Beware of this scam in Cartagena, Colombia! 🇨🇴

Watch out for this scam in Cartagena, Colombia! 🇨🇴

[@bobjelIy]

As an Indian I'm offended to hear there are countries that have beaten us at our own game

[@HogCycleEater]

that’s nothing to be proud of, it’s 2023 and rajesh patel is still trying to phone scam us 20 year olds, i’ve farted into the ears of so many of you it’s sort of become a fetish

[@erwina4738]

Dont worry Indians are still king at that 😂

[@aletta4497]

Lmao, good one. 😂

[@Hamid-666]

​@@erwina4738 😂😂😂

[@N00bkilla18]

Nigeria entered the chat

[@yummyklown9226]

500,000 COP is $126.04 USD 60,000 COP is $15.12 USD for anybody wondering.

[@jamescorfield534]

I was just about to say something similar lol hell yeah good comment

[@damionlong-4148]

Thanks!!

[@ggc9336]

Greedy bsterds 😅

[@calvinlucas584]

Thanks

[@dylan112588]

Cartagena was the only place in Colombia that I didn't enjoy... The fort is cool though.

[@GodComplex100]

*colombia

[@thegnome9529]

@@GodComplex100 thats what he said..

[@z.b.95]

Because of the scams? I'm curious😁 becauseI'm going to travel in Colombia in June..

[@dylan112588]

@z.b. They just hound you nonstop. We almost got in a fight with a group of those rappers who just try to keep following you. Shop owners broke it up. The clubs weren't really friendly either. Everyone wants something from you there. I'm Latino too 😂. I met alot of cool people too but had a bad feeling more than once while I was there. Yes, there are a ton of people trying to hustle you. It's very touristy so it attracts those kind of people. I'm from Miami, so the weather and beaches weren't anything special to me.

[@GodComplex100]

@@thegnome9529 it's edited, genius

[@Purple9721.]

And they have the cheek to get angry at you for not letting them rob you 😂

[@Ron.S.]

I was walking with my girlfriend in Cartagena in the night (street lights and people around) and a teenagers group waited for us and one of the snapped my gf’s camera. I shouted ladron! and picked him up in the air and punched him. He was shocked (a gringo with no fear) ,bleeding and started running away. I was crazy enough to chase him to get the camera. He took out his gun and shot at me. Luckily missed and I continued chasing him. Got really close and he dropped the camera. I became the hero of Cartagena amongst the locals 😅 Now at 44… I understand how STUID I was 20 years ago. Full of muscles no brain.

[@TheJuiceboxYT]

@@Ron.S.bollocks

[@lilshlife4477]

@@Ron.S. LMAO YOUR NAME IS RONALD WE KNOW YOU LYING. NO NIGGA NAMED RONALD GONE ACT LIKE THAT🤣🤣🤣

[@gggggggusuck9479]

​@@Ron.S.full of something..

[@user-ot9gi5qn6y]

​@@Ron.S.so what really happened, shot at u n u kept chasing him n ur full of muscles and ubwere the town hero, they carried u on their shoulders and every came to the center of the town and all shouted ur name and the mayor even gave u award and ut was in the next days paper front cover, just u and mayor shaking hands and u can see part of ur cape kinda flapping in the wind behind u

[@jonw7937]

That's crazy, an extra $100. I run into this kind of crap all over the world, but rarely are they this greedy.

[@ejakathebeast]

An extra 100 is a lot especially given how they extra 100 in local currency is probably half a month of money or something because he paid 440,000 COP (idk maybe 90 dollars) less. That’s just insane how greedy that is maybe 10-20 dollars id be like f it whatever.

[@Tom-ol4gu]

I went to the beach in Cartagena and it was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. The scammers are literally relentless

[@WernerBohmstingl]

Tell me, what’s your opinion of this commentary

[@didyouknow610]

Same except I had a family try to rob me. I just returned from there in late 2023. I went to a beach by my hotel. I took my phone and some items with me (towel, sunscreen etc). Two lil girls approached me while I was talking to my family on FaceTime. Then I spoke to them. While I was talking to them (the kids) I noticed their father who was bathing in the ocean with another one of his children, a boy who appeared to be 12 years old. The father gave me the creepiest smile that I've ever seen in my life. He then sent the boy to rob me. The boy slowly got out of the ocean and came where I was at. He kept pacing back and forth staring at my phone. I told him, "Fuck off. Go away". He went back to the dad and told him, "I can't rob her". The father told him, "Go back. Try again". He then came back twice. Walking back and forth in front of me. I finally yelled, "Fuck off or I'm going to call POLICIA". The boy got scared and went back to the dad. The dad sent all 3 kids home. I watched them as they slowly walked off the beach. Finally, it was the dad's turn. The dad quickly dried himself off and then walked up to me. He started speaking Colombian Spanish. Very fast Spanish. He knew I didn't know a word. He stood there and just stared at me. I said to myself, "you are going to get rap*dddd and robbed by this man. Leave". The entire time my family is yelling on the phone, "Get tf out of there"!!!! He continued to stand there for 2 mins just staring at me...waiting for me to put my items and phone down and run into the ocean. I never did. I gave him the dirtest look and walked away to the other side of the beach. I then watched him as he slowly walked back home. One of the worst experiences of my life. Those ppl are so poor. All they do is rob and scam. I will never go back fo Cartagena. 👎🏼

[@erwina4738]

I got scammed in Cartagena. My advice is dont buy from anyone in the streets. Stick to the official businesses/offices.

[@mushroom4830]

yes in colombia there are lots of ways to get scammed or get tricked into buying expensive low matieral item

[@tremblence]

........Street food is great and cheap My advice is be ready for a robber to rob you, then you will NEVER be robbed because you see it coming

[@abbacomtek]

That’s just part of why Colombia does not have a thriving tourism industry.

[@ovo_faygss1440]

Nope💀crime would be #1 reason for low tourism. Also scamming isn’t that big of a factor because also huge in India

[@abiguttman3801]

Same argument can be made about Mexico or any other country with scammers

[@cluggyahoo]

​@@abiguttman3801 Mexico has a huge tourism industry though compared to Colombia

[@kaelencampbell2960]

@@cluggyahoo because of the a mount of private resorts

[@lynpendry]

@@ovo_faygss1440scamming is a crime

[@wesley8096]

Been to Cartagena twice and can confirm. Felt like a walking dollar sign and unavoidable to not get scammed somewhere, the worst one was a 400.000 COP massage 😅😅

[@lucasm8528]

We all know why you thought that massage was fairly priced

[@dartm0]

Even my family from Cartagena has fell for that one

[@aydadelaespriella1871]

Dónde quiera que vayas debes averiguar los diferentes costos para hotel comida taxis recorridos turísticos si tú sabes eso nadie te va a estafar. Cartagena es bella y su gente también

[@wesley8096]

@@aydadelaespriella1871 Dude my slippers got stolen at the beach while I went for a swim. I got scammed by during the checkout at my (expensive) hotel, the amount that I paid in cash went 50% in the pocket of the hotel-guy, as I saw later on the specification. Cartagena is beautiful only for the people that live there, not for the foreigner. If only they know how much money they could make and how many tourists they could attract without this image.

[@jordenbronson8122]

Better have been a below the waist, above the knees kind of massage

[@_dooley]

Same in the Dominican Republic. I call it "the white price". Always get your girl to negotiate.

[@joseluisdelgado4020]

TRUE ... ANYWHERE THEY LOOK FOR EASY MONEY 💰 🤑 💸 AT BOCACHICA BEACH ⛱️ THEY TAKE MY JEWELER, MY CELL PHONE AND CASH 💸 ...BE AWARE... THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY THE FAST WAY ... NEVER TELL THEM WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ISLAND 🏝 BE SAFE .

[@MsMesem]

What if you are a girl?

[@_dooley]

@@MsMesem get a local to negotiate for you. If that's not an option remember that everything is negotiable. And be sure to check every receipt. Most restaurants include the tip in the check

[@_dooley]

@@MsMesem if you use a taxi use Uber or DiDi. Taxis will rob you.

[@joseluisdelgado4020]

@@MsMesem ask your 🐅 tiger to negotiate... para eso esta el tigueraje. K NO ?

[@BenRangel]

Thanks. With large sums close to $100 it's a huge deal if the scam is several times more expensive than it should be. Gotta admit when I'm traveling I don't care if I'm scammed into paying $2 instead of 1$ for dinner - it's still a bargain dinner for me, I can't be bothered to haggle over 1 dollar when it's still super cheap compared to what I'd normally pay. But for prices over $20 I'll pay attention

[@JaeJae95]

You're the perfect example of why these scams are still practised. If anything you're their ideal target.

[@BenRangel]

​​​​​​​​​@@JaeJae95 I'll admit I'm part of the problem with LOW level scams that charge $1 too much. But please don't accuse me of being a victim of THIS type of scam for a huge amount As mentioned I pay attention to larger sums so no way I'd pay for a $100 boat ride without checking the price. That price is expensive even in Europe, I can go on a dinner cruise for like $30 so even if I thought it was the legit price I wouldn't do it as it would be insanely expensive. That's different from paying $2 for dinner. Hope you can see the nuance

[@JaeJae95]

@@BenRangel I never said you were a victim though. You knowingly let people take advantage of you. I simply stated that you enable this behaviour and are part of the problem.

[@BenRangel]

@@JaeJae95 aight. I'm saying I wouldn't let myself be taken advantage of with large sums like in this case, just with small sums. Kurt sometimes does the same thing. buys street food, is told a price and just goes 🤷, without checking the price on the menu (and we can see by comments how he was scammed into over overcharging a bit). But he was not going for a $100 boat scam

[@JaeJae95]

@@BenRangel Fair enough! It's not easy to track local prices because even in small places the prices can differ depending on where you're located. Enjoy your travels!

[@mostfunnestchannel]

Unfortunately many Colombians do not see tourists as anything other than a bag full of money.

[@dakota481]

Then they have the audacity to cry why theirs racism....

[@mostfunnestchannel]

@@dakota481 nah thats where you are wrong, Colombians dont care, we dont complain about racism, thats what USA does. Classism is our problem, like if you are born poor you are a 2nd class citizen.

[@dakota481]

@@mostfunnestchannel if they come to America I guarantee they will cry racism ... We already have Columbian immigrants here that do it....

[@hands-ongaming7180]

@@dakota481 bro thinks the world revolves around the USA ☠️

[@dakota481]

@@hands-ongaming7180 we get it. Your a liberal that claims to be an independent.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

I've been there a couple times. The street vendors are outrageous.

[@ironwolph]

They do this really bad at the border of mexico and san diego. Scammers will go buy a bus ticket to get across the border and then come back to the line of people waiting to cross and try to sell those tickets for more... One guy told me and my buddy a hundred dollars each and we said no. We ended up finding the bus station ourselves and finding out the tickets rolling ten dollars per person.. Later in line to get on the bus.There was a guy who told us he paid two hundred dollars for his ticket on the bus....

[@michaelalmoznino1768]

😮 200$ bus ticket what a sucker

[@HisMiraclesHappening]

They can also get you on that boat and never return you to safety!

[@2centsam927]

that crossed my mind as well ! and then what would befall Maryanne?

[@doncorleyone]

“Worst place for Scams” Nigerians: 🗣️”hold my beer 🍻 “

[@masterd7290]

Just got back from Cartagena. Stayed at Sofitel, toured Isla Islands, then stayed in Centro for a couple days. Best trip hands down. Just don’t be Papaya and always just say no gracias.

[@Steven-ob9gn]

Sofitel baru or in the walled city? Goin there this week to baru n then the city for a few days

[@elischonbrod4563]

Fell victim to that trap myself.

[@voorbaamach4970]

Kike

[@MrLachapell]

Damn wish you could get that money back

[@elischonbrod4563]

@@MrLachapell you live and you learn. Still had a great day.

[@bth291106]

Dude go rincon Del Mar 2 hours down the coast from Cartagena. Opposite way that to Santa Marta. Great place. Cheap and no scams

[@davidbrooks1724]

There are plenty of scams but if you know what you are doing Cartagena is an amazing place . If the price doesn’t seem right then don’t buy . Always ask price before hand. Common sense goes a long way

[@cricketReviewChannel211]

Be a foreigner anywhere in the world and you'll be scammed if you haven't done research

[@snakejunt]

This should be top comment. Lots of the people in this comments section talking shit as if these kinds of low-level street scams aren't present at literally every tourist destination in the world...

[@thomasmccormack4796]

You clearly have not been to Cartagena. It is easily. We are talking about a whole other level compared to anywhere else in Colombia.

[@gaearadan3379]

My holiday in LATAM was lovely but I learned quickly to stop reacting to any interaction started by the locals.

[@snakejunt]

Being from a big city in the US... is this not also common sense back home? In my city people have learned to ignore each other on the streets and don't talk back to any stranger who tries to talk to you out of the blue in 98% of cases. It's a safety thing.

[@Angel-og9zy]

Love these types of youtubers/vlogers

[@IWannaGoSailing]

Glad I watch your videos. I can learn so much and not (hopefully) be scammed. Thanks, Kurt!

[@nyverdaletabletop1674]

You will be scammed if you are white.

[@PurePele1]

Bangkok was terrible for this type of thing when I was there many moons ago. Literally as soon as you set foot outside the airport

[@TierraSurNow]

I've been there but it is nothing compared con cartagena. Sellers are friendly while in cartagena's street sellers can knife you if you don't buy or take the service from them

[@timgoble7928]

I've taken that boat ride. Definitely buy the ticket at the office near the boats. Cool beach though

[@wjatube]

The islands off Cartegna are beautiful. But I don't recommend staying overnight on many of them because the lodging is crap and their property isn't focused on you, it's on the gringos that day trip for the day. So they come ashore at 10 am and the entire place is packed. And it's hot. We kept asking ourselves what was wrong with this picture and soon realized that we were in it. The women there were absolutely amazing.

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

I don't quite understand what problem you're describing. The island was full of foreign tourists and that's why your accommodation was bad?

[@A_friendwithoutbenefits]

Avoid the Costeños.

[@pedroguzman4958]

Any nation that is poor lawlessness is king. What can you expect. For instance I been to medellin, and down there is the same. You have to plan things out cause they know you are a tourist.

[@adolfo777nica]

This man said "lawlessness is king" 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pedroguzman4958]

@@adolfo777nica a poco no?? Muy seguro o que??

[@thievingpanda]

You've gotta have a local to help with sniffing out scams, I would get ripped off 20 times if I was there alone.

[@adventuremanintheclouds8968]

So don't ever go to that $h!+hole. Got it

[@snakejunt]

You sure got strong feelings about a place you yourself have never been to.

[@WernerBohmstingl]

?????

[@teabag1680]

It’s unfair to only isolate Colombia, happens all over the world, including America.

[@snakejunt]

The truth.

[@RuinXVI]

Taking it personal huh? He never isolated Colombia, you just felt that way because you knew he was right, bud

[@snakejunt]

@@RuinXVI if you read the rest of this comments section you'll see plenty of people acting like this doesn't happen literally everywhere in the world.

[@tommylambert8027]

I will never go back to Cartagena

[@chasethompson8794]

Yes me and my friends went there. That is very true. Thank God my boy Sean was there

[@melanienormand8926]

Ya he pasado por eso. Pagué a un guía con buena reputación y nadie intentó timarme. No todos los colombianos son honestos, pero no todos son ladrones.

[@busterhikney6936]

He was mistaken. They wanted to rent his prepago for over $100, not transport her.

[@mattyarce7424]

It’s good to know because I’m planning my trip to Cartagena this year! Scams can happen anywhere so always keeps your wits and don’t feel pressured to buy something even if they’re so insistent

[@Shaun-ts4ry]

I don't have any problem with anyone trying to make money, but the over agreement and intimidating That's where it crosses the line.

[@elianaatehortualeon3839]

Me encanta que hayas ayudado a Marianny a ser creadora de contenido ❤ Gracias!

[@Darmj80]

Hey man love your content, always interesting. Please becareful, your a confident guy, there are dodgy greedy people out there (every country). Some might take a life for a wallet.

[@LBCB94025]

wait what did they say you owed that much for?? the boat ride?? you pay After the ride???? or no? 🧐🤔🤨🤷🏼

[@sylvieanddanny]

Thank you for this! We will be coming in around two months so it is good to know :)

[@rashawndiallo5228]

Yup. Been to Cartagena 3 times. Going back this weekend for a 4th.

[@NOLA_playmaker]

*casually turns the camera to show us the cake* ❤ Hero

[@BulletToothKnecht]

Experienced the same, everybody wants to scam you with this boat rides, but did the same. we went to the official counter and we paid also 60.000 Cop each. Cartagena is beautiful, but I liked Getsemani more.

[@jqight740]

I missed Getsemani. I went at night via cab 🚕 and didn’t see much. 😢. I stayed in Bocagrande

[@slowpoke1]

I get approached by scammers once in awhile and they usually leave if you tell them to go but every once in awhile I have to turn around and threaten them with physical violence before they back off.

[@SR-ml4dn]

Cartagena was a really nice place. I think you will find scams in many places. I went there together with my taxi driver from Barranquilla and he took care of all things. the worst scam i've experienced was a Taxi driver from San Francisco to Fairfield aprox. 50 mile he charge the meter times 2 because he was outside the city of San Francisco. He didn't mention that the price would be doubled up before the trip started.

[@Moelester692]

Come to the philipines where they do like reverse scams , where you just get hooked up super fat for barely any money

[@the1abstrakt]

Lester mo hands off my ball afro, what do you mean kind sir?

[@stephenbrody2717]

@@the1abstrakt 😂x1000

[@bewiseopeneyes8720]

Ty for showing us stuff we'll most likely never see in person

[@B58luja23]

Love to hear a South African in Colombia 😩 I want to go there soon I hope you have content on your experience there overall

[@MyTotes]

Shit like this makes me rethink taking my vacation in places like that

[@TheHamburgler123]

Just avoid Cartagena and you won't have to deal with aggressive vendors, widespread scammers, etc. The vast majority of Colombians are honest and fair. I just got back from six weeks in Colombia and only gotten ripped off once by a cab driver in Bogotá, who I realized charged me like 7000 COP extra ($1.50). That's on me though, you can just take uber/didi/etc instead and know exactly what you're paying for the ride.

[@mariocondello2353]

Looks like a 5min swim.

[@robertmurphy2949]

Such a beautiful City but we have to be careful of the sorrounding a lot of scam everywhere, i'm traveling there in july for vacaciones and i'm learning a lot about how to behave over there, thank you for your videos, God bless!!

[@MrDamonnomad]

Brother thank you for taking me on your adventure

[@RPI_4]

The diference between India and Cartagena is........India has call centers! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ivanv-n3152]

I think the suggestion will be, go to a "official office" and stop going for a cheap price risking your ass.

[@da3v1ls93]

Thanks for the feedback mate

[@georgebolton4418]

Homie - I dig what you do. I’d love to chat to pick tips about travel hacks and. How you find your guides.

[@carlosoliver1887]

At least you had luck to get out of there without getting robbed

[@madvillain1987]

Cartegena was miserable when I visited because you couldn’t step foot outside of the hotel without someone trying to scam you.

[@llewodcm20]

These countries relying on tourism will never build a self-sufficient economy needed to join the modern world.

[@Santiago-gl2du]

For people outside of Colombia: This only happens in Cartagena. The rest of Colombia is great and won’t try to shit you with scams

[@thomasmccormack4796]

Well it happens in Santa Marta too. But yeah I agree.

[@ShyamGRPDD]

Scamming are a trickle-down symptom stemming from corrept people within the highest positions of influence.

[@FugaConManolo]

Kurt, I’m digging your sunglasses. Can you please share the model and brand?

[@gagebyers1057]

I will never spend my money in a country that scams every tourist they get…

[@timgreen2426]

And they probably would’ve taken you out to see robbed you and let you off the boat in the middle of the water

[@lucasroa6167]

What a horrible thing to say that it’s the worst place on earth for scams. I have been twice and didn’t even get approached

[@tennesseedogpack]

Always go to the official office. There’s a license scam in the Czech rebuplic that can’t happen if you go to the official ticket spot and not one that forces you to do a cash conversion

[@anneth_marie]

Unfortunately that's really common here in Cartagena... I would recommend San Andrés Island, but I don't know if you'd like to go there

[@Snoochieboochies27]

@@andrewchristie2970or a gringo-Hispanic

[@jesterokjones4954]

Damn, that boat must be just crawling, LMAO. There are more scammers in Colombia than Nigeria?! I find that hard to believe...

[@martinezandy15]

Omg also in Dominican Republic with Taxi and Uber drivers. They will double or triple the price. Especially in the airport

[@leonardogua3068]

Great job on not getting ripped off 👏

[@evgenihristoskov1454]

Where is that place you recommend the public to avoid ?

[@robertb5333]

I too was scammed at Cartagena de Indias in Colombia by taking advantage of the incredible amounts of zeros in their currency. I advise everyone to have their calculator program on their phones easily available and to submit ANY AOUNT you're given and divide it by 4,000, the rough estimate of Colombian pesos per $1.00 USD. They DEPEND on your ignorance of so many zeros in the currency! I've NEVER SEEN ANYTHING like that anywhere else in Colombia!

[@blackhawks1870]

I remember going to Cartagena and going to tayrona national park. There was a bench man it was beautiful. It’s actually the picture on my KZbin

[@parkern9175]

I remember in the old town they followed us everywhere there. The next day even tracked us down again cause we told them we "weren't interested"

[@Chyoonz]

All foreigners are walking opportunities in circumstances like this. Blame the government for keeping all the good stuff for their own.

[@sbw89]

Colombia looks amazing but it's way too dangerous. It's gotten better but there's no way I'd go there...

[@patrickk9440]

Hey any tips on locating these specific ferry’s or a link to their address please?

[@GooseYT316]

When you coming to Ireland Kurt 🇮🇪 love the videos mate 👍

[@Badlander87X]

Don't do it Kurt ireland is a shitehole and a pure ripoff

[@MAB-bs3zf]

They see white people and that means dollars or euros

[@tundeadebiyi5104]

Bro's never been to Lagos

[@qadriadeola1902]

Hahaha😂That place is💀

[@collin669]

Wow 😳 this is shocking. I was just thinking of visiting Colombia. Wow scary.

[@MICH137]

These fixers are even here in the Philippines we almost fell for it. But we manage to go get rid of them and went to the ticket office ourselves.

[@ApplyUrBrain]

Obviously you don't travel much if you think you experienced "the worst on earth." Travel more and you will learn to take safety in stride and not think what you experienced is a great story to tell. It's not so unusual. There are much worse scams. Does it even qualify as a scam? They offered you a price, you found a better price.

[@joshuaheathcote2116]

Go Thailand bro. No scams. Just happy smiles

[@Kitsuen.z]

land of the femboys

[@dag-uwemaraun7324]

Though it’s tough to have a drink outside both in Santa Marta and Cartagena. You don’t really feel comfy with all the kids and young moms asking for donations! Horrible

[@otepnanula4974]

Same in the Philippines, some tourist spots have those kind of people as well, I'm a Filipino and even us they tried to scam as well.

[@danianmay]

Bro. Being from SA does provide an edge. No lies.

[@Cheekymunki]

Unreal thanks for the info

[@daylylife4975]

Thank you sir. CONFIRMED 💸 Cartagena is scammers paradise 🌴 BEST regards from Medellín La Candelaria

[@joeymiller5055]

In America this would be the price I don’t know how you can say this is a scam

[@tjmartin8516]

Dude I went on an hour long boat tour in Tampa and it was like $60

[@a1aprospects470]

His channel can be summarized as "Places No Smart Person Would Go and Advice for Morons"

[@teymourbayat8266]

You nailed it !

[@shirleyw.6783]

Jamaica the same way, the local men would scam tourists in a heartbeat

[@vitofranco8820]

Anywhere you go is like that if you buy in the streets nothing new 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@SombraLocs]

It's a suckers deal. There are plenty of beaches all over the world. I'll just stay in the USA for that.

[@BoostedB18B1]

My homie just big flexin' ayaaaa.hahahaaa she a baddie. You're a king dawg

[@tanbatir1887]

Same with taxis in Philippines - best is your girl to get a car, otherwise everything get double and tripple

[@shawns2321]

plus they would have drove you to a spot with a bunch of thugs, then demand more money to take you away from them.

[@toddamtmann3528]

Kurt really is the man, on so many levels. He wins, at life. 🙂