How To Avoid A Club Scam in Istanbul
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 чер 2013
- Conor is brought to a club where he is charged almost 1000$ for a few drinks. When he refuses to pay, things get dangerous.
Watch Scam City on Travel + Escape, Sundays at 11pm ET/ 10pm PT.
Watch full episodes of Scam City at www.travelandescape.ca/shows/s...
Follow us on Facebook: / travelandescapetv
Follow us on Twitter: / travelandescape - Розваги
In a foreign country, never order anything without seeing a menu or asking the amount before you purchase.
It's that easy.
you are right
In most European countries, Canada, and most of the US you won´t have any problems. It´s just the not so developed countries where you must be careful.
Italians are the Kings of scamming tourists in restaurants. Honestly, I can't understand why tourists would order something in the first place without knowing what they are expected to pay. When I was in Athens every menu had the price next to the food so I was impressed. Italy though......awful place.
billsf94131 they take u the extra money in turkey...so u wanna fight them?
it's not that. they fools u. the waiter gives you Menu with low prices. than someone else will give you an invoice with high amount and force you to pay it.
they are proper criminals. in my case 2 girls sat beside us and ordered drinks, and i asked to step out. so the guy told me to pay for the girl which sat next to me was like 1300 TL. but i run out ended up not even paying for my drink.
this show is about how to not get scammed but the guy gets scammed everytime
Yeah he's not very good is he...
He goes through with it to show you what happens, if you avoid it, you're good.
Yeah, he's letting it happen to him so if you're in this situation then you know to avoid that shit. What scumbags tho.. even the cops don't give a shit. Smh
Well to be fair to the cops they were looking for someone. Even a US detective won't care about you being scammed if he's on a specific job.
are you stupid? this is what this show is about. he sets himself up to get scammed everytime so he can show you these scams
That's nothing: In my younger days, I once went to nightclub in Paris, and had a tiny espresso. When I refused to pay the 70'000 francs, I was seized and sold into slavery in Northern Africa. After 23 years in the desert, I managed to escape. Now you try to tell that to the youth of Magaluf, and they won't believe you.
+Mike Pieke I wonder why
+Mike Pieke maybe because nowadays a simple fuck in magaluf costs 50euros, and if you want a blackzillian you can get it for 15, these scams happens in bumholes like istanbul.
ThermalsArmy Now watch "The Yorkshiremen" by Monty Python.
Mike Pieke is this story about being sold to slavery even true?
Make sense Quite. To tell you the truth, my cousin Baron Munchhausen and I, then went back and launched the Arab Spring Collection. It gave Karl Lagerfeld such a pain in the neck he changed to polo-neck jerseys.
The scammed guy thought when the police came in they were there to save the day. Lol, they were there for there monthly payment.
Never go to a club in İstanbul, even locals avoid them.
Taksim is a mess. I once fought a drunk dude and he pretended to have a gun which he did. Hopefully my friend was a police man (Kurdish) in civil clothes and he had a gun on him
...nor in Germany!
@@athame57 ıs germany bad too how
@@metil6636 Any 'Bar' in Germany is really a 'club' and emptying your wallet, and perhaps you bank account is their primary object
@@athame57 bullshit, germany may not be cheap but they arent mugging you off. Police would actually care about the situation.
I avoid night-life in large foreign cities - call me boring but its never worth it.
Or stay where the tourists are...they depend so much on tourists that they can't afford a bad reputation :-P...
If you ask how much the drinks cost, and pay right there right then, no bills or anything, chances are smaller to get ripped off. Just be smart and don't do stupid things. There are plenty of nice places where you can have a good time, but with a target painted on your back, there will always be individuals who will try. Especially in countries with unreliable law enforcement, it is difficult to get yourself out of trouble once you're in it.
They target the scared people. Even if they did say it costs 100. They can say later it was 10,000 and you just misheard because you are tourist.
Sad reality is that this is true for the municipalities and governments, but individual merchants are not smart enough to have that foresight or just don't care. Touristic places also have scammers.
I would still advise people to learn about common scams used in places they are going to visit and be prepared.
lol juu wewe ni gekoyo..
My question is: who the hell goes into a club or even worse, nightclub, with a stranger he met on the street?? You are alone, enjoy your time alone, go to a club alone and buy drinks for yourself. Simple as that. Someone will always try to rip off fools. Or maybe it's just my Eastern European sense of conservation and realistic-life-expectations-management system.
i know this comment is old as fuck, but I think it would be amazing to meet a friendly foreign stranger who is local and could show you around and may also be interested in your culture. That to me sounds like the dream situation to have a natural tour guide and connection, thats kinda what these people pray on
TehOddMenOut, you can easily find natural friendly tour guides, in pretty much any country, only you'd be expecting to pay a fortune, as most are employed by western companies, which instantly entails a high premium.
Andrei U They also do this with girls talking to guys. This is actually normal *in* a club.
+ TehOddMenOut I agree. Some the best times I've had while travelling abroad is when I've met friendly locals who have taken the time to take me out and show me the sights and nightlife in their hometown. I've never been scammed doing this. You just have to use street smarts and you'll be fine.
I have done that in Barcelona.. me and my buddy met these dudes that wanted us to come on a "club tour" . It was fine
A stranger asks you if you're alone, where you from, or where you stay, definitely raises a red flag. Don't even bother replying to them.
This guys exposes a lot of scams and I’m sure he has saved a few of us already.
Thank you english accent white man.
thanks for this clip, I have a friend who had been ripped off by a club in Istanbul, he lost 1800 euro for bottles of beer. I knew he was not good in drinking and even in a 5 star hotel you will not pay that huge amount. The following morning he cancelled their trip, got a new ticket to fly back home and swore not to come again in Istanbul. Poor guy he was sickened and disgusted by the whole event. So lesson of the story do not go out alone and expose yourselves to vultures and organized crime.
Live as far as I can from Touristy places
in regular bars he could have got pissed every night for 2 weeks including kebabs and with plenty of change
Just leg it the second you get outside lol
Fulvic I would of ran
Andres Ramirez I would’ve shit on his head
Real talk fool wouldn’t have caught me I’m out but I also wouldn’t have went to a bar with a random dude and he could keep the bitch I got mouthpiece I’ll knock my own bitches don’t need no wingman
Exactly!
@@fred3979 if you can get your palms down quick enough.
This happens in any city where there's alot of tourists. I had a French friend who got into the exact same situation in Istanbul, but that was like 20 years ago. I can't believe this still works. He was lured into the club by a friendly "guide" who promised to invite him to a beer. The guide goes to the loo and never comes back and then the girls show up. Then he gets a bill for the equivalent of 700 dollars. He only has 500, so they let him off with a warning. My friend said the girls were both Russian and one of them looked like she was always on the verge of tears. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these women are trafficked. The cops didn't take him seriously at all. I have been approached here in Paris by women, often pretty Eastern European girls, who try to get me to go into clubs and have drinks with them. It's usually on a Friday or Saturday night in touristy areas and late at night when alot of men are drunk and don't have their whits about them. I'm pretty sure it's the same sort of scam going on, just with a different lure. I always just tell them I like men; they never know how to respond to that one ;))
The police get a cut. That's why they don't care. They probably showed up to tacitly intimidate the guy into paying his "debt." But the thing is, if they over-charge you for beer, they are attempting to rob you, so if you are foolish enough to get this far in the scam, you need to stand your ground and threaten them right back with exposure, which is what they fear. It's best to NEVER let it get as far as them buying anything. A few nights ago, I played along until the waiter came over with a big bottle, then I said adios and bailed. They couldn't do anything because I had not taken a sip.
Pretty crazy things like that is happening in France, wtf police is doing?
Unfortunately this happened to me! so here's what happened ! i was walking to my hotel and a pretty young man showed up from nowhere and tried to start a conversation with me, i told him that am going to my hotel but before that am getting some food on the way, he told me that he knows a pretty good restaurant, i thought that i could walk with him since the street was crowded and it is safe so far, then we got to the restaurant and i ate there while he is with me chatting about life and stuff, i felt ok with him, he told me he is an engineer from Cyprus and he is alone in the Istanbul, when i finished eating he offered a beer in a near bar and since he spent 2 hours with me i thought its ok to have some beers with a guy who is alone like me, so we went to the bar and turns out it was something more like a dance club, when we entered he went to a table with 2 beautiful girls sitting sitting on it, so we joined them and there when i started to get nervous and suspicious! right when we sat they served us 4 drinks and some fruits, then i told them am tired and am going to my hotel, he was insisting on me to stay and spend more time, but he didn't succeed in that, so when i got off the table and was heading to the exit a man came to me and told me that i have to pay the check first and the thing is (computerized) i told him that i didn't order anything nor didn't i ate what you immediately served on the table, he got a bit aggressive and walked me to the cashier ! the check was 800 TL for cups of beer and 1 plate of fruits, that was the wtf moment! then i told them that i don't even have that in cash! then they called the guy who is supposed to be my friend and told him that your friend (me) doesn't wanna pay, then we decided to split the check, i gave them 400TL and got out, sorry for writing a long comment but i felt like the details should be mentioned, so any one can learn from my huge mistake, that was when i first time be in Istanbul, i went a second time but they couldn't get me.
I got tea scammed in shanghai, that's why you always have to be in control and lead, not the foreigner.
The same happened to me in Istanbul and when I told police, police told me that I was lying and I had to go with them. Although police let me go after giving them a 50 dollar note
@@Cleopatra1233 That's so damn corrupted wtf
Forsaken Asaza .... you and your friend split it so you paid 400 each? Dude. After you left they gave your friend the 400 back and kept your 400 and split it 4 ways.
@@Daveyrawrz7 but you would be the foreigner.
This should be called "How to get Scammed"
Yes true
Name is clup Hisar.. Abaout 2 years is closed for this problem every customer have problem this clup..
Grand Hisar Bar ismi, daha once de basildi ve bircok yonetici ve calisani suclandi.
Grand Hisar (Hotel) Bar is the name of the bar (pub) is part of a hotel, in a touristic entertainment district. Has been searched by police/authorities many times, many of the managers/workers has been arrested and/or banned but somehow managed to return but under observation for some time... so you stay clear of it... that doesnt mean all of the hotels/bars are crooked... people who say all XX country/people/race is bad, are the real crooks from other nations with the intention of trolling and bad mouthing people...
This happened with me last month in Monaco club on istiklal street
And police station was so near to that club
@@alfastore1613 The police are in on it, they are very corrupt.
Bu şerefsiz sahtekar piçler yüzünden turist kaybına uğruyor ülke, dürüst çalışanlar da bunlar yüzünden güven kaybına uğruyor ve kaybediyor ondan herkesin pislikleri şikayet etmesi ve engellemesi gerek.
I’ve been to Turkey 7 times and I always experience someone always inviting me to a drink especially in Taksim area. Little did they know that I can already sense their modus operandi like their objective, very fishy.
The technique to avoid this scam is very simple, don’t talk to strangers! Also, if they are persistent in asking you some questions, just answer them while walking very fast, I think with this they will knew that you already know their “business”.
Video titled "how to avoid" doesn't avoid ... fail
You do realise these videos are meant as a warning so that you won't make the mistake, right?
*facepalm*
+cavalierplaying u do know the title says how to avoid? but it didnt show how to avoid at all
+Chuan Chuan yeah. i mean..watching this is like "Why did you pay him?" followed by "Why do i had to watch how he is getting ripped off?" with this kind of subtitle. Did he really payed him 950$? cmon guys. no plan B?
He does it on purpose. He knows he's getting scammed.
Thank you, . I just got back from Turkey and the same scam happened to me. Thankfully by watching and remembering this video I was somewhat prepared and was able to escape before it got real ugly. Sweet Travels.
Why are they protecting the identity of the club's manager?
You should never have a drink without knowing the price in the first place.
That's excactly what they're trying to warn tourists of, Einstein.
they'll give you a drink even without asking, and you have to pay, it is a game
They sometimes tell you to pay even though you didn't order anything. And will threaten to call police if you don't pay.
Goes for food and all
@@dixonmicucci9271 that's period thing
Something very similar happened to me in Krakow Poland. thank you for exposing this
same thing happend to me but in split croatia!!! mother fuckers charge me 650 euro for 2 drinks
sry man but our cities near the sea are full of scams
+john McLEIN You paid?
UKWEED
Yes??? We were stoned and we didnt even know where we were becouse we went by car there, plus they didnt let us leave without paying.We paid half and they kept one of our iphones untill we bring the rest :P
john McLEIN Damn :(
+john McLEIN man are you crazy I learned my small time in india not to trust any one and why didnt you ask before drinks how much it is ?
This is so true about Istanbul, if anybody in the streets of Istanbul tried to talk to you just avoid him or her as soon as possible. It's the city of scammers they have different ways for doing such things and they are so good at it,
Many thx
Happened to a friend of mine in Istanbul. He sat down they just brought him a bottle of champagne without him asking and opened it. He said no but they wanted $350 for it.
The lesson here is always be highly suspicious of locals talking to you like you are a long lost brother and definitely never go to a bar down some side alley alone. It applies everywhere.
agree
It is very well played, going to the only scammer club in Taksim, Istanbul which is closed. I made travel to many european countries and saw worst scammers. It is simple to avoid scammers just knowing how to say 'NO'. If you are travelling alone or feeling scared just download a police walkie talkie conversation sound to your phone and play it if you are feeling threatened.
Thats smart
The guy "I don't wanna pay, that's a lot of money"
Then he pays them outside lol
Ladies & Gents what hes trying to show us all is how easy it is to get scammed into walking into a dodgy club so easily. Everything he did he wants you not to do.. really sit back and think about it
I would have ordered a few more drinks and bolted at the atm.
Trung Do lol true ..oh but they got their buddies all over tht street. have to dodge them too. need to start with carrying tasers if possible.
@@louly3212 Monaco
Evliya Çelebi, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey
+90 212 244 26 51
maps.google.com/?cid=15345606850092064838
I want to see the video of someone doing this same thing, but getting up to "go to the bathroom" and leaving the scammer alone at the table. classic Texas justice!
It's ironic...Your videos are called "How to avoid.." but you haven't avoid anything...
Since you know that you are gonna get robed why don't you organize the hole thing a little bit better by having security guys to rescue you and get these guys to police with the recorded video?..Security would cost you less anyway...And we are gonna see the payback as well !
In some countries you just have to stick to recommendations (from your hotel reception staff, friends or a travel guide (book)) regarding nightlife.
Hahaha... This is exactly what happened to me a couple years ago. Walking alone at night in Istanbul I was approached by a young lad who invited me to joim him at a famous club for some fun. He even called up two girls to join us. The club looked very similar to the one in the video. Tables, tableservice and a dancefloor in the centre. My new friend ordered food and drinks for the table. There was no menu to be seen. The girls came and we ate drank and danced. The manager and staff were very friendly, even applauding when I and the girl I met that night were the only ones dancing. Anyhow soon enough the bill came at we were to pay 3000 Euros. The manager took us seperately and eventually I was able to make a deal to get a reduced bill. I too ended up having to walk to an ATM escorted by a huge bouncer.
Istanbul don't believe crying , stay focused on my goals with real real locals , mention it again real warm locals
Wow.. That's scary...
How to avoid a club scam: don't go to the club
Not in Turkey.
dont go to turkey at all
why??? its a great place to travel, my favourite
Can Vegan Man why?? Turkey is by far the best holiday I have been to
lol, dont leave your house neither, stay always in your room
This is easily my new favorite channel
Been to Istanbul, there are very nice vibrant clubs and bars you could go to if you could just google, dont go to a random bar you know nothing about sorry but i dont even do that in NYC
I travel frequently and have not experienced those scams. The worst scams I experienced were in Lisbon Portugal, the taxi drivers. But basically, if u feel u have been scammed, give them what u think the trip should cost and tell them to call the police if they have an issue
the same happened to me mate , the fuckin taxi driver was overloading the meter with a kind of a hidden button. Usually the do that to people picked up from the airport. I thought of sticking my knife to his throat as I was sitting on the back seat , anyway I was on business trip and my employer covered everything so I did not act.
I got taken to a brothel/bar like this by a Turkish ´friend who was apparently a racehorse trainer and seemed very respectable. We had 2 beers each and the 2 x girls that joined us had orange juices only and our bill came to almost $2000 of Turkish Lira. The Turkish ´friend´put his ´half´of the money on the table I REFUSED to pay my half as realised how large the bill was. He asked what I was going to do. I demanded to see the Manager so got taken to a room with 6 bouncer types and a small rat-like guy who was apparently the manager. They were demanding I used my credit cards. They could see the cards when I was showing them I had no money to cover the bill. Told them they would have to stab me (was feeling very angry and crazy) if they wanted my credit cards.. Ended up in the room for maybe 2 hours the guy who took me got bored and left. I was on my own so was a scary experience but I would NEVER bow down to scammers like this. I ended up slapping my head shouting ´so you think I'm a rich crazy English man´? I threw about $40 or $50 worth of Lira down on the table and stormed past the bouncers. I was so sure I was going to get jumped there or in the alley on the way back to my hotel but luckily I got back safely... Was one of the scariest travel experiences I have had to endure. But I do look back proud of myself for not giving in to them.
Im loving this channel's comment section, imma sub😂😂
A similar thing happened to my best friends dad in Japan in the 80s, he was alone in a bar having a beer and an attractive woman came over, sat next to him and a minute later a bottle of champagne with two glasses arrived at the table. He explained to the waiter he didn't order it and didn't want it but just got handed a bill for a ridiculous amount of money and demanded he paid. When he continued to refuse he was dragged out back by two security guards and beaten the shit out of.
So rule number one, always ask for menu to see prices with your own eyes, if no menu, ask about cost firstly. Stick to this rule at all times. Don't bring more than $100 to those bars, keep your money secured in debit cards, etc. Don't carry with you many credit, debit cards, use only one with small amount of money in the account.
I wished I saw this video. I got scammed exactly the same way like you. These people who scam have no value to the world. They are animals whom live day by day doing such deeds. Nobody will attend their funerals when they die and rot. Because they are animals, not human.
If you go to a club in istanbul, make sure there's a bouncer at the door who checks you ... if they beg you from the outside to visit, you can be sure that you're going to get ripped (fake drinks, very dangerous or high bills)
Wait did you actually pay the 1000 dollars in the end?
This happens in Shanghai as well on the Nanjing shopping street.
Damn that's crazy... At least Disney rips you off right in your face. I mean holy crap $950 for 3 beers?
Chris Money, if you want to go clubbing. Do some research beforehand and only go to clubs that have some history and/or credible reviews.
Never go to *ANY* club that is on a side street or not on the main road. That's literally the easiest way possible for you to be scammed.
don't follow massage promoters in people's square in Shanghai
my friend and some of his friends was in the same situation but little did they know my friend wasn't taking that and he didn't even pay for the drinks and just like in the video police came in and the manger tried to get one of his police friend to scare him saying that if you don't pay the bill they will take him to jail and I kid you not my friend reply was I don't have a hotel room booked and I am very tired so if you're going to take me jail then make it quick because i want to sleep and what better way to sleep then sleep in a room for free and soon as they realise he wasn't having any of this bullshit they said just leave and don't come back. The funny thing is that he knew that was going to happen and also that wasn't his first time.
lol your friend is a legend
Lmao
The first big red flag was when he asked him if he had a friend. They will isolate him and strong arm him. I can't imagine anyone falling for a scam like this.
Rule of thumb that my mother taught me when I was 3.
You don't fucking talk with strangers.
It still works 40 years later.
"How to avoid?" more like "How to get scammed at..."
I had been scammed exactly same way though I didn't drink, only few nuts, few glasses juice and I had to pay nearly £1000. So, be aware when you roam around in Istanbul alone. If anyone approaches you, ignore them straightaway or seek police help immediately.
I live in Istanbul. The only thing I can say that it is hard to say NO to a scammer in here. When you come across with these people, show them that you are determined. Don't let them distract you with their shiny words. Just say no and add some simple lies to your answer. "I am very busy I must go sorry" Then run. Istanbul is safe only when you are focused.
Just fire-bomb the club
Istanbul crossed off the holiday list, thank u for that
The same happened to me 3 years ago in Hungary Budapest ... but we ( a friend and me ) were with 2 girls ... we went into a bar which they chose and it wasn’t so luxury Bar and after drinking 4 beers and 4 Hungary special shots I had to pay 600€ ... I went with the bartender to ATM and after putting a few times my Pincode false she counted down from 600€ to at least 50€ ... but you know what ? At the end I maked one of those girl to pay and I told her I will give her when we arrive at our hotel ... so we went to hotel and I played a drunk guy ... after they know they r not gonna become any money from us they tried to steal one of my AirPods which I caught her and after that they went outside 😂🤷🏻♂️ ( I thought maybe someone wanna hear my story )
Brother this has nothing to do with the city (in this case Istanbul), it's happening in almost every big city. My friend has been scammed for 880 euro's in Paris (bar scam). Just search on the internet, it also happens at Croatia, Bulgaria, and more Balkan countries.
I prefer to workout in Gym to get their bouncer jobs
I have learned a lot of things from your videos
I just learned abt this channel. I'm hooked! Color me subscribed. 👍
How To Avoid A̶ ̶C̶l̶u̶b̶ ̶S̶c̶a̶m̶ ̶i̶n̶ Istanbul
immediamal coccinello hahaha
Istanbul is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. Just because there are scammers, it doesn't take away the beauty of the city. And fyi scammers are everywhere in Europe, not only in Istanbul. So if scammers frighten you, better never leave your home again
jomhoriya republic it is tho
jomhoriya republic "shitty city" has been capital of many Empires over the ages
shit city
What the fuck? You paid him?? I would never have paid that, what a joke. Although I'd rather pay for my drinks as I go, that way I could have refused the first pint when he charged $30 and left.
These guys will beat it out of you. Good luck with that.
James J. Park
I would say "lets go to the ATM", then I'd run like fuck as soon as I was in the street. Fuck these guys, they're pieces of shit. And I hate seeing them get away with crimes like they do in this show, it's annoying.
*****
You don't think that I could just run down a few side streets and get out of town? Or just walk to the ATM with that manager guy, then turn round and kick him in the nuts and sprint off into the night. How would they find me?
What about jumping into a taxi? Would they be able to follow me and find me at my hotel?
To be fair, I probably won't ever visit this place. But I'm just curious as to how deep this scam goes. I would have thought that once I'm out of this club I'd be able to get away.
LOL dude Seriously? They will hunt you down in packs and besides I think they're faster than you. Do you think you can even make it past the door? It's not the first time they've done this. If you get caught running then they'll really be aggressive and violent. Best bet is to not go there like you said.
James J. Park
Make it past what door? The door at the ATM? Did you even read my comment? Lol.
And why would they be faster than me? That's a strange assumption, seeing as how you haven't met me. I run most days at the gym, so I'm fast enough to get away from these middle aged fat fucks.
But if they had backup further down the street, that's another story.
Fair play you took one for the team.
I remember when I spent time in Turkey, whenever I paid with a 100 Lira bill, the owner always marks the bill with his pen as in "to check if fake or not" whereas when a turk pays he doesn't seem to care. Racism is so blatantly unecessary in Turkey.
I guess I have noticed that too...
@@angelwings5136 Also the ''you look so...'' statement is so racist, political correctness is totally alien in Turkey
Soho in London is the same scam.
Happened to me too in Soho, crappy beer in crappy plastic cups, but I'm a person that always watches my money and asked straight away how was it, didn't accept the drink nor did want to pay, the girl got upset, like a woman gets when she doesn't get what she wants from you, took me to the door, looked agressive and spit on me, I kicked her in the mouth as I was going up the stairs because she was then getting a bit closer.
Do you remember the name of the bar?
I was in royal air force and happened to me in soho but they only get you if your looking for a prozzy lol anyway 2 massive black men walked me to the bank there was no escape
Yes I once got led into an underground bar in Soho and was greeted with a menu (which listed the prices up front to be fair) with beers costing £30+ and some wines costing £1500. We walked straight out, not before they collected the entrance fee of £20......
@@candytwirlstv3659 was there the option of dialling 999 and saying you're being robbed by two big black men?
Am I the only one seeing very little teaching about how to avoid and more him allowing himself to be caught in the scans for the hell of it?
I believe that what he tries to teach in this video is, don't go into a club and have drinks with people that you don't know. Unless you see them paying for there own drinks before getting the drink in there hand.
Knowing how the scammers operate enables you to avoid getting tricked. This is very informative, especially when you see exactly how the situation unfolds.
You should just go to places where is full of tourists in Istanbul. Last year I was 14 days in this city and 6 times these criminals wanted me to be in their place but I refused since I knew what is going to happen.
If he did not pay who would be killed.
damn.....these clips can save your ass......much appreciated...
I've heard of this happening in Istanbul, years and years ago. In a foreign country, never let anyone take you out for drinks. Why would strangers be talking to you anyway?
because humans are kind generally.
@@Minoritynomad In Istanbul (or Israel, or Greece), the phrase "my brother, my brother" means "hey stupid, I want to sell you a carpet."
this happened to me, it was horrible same scenario, thankfully I got off with a 100$ , i immediatley knew it was a scam when 2 girls arrived to the table and they were russian protstitutes (really old prostitutes) and the guy took me to the back and the guy who invited me payed half the bill 450 turkish liras and I had to play 450 turkish liras as well, so they took me to the back and say open your wallet, and I had only 100$ and 100 turkish lira, so the guy said i will take the hundred dollars and leave you with 100 turkish lira, that was the end of a horrible first night alone in istanbul. never doing that again
travel with others
Always ask to see the menu card before ordering anything...
This must be the happiest day of the manager's life. Sold three beers for 1K$
The same stunt happened with me last month in Monaco club istiklal street .. and police station was so very near ..
Recorded by a carrot with a piece of glass glued to it.
I went to Istanbul this year (2015). A man tried to scam me trying to sell me carpets. Near to Sultanahmet square, he approaches you, asks where are you from, make a lot of compliments about your country and invites you to visit his store to drink a tea and "just see" his goods and products. Then, he will show you a lot of carpets, dropping a lot of it on the ground and charges £ 1.000 for a single rubbish carpet! Ha ha ha! He insisted, got down the price but of course, i refused. He got angry and kicked me off the store.
the same thing happened to me in Istanbul. I already knew that they get very aggressive but I decided to go along anyway. he showed me stupid carpets for half an hour in the basment. when I said I would think about it he got very aggressive. I held my ground and watched him become very upset. I walked out watching my back. these fuckers are shameless.
antonio macias dude %90 of them are kurdish origin,ugly face,darker skin,look older then age,,but country name is turkey,u see each here as turkish ethnic,but not west and east so different ,but east filled west,middleast culture sucks now syrians in turkey,when they rob a tourist,tourist say turks are bastards when they go back home...
That's a very popular one in China. I got some nice counterfeit nike shoes when I will never find here in the US. They are my favorite
why are you trusting a stranger in a foreign country who says "come have a drink" when you wont in your own
Why not name and shame the places.It would prevent it from happening as much
Given that this is a popular series, the owners, if they found out, would likely try to sue for defamation or something. All TV programmes do it.
That's why i Prefer Greece for my Holidays
This happen to me in instanbul. Same shit, looks like the same club... by the time you look at the bill it's a wrap.
This dude just got scared by one guy into giving him $950 🤣🤣🤣
Good advert to anyone who WAS thinking of going there for a holiday. NO CHANCE. Thank you for his video. We will keep away..Greetings to all.
i m also suffer with such scam in Ankara allu bar. they guys r hooligans
Guys I was planing to go to turkey this year but now I'm not sure.thank you for the great video! Unbelievable 250 Dollars per Drink and they have a monthly salary of maybe 600-900Dollar
Me too canceled my plans to turkey..... Off to Srilanka...
@@angelwings5136 dude turkey is billion times better than sri Lanka in every aspects! 🤣🙏
After watching these videos, I'm afraid to even go to Vegas.
Kind of want to see the full episode, but no idea where it is shown
Always bring firecrackers with you and make a run for it.
I am Turkish and this kind of scams happens everywhere around the world. If anything happens something like this on the video, just call 155(Emergency Service) and explain your situation at the WC. One more thing, just avoid to go dark unknown places, at least look at the pub name and search on google. There is a shit tonne of nice places in Turkey, wish you all safe travel.
Kutay Cevheroglu thanks
I agree scams happen everywhere ,but if these are your police, they are disgraceful .
pupznutz these guys ain't the police man. The police don't just randomly show up like that, if this man had called emergency services at the time I think the bar owner would have shat himself and let him go.
pupznutz they are fake police
I travelled 16 countries so far, but the same incident happened with me only in Istanbul back in September 2016. How'd you explain it?
This happened to a colleague of my dad... 3 bouncers forced him to an atm and forced him to pay almost 2k
Shady person on the street invites you for a drink, check. The pub is in a shady side street, check. Drinks are pouring in without you actually ordering from a menu, check. Guy disappears while a grooming-lady sits with you, check. Fake police, check. 950 USD bill, check. Tbh-- By the sound of that place, you are lucky they didn't slip anything in your drink and stole your kidney while you were asleep..
Ahahah
Luckily wasnt happen to me in Saint Peter
This is illegal. That business should be shut down.
same thing happened to me 2 times in same day, i was in turkey for 4 days, my hotel was at istiklal street near taksim square, i was going somewhere, a guy stopped me around 7 pm and asked me to go club i said okay, when i went there they immediately served beer without asking about the order and 2 ladies came over my table and and telling about rates and i asked them i dont want girl and i dont want drink then they gave me a bill 750$ looll... i had money in my wallet but i asked them i dont have then things getting worst, they push me and my collar and take my wallet, and took 300 turkish lira and left all other currency 100 us dollar, 200 georgian lari and 100 euro, i had a in georgia as well thats y i had dollars and euro etc... then i left the club and went to restaurant near the club and asked the waiter give me the number of police and when i was writing a no. a guy cam suddenly and gave me 200 turkish lira and he said forget 100 bcoz u came in the club and see the girls wtf... i asked him i didnt touch the girl and i didnt touch the bear and i take my all 300 turkish lira.. i think that was the same club like we have seen in the video.. incident happened with me near taksim square and exactly on the istiklal street.. turkish people are full of shit asshole muderfucker.. turkish girls are so rude without having any thing.. beggers.. huhh
Most Turks descend from Gypsy men and Tellak boys who made muta pleasure-marriages with Fatamid Shiyat sect girls, then Caliph Umar forced them to convert to Sunni and they secretly practiced Judaism and Freemasonry Occult as a protest against Umar, then married their cousins for many generations.
Omair Hasan %90 of them night club with cons kurdish origin,turks very rare on scam,
Omair Hasan I have been to USA dozens of times, no one will scam you like this.
Dixon Micucci Fucking liar NUSAYRI/SIA SON OF BITCH.THERE ARE CRIMINSL TERORIST BAR OWNERS IN TURKEY.YES YOU WSTCH YR MONEY.BUT TURKISH PEOPLE MOSTLY DECENT PEOPLE. BAD APPLES EVERYWHERE.BE AWARE.
My dear butthurt Greek friend.
You are inclined to blame Turks as well but you are not the one living in Turkey and you have no fucking idea of cultural stuff going on here. Kurds had a feodal living system for long even close to end of 20th century, which government had to put much effort to cease but which was confronted by them anyway there is a certain cultural difference which you have no fucking idea about. Please make up your ideas with your brain because your butt is hurt and I dont want to hear shit.
This literally happens everywhere... LOL ... Tokyo, Chicago, Paris, Las Vegas , London, Bangkok even Singapore... everywhere ...LMAO
Damn I was going to travel the world, but now see the folly in my thinking.
I think he should have undercover security at all times, That way instead of asking for his change at the ATM the guy pretending to be drunk could have sucker punched him.. Seen this guy in a few scams where he really needed security, Saying that though.. He probably could have ran off anyway.
I was cheated 1000 lira tonight in the same way. I am very very very upset. Don't come with anyone to a bar for drinking even though he say he would pay for you especially in a single travel.
I got screwed out of 1600 lira. Bastards!
there was a restaurant that tried to scam tourists with that menu trick in my county once, it was such a scandal that it closed and the owner was bothered for months. Even in the morning shows lol.
I hear that's a common scam charging crazy high prices for a drink in Istanbul, Turkey.. My brother spent a few days in Istanbul and mentioned he got cheated regularly.
This sort of thing is unheard of in nordic countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark etc. Tourists are safe here. The only scammers we have are foreigners.
Well this is stupidest opinion I have seen here, good job 👍🏼
May be Police own the club...lol
Keep the good work
Like those clip joints they used to get in London's west end!
End up in a darkroom, a place you've never been before? Common sense tells me to get ready to stand up and punch back real hard! This buy being English, he knows the phrase: "You've been bent over mate!" A-he-he-he!
Hey, here's a thought: don't be such a wimp, and cave into the scammers demands! Walk away with an attitude!
How do you avoid it? I don't understand.
If you are walking around taxim at night and the total stranger comes up to you and says...
let's go and have a few drinks would you like to join us?
Just say no!
Use some common sense and street smarts. That's how.
How about *taxis* n convenience stores in turkey? worth mentioning
When you come across a hole on a sidestreet with no sign or menus and hear a 'psh psh come here better here than other clubs' just run.