Watch Out for This Scam in Maputo Mozambique 2024

Watch Out for This Scam in Maputo Mozambique 2024
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  • @mozlover5
    @mozlover54 ай бұрын

    Thx for visiting my country, Moz, Sly! I'm sorry u encountered those scammers in my country. I'm embarrassed!. 😲😤😭

  • @stevegreg8181
    @stevegreg81814 ай бұрын

    Good lesson to always ask the price for everything first, especially being in a new country.

  • @absfinal

    @absfinal

    4 ай бұрын

    good advice: Also my advice is: Don't accept an offer from someone approaching you

  • @Hombre_Viajero_2023

    @Hombre_Viajero_2023

    3 ай бұрын

    As an avid traveler that doesn't always work. I suggest when in doubt ask to pay first.

  • @KrimsonKannon1969
    @KrimsonKannon19694 ай бұрын

    They had "scammer" written all over their faces

  • @AbuFawzan-dl5ww

    @AbuFawzan-dl5ww

    Ай бұрын

    😅😅😅😂😂 4 sure

  • @Qibilii
    @Qibilii4 ай бұрын

    Even that $33 just for cooking is way too high. Sounds like a scam bro. Don't think we do that in Zambia. If we do, cooking must be less than $10.

  • @lifewithoutlimits3880
    @lifewithoutlimits38804 ай бұрын

    Maputo Fish Market is very expensive place to eat. Food is fresh and delicious, but completely overpriced for the local economy. Same thing happened to me when I went there to eat.

  • @sightseeingandcookingwithc3369
    @sightseeingandcookingwithc33694 ай бұрын

    When people like them come up to you and greet you like that, then there must be strings attached. Don't go with them. At first when I was watching, I thought it was a scam. In third world countries, this type of fraud is very common. Be careful now. You are doing a great job.

  • @cmearl2009
    @cmearl20094 ай бұрын

    When the guy grab you all I saw was a scammer. I would have walked around and checked out the other vendors. Live and learn

  • @evoGage
    @evoGage4 ай бұрын

    Never go with the first person you see. Definitely a scam

  • @musiccityimportsinc3868
    @musiccityimportsinc38684 ай бұрын

    They where smiling way too hard

  • @girlbye4522
    @girlbye4522Ай бұрын

    As a Mozambican I'm so embarrassed 😢

  • @darkangel8068
    @darkangel8068Ай бұрын

    $92 wow got burnt! hate scammers. 😡 but you did it for the greater good of everyone watching. 🙏

  • @PLATINUMSWORDS
    @PLATINUMSWORDS4 ай бұрын

    That's messed up they did that even after extending kindness by inviting others to eat with you. That alone is not a good look. Live and learn I guess.

  • @lifeguard92646
    @lifeguard926464 ай бұрын

    Great idea to call for help, well done Sly. What scumbags those people are, sitting there next to you knowing that they are going to rip you off. Safe travels.

  • @bettyconfettii
    @bettyconfettii4 ай бұрын

    Dang I’m glad you got the prices straightened out! The guys you were dining with seemed friendly!!

  • @brandons2842
    @brandons28424 ай бұрын

    Great video! It comes with the territory for sure.

  • @zelden_8843
    @zelden_884314 күн бұрын

    As a Mozambican, i apologize for my peers behaviours, we´re not all like that

  • @garyburner4362
    @garyburner43628 күн бұрын

    Look at it as school fees...always negotiate prices before transaction...

  • @jaydahteaunna
    @jaydahteaunna4 ай бұрын

    love the video as usual! thanks for uploading

  • @jasonbrown6534
    @jasonbrown65344 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @user-jq1fu3iq3w
    @user-jq1fu3iq3wАй бұрын

    You are brave man. Excellent lesson. Thanks a lot.

  • @ladybirdlee3058
    @ladybirdlee3058Ай бұрын

    $90 ??? wow you wouldn't even pay that much in the US for a meal like that.

  • @djoy4ly317
    @djoy4ly3174 ай бұрын

    Thanks for posting about your experiences, the good and the not-so-good. My son will visit Mozambique mid-March 2024. 🤜🏾🤛🏽I have shared your video with him. Perhaps a deterrent for scammers is to get a close-up of their faces along with their names and announce up front that they may be featured on yr KZread channel. Stay adventuresome, have fun and be safe out there in those roads! Long live Mother AFRICA!!🙋🏾‍♀

  • @youme1414
    @youme14144 ай бұрын

    Thank you, sir

  • @eio1971
    @eio19714 ай бұрын

    Yep they got ya. Live an Learn

  • @hassandiis1637
    @hassandiis16374 ай бұрын

    Bro, I’m watching this from Rainer beach south seattle and can’t believe your style of traveling. YOU ARE CRAZY BRO. Enjoy life, it’s short.

  • @winstonp.prescott3845
    @winstonp.prescott38454 ай бұрын

    Yeah bro, saw that coming a mile away, be safe man..the dude in the market made me angry!

  • @lydiat242
    @lydiat2424 ай бұрын

    sad that happen too you , they seemed so nice but the food looked good

  • @sightseeingandcookingwithc3369
    @sightseeingandcookingwithc33694 ай бұрын

    Good job man

  • @naturalgirldiy
    @naturalgirldiy4 ай бұрын

    A total scam. Mozambique has great seafood but Lol 😂😂😂.

  • @do_chill_regular
    @do_chill_regular4 ай бұрын

    They scammed you on both ends, the food and preparation. I never ask a hustler where to get xyz

  • @XY-rh3if
    @XY-rh3ifАй бұрын

    Once you step outside the US, you always have to haggle the given price, except there's a given fixed price that applies to all buyers. Otherwise, you could pay as much as 50% or more than the locals pay. Your American accent alone gives you away as a walking 🏧 because you're (Stereotipicaly) rich as an America I'm sure you've learned the hard way by now because you've been in many different countries. Goodluck brother and keep living the dream.

  • @saboresdomarbeef390
    @saboresdomarbeef390Ай бұрын

    I followed this video and I say that I am deeply saddened by this situation. I have worked in the fish market since 2010 and I always say that I am against price speculation because we have a price list, my sincere apologies for the inconvenience and we are not all like that.

  • @Agacirovaluemedia
    @Agacirovaluemedia3 ай бұрын

    Hi bro,that's nice food

  • @JostleMedia
    @JostleMedia5 күн бұрын

    As South African I know about this scam. I have been scammed once there, I never eat there anymore. It's a pity they are killing their own business every South African that I share this scam with, they are saying they will never it there. they will buy fish and go.

  • @Nubianette
    @Nubianette4 ай бұрын

    At least the food was good.

  • @girlbye4522
    @girlbye4522Ай бұрын

    I apologize for these ppl tryna scam u .

  • @pathfinder-eatingonearth1323
    @pathfinder-eatingonearth13234 ай бұрын

    Don’t worry, I’m not going there.

  • @aldairmechisso302
    @aldairmechisso30229 күн бұрын

    I am Mozambican, and live in Maputo....you either go to real restaurant or you ask somebody to help (a guide for the first time you go to markets and fairs)...Damn they got U, I am sorry

  • @Ohioans1989
    @Ohioans19894 ай бұрын

    Sorry they scammed you. Good morning from Seattle Washington

  • @girlbye4522
    @girlbye4522Ай бұрын

    My gosh they scammed u so bad this is why it's so important to look around and avoid tourist attractions 😢

  • @HermyAnselmoAnaiva
    @HermyAnselmoAnaiva24 күн бұрын

    Scammers, they disgrace my country.

  • @AddisEntertainment1
    @AddisEntertainment14 ай бұрын

    Are u in the military?

  • @justrk6918
    @justrk6918Ай бұрын

    6000mzn that's a scam of its own, and that's coming from me, a local

  • @TAITRAVELVLOGS
    @TAITRAVELVLOGS4 ай бұрын

    Sad butThat’s just the cost of being a tourist

  • @DeeSaintz
    @DeeSaintzАй бұрын

    Moz Ta maluco🤣🤣🤣

  • @bernardobila4336

    @bernardobila4336

    Ай бұрын

    Bro

  • @gatshenindlovu8224
    @gatshenindlovu822423 күн бұрын

    Ñot a good place to eat the seafood i guess

  • @Sabundy
    @SabundyАй бұрын

    But 99% of the world uses the metric system. Surely you must be used to it by now with all the travel you have done 🤷🤷🤷

  • @alexkattan
    @alexkattan10 күн бұрын

    That’s not a scam, you just paid way too much…

  • @Grandesverdades-fp7cm
    @Grandesverdades-fp7cm4 ай бұрын

    Eveyrwhere you go threre's scam,i can say in mozambique its better

  • @User1698
    @User1698Ай бұрын

    Mozambique is a beautiful country and safe ,please stop being to negative about this country. You can get across bad people everywhere in the world when you travel around, in the world there good and bad people including so called rich countries. My brother leaves in USA and have bad bad experiences but we don't just focus in the negative things but positive things... my advice to all is be live life in harmony stop judging so called 3rd world countries jus because of a small thing one individual done, now the all Mozambique is bad!!? Come on guys be smart... Next time you travel just do some research everywhere you go... I'm mozambican and i can happily help doe's coming to visit my country, if needed with the language and show around. Thanks

  • @fabulous-dy7kq
    @fabulous-dy7kq4 ай бұрын

    😅😅😅😅😅😅$90 dollars 😅😅😅😅 more like $20 dollars

  • @mahatfarah3697
    @mahatfarah3697Ай бұрын

    I have been living in Mozambique for 16 years. They are good and loved, but unfortunately you fell into the clutches of lions. I am very sorry, but you have learned that you must ask the price of everything before...

  • @billycarson-ul4lr
    @billycarson-ul4lr10 күн бұрын

    $33 dollars is fair

  • @walkonwalkon
    @walkonwalkon4 ай бұрын

    You live and you learn bro. Take the L and continue the journey. Go to my home country of Botswana bro 👊🏿

  • @MrOnemores2
    @MrOnemores2Ай бұрын

    Your fault: you didnt ask the price before eating

  • @jeanmugisha4175
    @jeanmugisha41754 ай бұрын

    Sorry the scammed you! 😢😅

  • @LimLux
    @LimLux4 ай бұрын

    I'm never investing in this country!

  • @bernardobila4336

    @bernardobila4336

    Ай бұрын

    I love my country but there really are a lot of scammers here

  • @YoLo-sq8kq
    @YoLo-sq8kqАй бұрын

    brothas all over the world just can't be honest....

  • @mischa1880
    @mischa1880Ай бұрын

    Third world :)

  • @1975kappa
    @1975kappaАй бұрын

    You passed by several boards with the stipulated prices, read it next time. If someone overcharges you, there is a Municipal police station on the market. By the end of it, you ate the freshest seafood at reasonable prices, try eating that in America for 120 bucks

  • @Jeff-xv6gk
    @Jeff-xv6gk4 ай бұрын

    Mozambique 🇲🇿 is not an African country that you would want to travel to sorry you got scammed

  • @rajaboabdula9539

    @rajaboabdula9539

    4 ай бұрын

    I definitely disagree with you, Mozambique is one of the best places to visit in the world. As for the price of the food, it may have probably been a little expensive, however, it remains very low compared to the price of seafood in restaurants anywhere in the world. Eating seafood is very expensive anywhere, but Mozambique is not that expensive.

  • @frederickngwenya4082

    @frederickngwenya4082

    4 ай бұрын

    Shangaan is the correct pronunciation. The Mozambiqueans have difficulty in understanding english because they were historically colonized by Portugal 🇵🇹. They are comfortable speaking in Portuguese Lots of love from South Africa ❤ 🇿🇦

  • @eliopais

    @eliopais

    Ай бұрын

    ​@rajaboabdula9539 that price just for cooking wasn't just a "little" expensive. We must not justify behaviors like that because it makes us look bad. He could have gone to the water front restaurant to eat well with less of the money he spent. That's why you barely see tourists in mercado do peixe. I'm not a tourist and I don't go there.