been laying on the super dirty ground. The fact that it's actually supposed to be a scam kind of reassures me though 😂

I have a simple rule that's easy to follow. When strangers approach you randomly in the street ignore them and walk on.

Thank you for the advice, it's a shame that this problem is not taken as seriously as it should. I went to Turin with my family on vacation and we stopped in a square to have lunch. Suddenly we noticed a apparently-poor man who started searching in trash bins . My father felt bad for him and gave him 10 euros to go eat something. We later found out that the guy was used to search bins right in front of tourists, pretending to look for food, just to use all the money on beer. That's because of people like him that I, and probably lots of people, struggle to trust the ones in need

Thanks these videos are great.

I got the wristband thing in Rome. Didn’t give him any money though, so I have a free bracelet.

@nico-s29

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@landro6619

2 жыл бұрын

I ran into this kind of scam in Mauritius. Didn't expect that Africa starts in Florence.

@GS-zc4sk

2 жыл бұрын

Nice.

I went to Florence and the painting scam was everywhere. After the 5th time of encourntering it i went out of my way to intentionally walk on the painting with my group and we all shuffled on them and destroyed them and ran off.

@herbertlappert96

Жыл бұрын

Well done 🤝

@Argo123_.0

Жыл бұрын

Nice

@GianlucaLi

Жыл бұрын

good job dude

@NCSGaming15

Жыл бұрын

One of the dudes was setting one up and a police officer just stomped all over it, and started yelling things at him in Italian as he scurried off. I only know basic Italian, but I think he said some very choice things because literally every Italian gasped at one of the things he said.

@Tee55118

Жыл бұрын

@@NCSGaming15 Thanks for giving me a good laugh! I didn't know that the police cared! Now, I know that the police do care! Thank you. There is hope for Western civilization, yet!

Thanks for gave useful advices Maybe these advices will need to my Europian trip It could very helpful thanks💪

Love this video

Wow! Seeing the Italian police blatantly ignoring the ripping off of tourists has changed our minds about wanting to visit Italy and spend money there. Thanks for this valuable information.

@fmls8266

Жыл бұрын

Police can't do anything, they literally gave up trying. You cannot arrest those scammers, you cannot sue them, most of them are illegals with not even documents. Good luck kicking them out of the Country either.

@thomasmaresh5264

Жыл бұрын

Exactly why I've been avoiding Europe for many years and going to private beaches in Dubai.

@olmomedina1339

Жыл бұрын

They have orders to do so, in order to avoid making a scene. The local governments don't want videos of the police restraining and arresting these vendors in social media, because they are always taken out of context for easy clicks. It ends up hurting the local PD and the city's image more than it helps them in the long run.

@user-nt5et9jb4h

Жыл бұрын

I've lived all across, In Italy the police are passive but effective at the same time, where as the ones in most places of the world are agressive and entitled, "hunting" you to fill quotas and pockets. The only other place where i've seen such passive cops, believe it or not, wass in Shanghai back in 2008 - that is not how things are anymore tho, not with hongkong, taiwan, XinJiang, lockdowns..

@tangomango8474

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasmaresh5264 Hope you're joking

Man it makes me mad to see and hear stories about scammers in my city. It's a travesty that our law enforcement does not speak a lick of English thus being next to useless when a foreigner approaches them

@ArteGamingHQ

2 жыл бұрын

Same here in Spain, where mostly anyone speaks even english, not speaking of "rarer" languages like german, italian, japanese, korean... or french! So tourists are just defenseless against scammers, problems, or accidents. Like 40% of our income is from tourism...

Once you've encountered a few scammers, you recognise their patter straight away. In Rome, about 5 years back, I kept on being told 'Nice shoes ' all the time, despite wearing the most worn, scuffed pair of work boots. After being told this for the nth time, in Vatican Square, I decided to see what the scam was and engaged. Was the wristband scam. He put a wristband son, said it was a 'gift'. Then got his phone out and showd me what was allegedly a photo of his kid 'back home ' and of course this is where he asks me for money. I just took the wristband off and gave it back to him before he realised what was happening and walked off with no bother. A more recent scam, was one someone tried on me last year. In Krakow Square, a man asks me the time, which of course I give him. He then proceeds to ask me where I am from and tells me he's from Ukraine and gives a sob story about how he and his family fled to Poland and now have no money. Pretty big scumbag move to try and make money out of something like that.

@caciliawhy5195

Жыл бұрын

If they spoke English they are probably not Ukrainian.

I’m in Rome right now so thank you for the tips.

if you notice most of the scammers weren't actually italian :)

@mh1972

2 жыл бұрын

Scammers are 99% foreigners

@younot-ez3xr

2 жыл бұрын

Why are the foreigners so desperate?

@maxxomilk5599

2 жыл бұрын

@@younot-ez3xr maybe because they don't have papers so the only way that they know is to scam people, or maybe sell drugs and i think it's better to be a inoffensiv scammer than a drug dealer

@younot-ez3xr

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxxomilk5599 OK I get what you're saying

@maggg.a

2 жыл бұрын

Believe me plenty Italians scamming people too, was scammed by few unfortunately.

Not a single Italian helped you...that says alot. I would not want to go to a place where the locals take the tourists for granted and dont want to protect them from scammers.

@maiktheboener

2 жыл бұрын

It is the same like with India, so many scams conning from there and the government does nothing

@Hybinette

2 жыл бұрын

I can't speak for Italians, but I am from Sweden, and probably there nobody would help you either. There is a small but still existing chance these guys are extra crazy and might carry knives or something, and even if they don't, if it becomes a scene, they will skillfully make it look like you caused the scene, and leftist/woke morons around you will think you are the bad guy and say you are racist etc.

@kenlee1416

2 жыл бұрын

The big regional body and most governments in the block essentially value their precious imported doctors/engineers/scientists/it experts/rocket technicians infinitely more than mere full-paying and law abiding tourists. The locals know this and obviously makes sense for them to stay away from trouble.

@irondasgr

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenlee1416 Hahahaha this ironic comment on doctors etc makes me instantly think you are from greece (judging from the nick it seems rather not though) since it's being played here a lot since the pseudo liberal government 2015 - 2019 were trying to convince us that those people are investors...

@kenlee1416

2 жыл бұрын

@@irondasgr Nowhere near Greece but thousands and thousands of miles away.

Love your story, love your city.

Thank you so much ❤

Yup, I fell for the fake death mute scam in Paris a few years back. Saw the same two scammers when I was there in 2020

@raulduke2763

2 жыл бұрын

Never rely on Italians for any help

@Levon2464

2 жыл бұрын

I almost fell for it in Palermo Italy.

@NathanLipetz

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t fall for it but they tried to on my outside the Louvre in Paris this October. They were pretty pushing/in my face/getting in the way about it too

@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I usually tell them _'get lost or I kill you'_ ...works errytime \o/

@DemonofChaos264

2 жыл бұрын

I fell for it in Geneva in January 2021. Some young gypsy girl. Gave her 20 CHF and she wanted more so I was a bit confused and left. When I signed her sheet there were at least 20 other names on the list :/

As an Italian I would like to thank you.Not even italian understand what a beautifull country we have and how important tourism is for us , and those scammers are destroying it.

@antoniousai1989

11 ай бұрын

Tourism is not that important to us, stop begging for a job as a waiter, for fuck's sake, it's pathetic. Italy is a big country with lots of tech companies, and export and tourism is a small percentage of our GDP. Worry about all those fucking houses for tourists that are making it fucking impossible to find accommodation.

@agaadamczyk3083

6 ай бұрын

Italy really is beautiful and I come there very often because of that reason. Italians and the rest of EU, need to say stop to illegal immigrants coming on „banana boats” and welcoming them. Immediately sending back those who commit crimes. Italians are lovely people but those pesky imigrant scammers and criminals are ruining the whole visiting experience.

@GhostSal

2 ай бұрын

Need to hold the politicians accountable and send those scammers back to their home countries.

Me in Florence this January with my Canadian wife... A guy gift her a bracelets I said inmidiatly I'm not going to pay for it! my wife was surprised with the gift, I said I'm not paying for it no one pay for a gift. The "vendor" get angry so he trow to me one bracelet I give it back to him telling him to find a real job. I'm italian we have to deal with this Africans, est, middle est or Arabic scammers every day. Be careful when you're in Italy

I'm pretty sure I've seen the German speaking scammers in Tübingen (Germany) very often until a few years ago. Whenever I saw them, I tried to warn people they were approaching of this scam - at some point the scammers (esp. the female colleague) got quite angry at me, but suddenly got quiet and immediately left when I pulled out my phone to call the police. Haven't seen them in a long time - crazy to see them again in Florence now.

as an Italian thank you very much! I used to watch your videos about prague some time ago, they were really interesting even if ive never been in prague, and its really amazing that you are doing it here now!

Thanks again Janek and Honza. We always warn other tourists about these pests.

I went to Jamaica years ago and they played the same scams … they will fill your hands with souvenirs telling you they’re all free and if you walk away, they start asking for money. In my situation it gets to a point that I was very afraid … thanks God someone from Jamaica notice I was getting very upset and nervous. I will never forget his name he got me out of the situation and stay by my side for more than 15 minutes😢

I have seen more and more of these clipboard scammers in Germany recently. And I'm not talking about the city center of Berlin or Munich but random supermarket parking lots in small towns. It's so sad that people still fall for this crap.

@user-qf1wr3nu8t

2 жыл бұрын

The guys who ask signature and later donation are of two types, i seen them in florence since 2007. The one who asks signature, then donation, is usually an african guy who wants signature for women rights in africa, he has been for many years in via Alfani. The other variety is signature against drugs. They have a table, i dnt know of they scam, but i sure dnt know how they spend that money

Experienced the wrist band scam in Rome every single day of my 4 days in the city! They have started to place the race card now, talking about how similar our skin is and it is a gift from me keep it etc. Some even forcing it on me and just grabbing hold of my hand to take it.

@alessandroturchiarelli7419

2 жыл бұрын

:( I'm sorry to hear that. The center is full of this scammers, always bothering. If you come back to Rome I suggest to not stay in the center but explore the city and search for interesting sites or museums or parks.

@anotherone-xp9ox

Жыл бұрын

So disgraceful