Donations for scammers - welcome to Paris

[@HONESTGUIDE]

Go to surfshark.com/honestguide for 4 extra months of Surfshark at an unbeatable price!

[@BlackCloverEditz_1]

2 days ago bro this video posted 15 mins ago

[@ItsJustLiam22]

Love ur vids

[@rare6477]

@@BlackCloverEditz_1maybe he first uploaded the video as unlisted and comented then he uploaded 2 days later

[@BlackCloverEditz_1]

@@rare6477 maybe

[@theslickninja2431]

Kanel Joesph just did this too

[@Monsterdemonbbc]

Becoming a scammer that scams scammers with fake money is your next villain arc

[@AffectionateLocomotive]

XD

[@Dark_Souls_3]

Next? He’s been doing that

[@muazunais2378]

Use a fart spray around you or on you when you sign those papers or when you play the game around scammers 😂

[@geoms6263]

it´is basically what Central Banks are doing with fiat money.....a ponzi scheme

[@norralis]

@@muazunais2378mark rober

[@racegrooves]

Faking to be deaf/mute is despicable.

[@gbreuil1]

They can't hear you ! Figure of speech ;)

[@geefuwkanaaleennaam4865]

You may have a point, but hard to tell since I'm blind. Send me all your money.

[@Will21st]

@ done!

[@argumentum-ad-absurdum]

Thats a very popular type of scam thats seen in most big citys with a lot of tourists all over Europe.

[@Nexxert_offical]

Lol😂​@@geefuwkanaaleennaam4865

[@mace2055]

This is the sort of content that should be shown on planes and trains for people coming into the country.

[@harinath2007]

Hahaha

[@jpcaretta8847]

Cant be done as it would be labelked "racist"

[@deathstricker8624]

Great idea tbh

[@LykeArgy]

100% make a petition i'll sign it, but wont give you any money tho

[@deathstricker8624]

@LykeArgy fr

[@ElJuanoVideos]

I was there in 2012 and these same scammers were there. My friend didn't know how to react until a frenchman scared the scammer away and sounded like he was scolding us, until he said "pickpocket" and we understood what he meant. Even locals are very aware of these people and try to protect as many tourists as possible.

[@CalMillward]

I remember my parents getting scammed in Spain with the deaf/mute scam back in 2009. Makes me feel sick considering my dad's deaf that they are pretending to be like him is sickening.

[@userronaldoeditzalt]

That’s so disrespectful! Hopefully they won’t fall for any scams again.

[@rakeguy7703]

that quick face change from "wholesome poor woman" to "scummy evil person" was priceless.

[@kenbob1071]

I experienced that face change when a young woman caught me getting out of my car and wanted me to donate to a "charity." I told her I give through work, and that if the charity is legit, I would consider donating this season. Her face dramatically went sour and she immediately walked off w/o even saying "thank you" or "goodbye." I looked up the "charity" online and it was a scam.

[@motttta]

Priceless is the right word, considering she left with no money.

[@VNdoug]

​@@kenbob1071 I'm Brazilian. My favorite thing was when a scammer approached me and my group, pretending to cry and shoving a paper in our faces saying her house had burned down. A _different_ scammer came in and started telling a similar story. Her face went cold, she rudely went "EXCUSE ME, I'm talking to them already!" and started pretending to cry again. Someone gave her 2 bucks and she walked away without saying anything. And funnily enough, I was sitting in a restaurant a couple weeks later and she approached me again with a slightly different story, about being evicted with her children. Her acting was not very good.

[@Nilewhite411]

Every woman with legs &, an ass has that face

[@shable1436]

Imagine the millions of scammers online then, the donation sites are full of them, I knew fake pregnant girls getting money from my social services employed cousin, she even told me about a guy who totaled his truck drunk driving, and get a brand new truck because he faked his injuries and lied about the DUI, go fund me needs better criteria

[@ericwelsh4853]

When he wrote "SCAM" in big letters in the middle of the so-called petition. LOL.

[@madisparkles]

Haha yeah he single handedly ruined it for her for the rest of the day 😂

[@Darwinek]

I have an experience with the "deaf-mute" donation scam in Prague. A gypsy scammer approached me on my way to work. I signed his paper but refused to give him any money. Miraculously it cured him, and he started talking quite loudly.

[@hiddenguy67]

wow its a miracle

[@muazunais2378]

Use a fart spray around you or on you when you sign those papers or when you play the game around scammers 😂

[@Juppie902]

Jesus Christ be praised! You are the messenger of God himself! You're the Holy Spirit of Prague! or the Ghost of Kiev ? Or the Pack of Cigarettes of Moscow ?

[@hiddenguy67]

@Juppie902 hey stop

[@mrdan2898]

@@hiddenguy67 IKR. The cure is just to never pay them and "poof" cured.

[@tb124.gaming]

9:39 my tourist guide in Egypt told me that you should NEVER buy “cheap” water, because it is is just refilled bottle, and the water source is not always clean…

[@Krapoutchniek]

Agree. You don't know what's inside the bottle. Certainly not clean water...

[@E36333]

I mean water in Egypt is already pretty cheap. A litre of water there costs literal pennies. Honestly the cheapest country I've ever been to

[@lewichillin]

Just a note, the "Deaf" scammers, are pickpockets too, whilst you're signing they pickpocket what they can, 2 other youtubers covered this and caught a few of them.

[@6smoke9_93]

Kanel Joseph

[@Phyrre56]

Yes, or they are working in a group and while one of them is distracting you with shoving the paperwork into your hands, their accomplice behind you is picking your pocket.

[@bombaybeach208]

As a woman I HATE people touching me in any way, and one of those disgusting bracelet guys came up and grabbed my arm-I shouted at him to leave me alone and he cursed me out. So much for "be happy."

[@harryvanderveen773]

As a man, I agree

[@madisparkles]

I just feel like I would squeal if I knew what they were up to hut then I'm so awkward I'd probably shuffle away ahaha

[@fredaves268]

As a man it's the same. On the contrary, touch me and I'll do everything to avoid you, if you become too insistent when I ask you to stop you take my fist in the face. These people are unbearable.

[@rkr6237]

I had to basically arm wrestle one of those guys to get him to stop putting one of those things on me lol

[@turntsnaco824]

I'm a man and I hate people I don't know touching me; even acquaintances, there better be a damn good reason. I'm just saying, gender doesn't really seem relevant. You don't feel that way "because you're a woman", you feel that way because it's a normal thing to feel as a human, regardless of your gender.

[@Darklink88600]

As a French, I hate this scam on donations! It also happens to local people, and I didn't imagine how it was from a foreigner point of view. Thanks for that work

[@bobchristophe2242]

« Les français ont trop de charisme » 🤡

[@andrzejjastrzab7841]

Foreigner point : its end of france, you have to many arabic,african people who comes illegally, police in france is scare and people laugh. visit paris ? To see this imigrants? They rape you at night even at day. Everywhere is dirty and trash. No way to visit stupid france.

[@opevicin]

après moi je vis près de paris mais pourtant c bizarre j’en ai jamais vue d’arnaqueur faire ca

[@ryanwells5887]

Make your vocal authority do something about it !!! I live in the hoods no scams and no begging why cus it's dangerous !!!this is what blue side policies will get you ...

[@ryanwells5887]

​@@opevicinyour a scammer, liar , or moron .... which one ??

[@Dynastone]

Put mousetraps in your pockets when walking around Barcelona

[@grindeyyyyy]

I skated so it was all good

[@peger7320]

So true…

[@Who_attackedFirst]

😂

[@nifigasebe]

Better sew fishing hooks inside the pockets. We do that in early 90's in Riga to catch pickpockets, that's really teach them a lesson. Then there was an epidemic of pickpocketing and there was a saying: the contents of your outer pockets are not yours.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

This is a really stupid idea for people like me with poor memories.🤣

[@DoesThisWork888]

It's a beautiful sight to see such diversity in scammers. Truly it is our strength.

[@JustK4Y1512]

8:45 Random Joe Biden cameo is insane

[@alexis-n8t]

The wirstband scammer should become a football reporter instead of scamming tourists lmao

[@TerraXemnas]

Yeah that guy would be awesome

[@diouhediallo4998]

Fr waste of potential smh

[@TexanInItaly]

I have seen the signature scam in conjuction with pickpockets. They hold the paper for you while you sign and you can't see your pockets or bag, then their buddy comes in behind you.

[@DaSlotho]

Hehehe mouse traps r funny... Dam that would be a good youtube short to watch

[@zero-se7ug]

@@DaSlotho great idea

[@muazunais2378]

Use a fart spray around you or on you when you sign those papers or when you play the game around scammers 😂

[@wnuktomas5642]

4:20, in the czech version of honest guide's video, they are called "Kluci z Prahy", in the czech video at 6:00, they did just that

[@maximchech8589]

Il y en a d'autre où il te demande de l'argent pour des enfants malades ou handicapés mais ce sont pour eux.

[@metoabuki]

The police could absolutely clean this up if they wanted.

[@emreb6094]

That's what I'm thinking every time I see bs like this. It's not that hard to go undercover and catch some scammers

[@kaiserschmarrn_3687]

@@emreb6094 The police would rather keep their jobs than catch Africans.

[@geirmyrvagnes8718]

@@emreb6094 That is the easy part. Then what?

[@emreb6094]

@@geirmyrvagnes8718 Prosecute and punish them for their crimes? Or maybe expel them from the country if necessary?

[@brockolea]

My dad and brother are in the force in Paris and they try to but scammers don’t stay off the streets more than a few hours before coming back. It.s the whole system that sucks.

[@Ismarnoff]

Oh, well... Sometimes the those guys who sells mini-eiffel towers are also scammers, that's what happened to me: The price for 3 keychains was 1 euro. I only had a 2 euro coin and asked for 3. The guy said there's was no change and i ordered 1 euro back or, at least more 3 keychains. Immediately 4 or 5 guys appeared around us making a mess, trying to sell other stuff and that's where my ex-girlfriend noticed someone trying to reach inside her bag. She just pulled the bag next to her body and i finally got my exchange. I'm pretty sure that 1 euro would cost a cellphone or a wallet if we weren't aware. But, you know, we are brazilians. Dealing with peolpe like that is something we do every day.

[@Lucisonfire]

As a french, I'm so angry at our country doing nothing against those scammers. Even if the police catch them, they can get away (pretending to be minors for example).

[@mathyou9]

I love that, even though your regular English is perfect, you speak with a broken English accent when dealing with scammers! LOL!

[@Tomenczo]

tbh ... most people in Czech dont really have a strong accent. We are easily adaptable. When u speak with Italians, Germans, Russians, French .... U can easily tell that from the start. (Not talking about elders trying to speak english, they usually dont focus too much on a pronunciation.

[@BezerkT200]

honestly you should make a series exposing scams across the world, i would definitely watch it

[@jonathanb.1625]

I think he won't stop doing so. Especially since the Paris series did so much in term of stats

[@SlytherSnake]

The further you go East, the more aggressive the scams become...

[@MindTwistEsp]

he already doing it tf

[@raawfi]

hes already doing that lol

[@Phyrre56]

You saw how aggressive those guys in Paris were, I worry if he becomes more famous for this the scammers will try to have him killed.

[@Neeverseen]

It was so bad at one point in my city. You had the same 5 Romani people pretending they were suffering from some kind of handicap every day and one pair of boys running around with a picture of their little brother who supposedly has cancer. The main street is about 1,5km. long and you'd be hassled by all of those people every time, even if they clearly must have recognized you. When pickpockets were added to the mix, the police finally cleaned house. One time on my way to work at like 5:30, I saw all 5 of them walk to their "job" laughing and chatting. lol One even grew his missing leg back, it was a miracle.

[@guguigugu]

he bought a new leg with your donation!

[@pekkalanger5076]

One day people started to hate them. For no reason whatsoever.

[@blancanne-avril8278]

9:30 For the guys who sells waters bottles it's really disgusting how they get these bottles . They litterally take the bottles in trash and put water from the foutain in it. ( I'm French and i see this by myself not far form the Louvres ).

[@tyrom114]

Scamming a scammer is wonderful. Good job, guys. Keep up the great work!

[@BoldFollower]

scammers and aggressive vendors RUINED Western Europe for me. Such a horrible experience. I barely remember the sights and sounds but I distinctly remember the bad apples

[@kaiserschmarrn_3687]

You mean Africans?

[@TheAtomoh]

Thank gypsies

[@martin912]

Noy everywhere in Western Europe. I haven't seen that stuff anywhere in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, or even London. This seems to be a thing from Prague, France, Barcelona, Venice, Florence, Rome, and so on.

[@Lemonrollcake]

​@@martin912They are in Germany. The deaf charity thing, gambling scams and handing people flowers and demanding money afterwards. (Source: I've seen them in Berlin and Cologne.)

[@afiiik1]

Honestly, it's best to take a train to a smaller city near the capital and enjoy the sights there in peace. Lots of places are beautiful and almost tourist-free

[@51SErVER]

I've been to Paris once, and all the scammers definitely left a bad impression

[@sodanakin]

A country led by a grooming victim. Shame really Proof : Google was brigitte macrons teacher. She groomed the kid after she failed her own political ideals its honestly disgusting.

[@ylondes9927]

Especially the pushy africans with aliexpress eiffel towers who intimidate with numbers to get your money

[@joeblow229]

I was there in 2005, and it was already basically a Middle Eastern city. I was going to stay there for three days, but hated it so much after the first day, I slept in the train station that night and left the next morning. No desire to visit Paris again, unless there are mass deportations.

[@iyasugames]

Same. A girl from this same scammer group chased me down near the Eiffel Tower and started screaming at me when I wouldn't give her money after I signed her form. I just laughed, but it sure was annoying

[@hippy3000]

Worst city in Europe, hate it,

[@sylvan429]

shoutout to the Chinese for seeing this guy's scam from a mile away😂

[@thepope6170]

Facts😂

[@guntherstewart8941]

Probably cause they do it too

[@average_person._or_am_i]

@did you ever go to China?

[@nutzer5714]

They're just racist probably

[@martianman9797]

@@average_person._or_am_iThe whole country is a scam.

[@louisrobert339]

Nice of you guys highlighting the street vendors. These guys are selling their stuff and bothering no one. The little Eiffel tower key ring is actually really nice I think (although the Eiffel tower legs can poke a bit in your pocket!)

[@AlexA-hb1no]

Man, thank you so much for exposing unwanted wristband scam. I was in Paris zillion years ago and bunch of angry scammers surrounding me after refusing this wristband is still my most vivid memory from this trip. Not in a good sense, so I'm really grateful for closing this gestalt of mine.

[@chrispfink]

I'm glad you give these scams exposure. You have to be a special type of evil to capitalize on people's empathy.

[@technodaz]

I had a woman once come in a bar while on holiday in Slovakia , my Slovak other half told me straight away in English don't give anything she's not deaf and mute she's a scammer trying to sell these teddy bears for fake charity, so I stood up when she came to me and quite fast and in doing so I "accidentally" stood on her foot and low and behold a genuine miracle she could speak!!!! And I shouted hallelujah the lord has gifted you a voice , the bar manager came and shooed her out and they all just looked at me like "this is an option". Yea I'm half deaf and nothing pisses me off more than people faking disabilities.

[@arandombard1197]

Nice fake story.

[@dibassarkar9182]

Sure that happened

[@technodaz]

@@dibassarkar9182 It did assholes , some people have lives outside of the house you know , I was in Nitra SK in 2012 in a small beer garden with my then slovak girl friend and all her old school friends, great night out till that twat turned up ,

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

Nicee lol

[@BenjoCovers]

Better that than forcing innocent animals into slaughter houses for optional products

[@Andrew-tl9gk]

With the wristbands at Sacre Coeur I got in trouble and I am still scared! I saw them on the stairs and that I need to pass them. I walked pass trying not to look at them. One of them wants me to fistbump him, I know its a scam so I just ignore and try to pass, in this moment he grabs my wrist with maximum force and screams like "show a little respect" ... I look around because normally at this touristic spots there is police walking around but I didnt see any, there are only 5-10 of these guys more right next to us. He grabs so hard I cant get my hand free, I am about to kick him and try to run away, in this moment he let lose. My wrist was hurting hours later, thats how powerful he grabbed me.... On the way down I saw these guys were standing on BOTH sides of the stairs, no matter what you need to pass them! I was scared AF and waiting for an opportunity. When some 3 older french locals were going I walked right next to them as if I am a part of their group. Will never go back to Sacre Coeur and as a Dutch I dont understand why this is a know place for exactly this scam, and the police is doing nothing? In my country they would arrest all of them, I dont know why they dont do anything in Paris !!!

[@Andrew-tl9gk]

P.S. This was like 3-4 years ago and before I already read about it on the internet so it was already a thing and now I see this video and it is still a thing ?! What are the police doing? Why dont they protect their beautiful landmarks?

[@luiza2021]

They are so agressive and scary😨

[@ralukral9651]

Because the scam has to be proven. Apparently, they are just people that sell handmade braceletts, which is not illegal. There are no clear evidence, no witnesses and most victims don't file a report. Also, the attitude of the Police is "well, people try. If you were stupid...Everybody should wach for their back. It's the jungle law"

[@martinsoelsepp5569]

​@Andrew-tl9gk How does the Dutch police ensure that arrested/caught scammers won't scam again? French police probably know that scammers are targeting tourists around famous landmarks. To me, they seem incapable of ensuring that scammers won't scam again even if they give them a fine and a "correctional talk." Police probably also don't prioritise public tourist scammers very highly. I despise scammers too, but they always come back like flies and mosquitos.

[@Peter-xg1ol]

@@Andrew-tl9gk Im french and i am so sorry that you experienced that. The police tries a lot to arrest these guys, but there are just so many of them and justice often free them pretty quickly.

[@ALFABETAS999]

10:44 Good job! 10 years later I find out that deaf petition was a scam. Where I was suspicious whats going on but I have the money. And I was scam in my home city :D But we have some small gypsies community in that city.

[@zzizahacallar]

I vaguely remember donating. It was some coins.

[@denischenier4623]

I remember getting scam by these in a WALMART i was so suprise and confuse and by the time i realise that i got scam the person was left i'm still suprised about it

[@MingoPJ]

My dad is deaf, and I remember when someone who was faking being deaf came up to us. My dad tried talking to him in sign language but it didn’t work. The scammer ran fast asf to his car and sped off lol Luckily my dad got his plate.

[@pbcash7788]

I feel so bad for the US tourists coming from high trust suburban neighborhoods in Texas, Florida etc. They think everyone is that up front and honest, they aren’t used to scams and cheats. I hate a lot of things about living in LA but i appreciate the street smarts it has given me. I can’t even leave a backpack or my wife’s purse in my car anymore..

[@joeburns91]

I threw one of those bracelet dudes to the ground at the Sacre Coeur and everyone made a big scene. I told him loudly not to touch me like 4 or 5 times and finally had enough. They made a big scene but luckily some local Parisians kinda stuck up for me in the commotion.

[@BlueJeanes]

Yeah man, the people selling random stuff such as the eiffel keychains have reportedly often been brought to the country illegally with the compunction that if they sell a bunch of keychains for "x' amount of time, their "host" will help them to get their "papers". That of course, never happens and they are stuck in this cycle for an indeterminate amount of time. So definitely not harmless. It's a convoluted form of indentured servitude under false pretenses if anything.

[@Darwinek]

Thanks for the comment. That's exactly what I wanted to say.

[@1KiloDepartment]

Heck, same thing happens with internet scammers, where people (usually foreigners to the scammers) are lied to about a lucrative job overseas. But instead their passport is taken away and they are forced to perform scams on people. Main benefit is that the scammers who can't speak foreign languages don't have to talk on the phone. I also wager that these people are told to not tell the police about it, who would be able to help otherwise (or at least should help, even if it means the person has to go back to their home country and pay fines for doing the "job"). So hopefully a public PSA for them would help! Edit: Cleared up the comment a bit.

[@TryinaD]

@@RoachDoggJr435wow zero sympathy. You know people are lured into human trafficking by promising legal papers as well? Hopefully you realize you can be scammed into this situation too no matter what you think. Care about folks for once.

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

Same sort of things in the USA. The chinese illegals work in the chinese restaurants or massage parlors. The hispanics work wherever as well, some sell flowers, some beg. On Buford Hwy in Atlanta, Ga, you see the illegal males just standing around outside, looking for work in construction or lawn care, where a contractor would pull up in his pickup truck, get a few males, & off to his job.

[@TryinaD]

I am not naive, I am just aware that there have been news of trafficking victims trying to look for aid, and many described the same warning signs, jobs, promised legal papers, and so on. Desperation can do many things to a person. It’s interesting that the ones commenting with a lack of empathy are men, while women are taught that there is always an inherent risk of being trapped in some sort of situation if you are not careful.

[@breakfire78]

6:10 “You’re deaf?” *She nods yes.* Ah yes, absolutely deaf.

[@iscrampad2194]

Some deaf people can read lips so I wouldn’t think of it. But when it’s known as a fact that scammers do this, they are definitely not deaf.

[@perperella]

Maybe she's reading lips :D I know that she's lying, but it may happen ;)

[@breakfire78]

That's fair.

[@smug_cat1]

​@@perperella or shes reading soundwaves

[@theheinzification]

@@smug_cat1 with her ears

[@hotcrazycatladyme168]

I saw them doing that deaf trick over 30 years ago. I guess it must be a classic. It didn't last because our city already had real programs in place for the blind and deaf, so people are aware of this and those who can afford to will support the real charity that sets up programs and resources for those who need it.

[@jonatancohen]

"Convention of Scammers" is the best part of the video!!!! Congrats

[@CD3MC]

7:07 - "Theres a Czech con artist that sold the eiffel tower"... TWICE. He sold the same tower TWICE.

[@SuraDoes]

I also respect a good scammer. I’d be mad, but also impressed.

[@jstu1259]

Skills

[@apokrif1067]

Best course of action: don't talk to people in the street, don't listen to or look at them, act exactly as if they weren't there.

[@MarcYanruw]

Just tell them no. Don't apologize either

[@apokrif1067]

@MarcYanruw No need to begin a conversation by saying "no".

[@MarcYanruw]

@@apokrif1067 lol that's good point but it's harder for me to ignore

[@boygirlandadad5814]

Love the channel! I gotta tell you about the scam my father, and a bunch of Navy guys ran into during the 1960's. While on a Mediterranean Cruise they made port in Turkey. There were these craftsmen that were making a Beretta pistol copy for 1/4 of the price of an original one. They let you inspect the weapon, order it, then pick it up and pay for it before they departed back to the ship. And because they were servicemen and bringing a purchased weapon onto the ship is highly frowned upon, they would wrap it and a very secure, discrete and hard to open package so they would have no issues. Well everyone got their new Beretta's back on board. When they opened the boxes of their new pistol everyone got a nice flat rock about the weight of a pistol. 😂

[@bgg9619]

Thank u fr wat ur doing to help tourists abt these scammers. Pls be careful!

[@mywwwow]

I never understand why the police, in any country, don’t do anything against those scammers. 😢😠😡🤬

[@Crafcik123]

Girl at 6:10 is doing pretty good job at pretending she's deaf. She even nodded when he asked her if she is

[@SupremeWZ]

I was about to write that lol

[@simplydividends]

If someone grabs your arm, that is assault. Not to mention an invasion of personal space. I would not take kindly if someone did this to me or my wife.

[@Gary-ee3kq]

It happens all the time in Italy... didn't happen to me in Paris but saw it a few times.

[@moon.lite.v]

Police in Europe are weak. They don’t patrol and enforce anything because they’re overwhelmed with so many people plus tourists in tiny spaces, so scammers know they can get away with ASSAULT. You touch me like this in the USA, grab me, push me.. you’re getting shot. I’m defending myself immediately. Europe needs to get a grip.

[@PrankHouseClark]

again rules in each country are different. just because its assulat charge doesnt mean its a same across the globe.

[@BennyB-pe7hy]

had one in Bulgaria trying to put a bracelet on my younger sister a few years ago, I shouted at her to f off and within seconds there were a couple of men up in my face

[@simplydividends]

@@BennyB-pe7hy thats how they operate, in groups. Wish there was more police in these tourist spots

[@aronthelegend8009]

Paris is a disgrace, how can they let this happen

[@aronthelegend8009]

True

[@leonardocarvalho2200]

you import the 3rd world, you become the 3rd world

[@tresp0045]

They're cowards

[@watyes7546]

@@aronthelegend8009 bro responded to himself

[@luke0346]

Look into who created the EU, that's how it happened.

[@thefailxtreme]

When I was in Paris I saw street vendors selling water, collecting old/used bottles, refilling with fountain water (labeled don't drink) & reselling them again for 1Euro. No tthankyou I will stick with supermarket water

[@SnakeHistorian]

I dont remember when I found this channel, probably during covid honestly. I'm currently studying abroad in the UK and have plans for 6 days in Prague in the first week of December thanks to you. Can't wait to see all the sights and taste the great food.

[@jaytelfer3984]

I have done lots of travelling in Europe, and thanks to your videos, I have never been scammed. Dekuji!

[@-JustHuman-]

The part I notice most is that it seems to be the same people doing these scams in all countries, like it's so rare it's locals.

[@Coal2956]

Gypsies?

[@-JustHuman-]

@Coal2956 Gypsus for the scam, and Africa's for the bracelet yes.

[@Tomenczo]

@@Coal2956 :D u wont find an honest working gypsy anywhere in the world .... that is rarity

[@Alec15]

I was in Sacré -Coeur last march. And those were exactly the same scammers I saw. I was with a group of friends they started to stop and touch us, and even they even followed us for a minute. absolutely crazy

[@jameskilgour387]

I saw them in 2019 in the exact same place. Kinda wild that the authorities don't bother getting rid of them tbh

[@davidhoffmann6040]

France 2024... As a French I went abroad, tired to see what is becoming my country...

[@sodanakin]

​@@davidhoffmann6040 Result of a fake democracy. Even if you vote. They just funnel the votes from 4 parties into one so they can still ruin the country for another whatever years. On top of that you have brigitte roleplaying president trough her little groomed puppet. (Google : was brigitte macrons teacher) Country is straight up lost.

[@0783155]

The girl with the petition tried to steal from me in +/- 2015. She had her hand in my pocket when I grabbed her wrist and she ran off with absolutely nothing.

[@muazunais2378]

Use a fart spray around you or on you when you sign those papers or when you play the game around scammers 😂

[@TheMathewHd]

Dude went from hating scamers and trying to save tourists to just going with the flow and reviewing the scams. 😂😂😂

[@awesome220]

I am American but from New York. One of those deaf petitioners came up to me in Paris and I said , in probably incorrect French, and she was taken aback. Maybe not used to Americans not being overly nice and naïve

[@fridaytax]

I always yell at them loudly in English "No, I don't speak English" and keep walking. Never had a problem.

[@markschrama7218]

Went to Paris like 25 years ago, saw all these scamms, went there 5 years ago, still the same stuff. And to this day it is still the same. In the end i believe it just becomes a father/son business that they take over after a while.

[@stvdagger8074]

When I visited Paris I was approaching the Pont Du Carrousel to cross the Seine and visit the Louvre. A woman in front of me cried out in surprise, bent down and picked up a gold ring. She then approached me holding it up and started talking to me. I just shook my head and went past her. Amazingly once I crossed the bridge, another woman found another ring! I just burst out laughing and she backed away. Apparently the streets of Paris are full of "goldish" rings.

[@Yannickille]

How is the scam going?

[@Streubanane]

They try so sell you this garbage ring an d as soon as you open your wallet, they rip out the money and run​@@Yannickille

[@phoneme52xxx6]

I had this in Paris. I called him a thief in French and he backed away.

[@St0rrrm]

you're like Sonic out in these parisian streets

[@jupa7166]

​@@YannickilleIt's brass not gold. Wanna buy it?

[@The_Real_KaiO]

After living in NYC, you never take anything "free" from strangers or buy anything offered, never play "a game", never sign anything somebody is holding, don't follow anybody who is trying to lead you somewhere, and don't let anybody touch or bump into you for any reason. It's absolutely insane how many people let themselves get completely taken as fools, even in their own country by scams that are literal centuries old.

[@jaklg7905]

I agree. It is hard to fathom how anyone, in this day and age especially, are so easily scammed. I grew up before technology and even back then we knew about these types of scams. The sad reality is that SO many people live in their tiny bubbles of knowledge and close their ears and minds to any other information. They have to learn the hard way because they refuse to listen to other people's wisdom.

[@bjamin]

Head down, eyes up. Know who/what's around and know your exits... Not as easy to do as a tourist. In the 80's, you could also act batshit crazy and people would back off. A solid growl and crazy eyes still carries a lot of weight with these fake tough guy scammers.

[@afiiik1]

There are still people who are born in areas where everybody greets everybody on the streets. And then they visit a bigger city and go walking around a dangerous neighbourhood with a fat purse in their hand behind their back (my dad)! I think the local pickpockets were to shocked, they let him be😂

[@MrPixof]

As a french guy who moved to Paris 5 years ago, I can't wait for the opportunity to move out from this city (and this country). France is falling appart from every angles and you realize that even more when you travel and see how other countries are doing

[@Benn25]

n'attends pas, je me suis cassé au Japon en 2010, meilleure décision de ma vie. a chaque fois que je reviens voir ma famille en France, la piqûre de rappel fait assez mal.

[@Benn25]

@rhythmPhil c'est une légende ça. au Japon il ya généraient plus de vacance qu'aux USA, étonnamment. ma première année j'avais 2 semaines, maintenant j'ai plus de 1 mois, comme le veut la loi. le truc, c'est que les gens ne les prennent pas forcément (et si c'est pas pris, c'est perdu!) en plus mon patron, super sympas, me file 10 jours de congés payés EN PLUS pour revenir en France voir ma famille tous les ans! (bon ça, c'est juste moi ^^) Edit: cela dit, le pays qui s'appauvrit (et vieillit!), c'est vrai, et visible, et flippant. Après, d' une certaine manière... c'est un peu la même chose en France... 🤭

[@Benn25]

@rhythmPhil oui c'est une très bonne conclusion. ce qui compte c'est d'être dans un endroit où les point négatifs ne nous embêtent pas trop quoi ^^

[@shymaniac]

Thanks to the algorithm that showed me your Paris trilogy. We have the same shit here on the Baltic Sea and in the Tatra Mountains but the way you confront them is just perfect. Great job!

[@dontknowdocare]

There's way less scammers in the winter months btw. The only tips I can give people who don't speak French for Paris is 1) dress up rather than down so you look more like the locals. 2) If you're not young enough to be a student don't wear a backpack, identifies you as a tourist immediately. 3) Assume anyone who approaches you in English is as a scammer. 4) Be hyper vigilant of anyone who approaches you/ stands next to you with purpose. I've never had anything stolen or fell for a scam but you really need eyes at the back of your head and can never let your guard down. Being willing to tell people to f..k off (preferably in French) is the best defense.

[@madorion]

Writing right on the petition SCAM and underlining it is next level comedy 😂😂😂

[@gerrykelly2440]

I saw these scams 30 years ago, its incredible people still fall for it.

[@michaelbuckley8986]

So true.Same for me.

[@geirwickstrm9162]

Paris was my worst holiday. I never got scammed, but it was really tiresome dodging scammers, pickpockets and just strsight up robbers. I won’t be going back.

[@juanrafaelgarcia6819]

Keep up the exemplary work Honest Guide!!! I remember seeing and subscribing to you way back when you only had a few hundred thousand subs...And oh boy you have almost 3M now...More scammers to "scam" for you guys, go get em'!!!

[@marni2890]

The first scam the wristband one happend the exact same place, we went up there and they litteraly stand on both sides so it's impossible to go up. And when bossman went too close to my family i told him to fuck off and they became agressive and so on. I feel bad for the French having these people there

[@Lawlzinator]

They asked for it by voting for politicians that enabled this

[@vash47]

I feel bad for whomever has to live among the French.

[@kimedits22]

We were also trapped on both side and my boyfriend only said he doesn‘t want to talk to them and they became aggressive and kicked him and even told him that the next time he will kim him.

[@ohmygodfreeusername]

@@vash47 imagine being french and black...

[@kayllenstarships9009]

Report them to police that is a serious threat!​@@kimedits22

[@RFHYLAND]

Actually give you props for the ad plug. Was a pretty good spin. Well done.

[@destinationwellknown]

Love these Paris scam videos! I was in Paris a week ago and the guys at Sacre Coeur were VERY aggressive, the guy you met seemed like such a sweetheart compared to the dudes I encountered tbh... 😅

[@Andrew-tl9gk]

How can this be a thing for 10 years and the police is doing nothing ??

[@destinationwellknown]

@@Andrew-tl9gk I know, it's so bad 🫠 I also posted a video a few days ago where I talk about out experience (the '20 things I wish I knew before visiting Paris' one)

[@rikoaya2741]

@@Andrew-tl9gk well I will guess based in my country corrupcion, they are paying the police to let them scam

[@St0rrrm]

@@rikoaya2741 do you really think those small time crooks are this powerful? it's just neglect from the authorities as the socialist mayor thinks anything related to police is too right wing

[@ayfor38]

Je suis français et content de voir que vous montrez la réalité devant la ville "romantique"

[@DrZGJ]

This discourages people like me from visiting Paris. But to be honest, there are such scammers and thieves everywhere.

[@bestminecrafter835]

the forced wristband scam is something they do to mark good targets for other scams. If you are caught with one of those bracelets you will inevitably be approached by more scammers

[@alinm4844]

That's why I didn't get the covid vaccine

[@cornjeebus]

Yeah he explained that in the video

[@przekladanki]

Hello slavic brother! For a short time, I lived in Paris and got to know all these scams. I always warn my friends who are planning to visit Paris, explaining how these scams work and where they might encounter them. Now, I can simply send them your fantastic video! 😁 PS. The wristband scam near Sacré-Cœur has been around for at least 15 years! Wow! Greetings from Poland! 😊

[@chriscamlog]

1:52 c'mon man, we're happy

[@iamnotcaptainyt4953]

Start your villian arc bro , get that scammer 💀

[@chriscamlog]

@ gon laugh in his face happily for 1hour straight

[@Bratty-v6m]

Your videos should be played on large screens at tourist spots

[@leelujan9816]

I went to Paris in 2014 as a 20-something girl and a Romanian girl tried the donation scam on me and my husband. I told her to get a job and she stamped her foot in anger. 😬 I can't believe it's still happening 10 years later!

[@MElaughs]

Kissy deaf lady wanting signatures must have been going on for years. I visited Paris back in 2013 and was approached. Your channel needs to explode more

[@vigneshdinakaran6426]

Dude I visited paris in the year 2015. I saw the same trick and did not fall for it. My wife wanted to play the Cups n balls and I said no. We even had a fight. Her thinking was, lets have fun gambling even if we lost 50 euros. Thats why it works i think. Tourist being in a good mood, also ready to lose mentally. We also encountered the same deaf, wristband scams. This never changed.

[@madmapper77]

I came across the deaf/mute petition/donation scam in Berlin around 10 years ago. I didn't give them any money and later on I couldn't help noticing they'd only approach people walking by themselves, not 2s or groups.

[@giuliacorsettiantonini5615]

This scam is becoming very popular in London too!! I work in a restaurant here and this lady once came in while I was in the middle of serving a table to try and scam me!!! The audacity!!!

[@djpronic]

11:07 i choked xD

[@julielogan2915]

While sheltering under a tree in a park, just across from the Eiffel Tower last August, we watched a hawker lift a drain cover, and fish cans of Coke out to sell. If you want to buy from these guys and drink water or soft drinks from a can or bottle that's been cooled in a sewer, go ahead, but sometimes you're risking more than your money.

[@Gary-ee3kq]

I think that's where they store them. I saw a guy using a dolly to move couple cases of soda to a place underground.

[@user-qz2uq8wx8w]

around 12 years ago I went to Paris in the summer for exams, walked 9 kilometers from Auteuil to Notre Dame (where I had to meet friends later), along the Seine, it was high season for tourism and lots of heat so there were lots of hawkers selling mineral water bottles in ice, but the logistics of their operation seemed too sketchy to give them money and I saw them litter, so I just walked, and I passed tens of them, with really big chunks of ice (some bigger than bottles) that oughta melt so fast in the sun, to this day I still wonder where they got those. As for me, I knew some parks had drinkable tap water, but the only one I found was in the small park next to Notre Dame. Best feeling ever, not a euro to these guys with their sketchy water and dubious commercial practice, and free safe water next to the cathedral that hadn't burned yet.

[@EmmaBadOne]

I love that you're exposing these pigs. The only issue I have is giving them fake money. They will just use it as real money because they are already scammers. It's like giving them props for their production. I know, I know, they'll do it anyway.

[@BenjoCovers]

Better that than forcing innocent animals into slaughter houses for optional products

[@EmmaBadOne]

@@BenjoCovers You want to try that again? In English this time.

[@BenjoCovers]

​@@EmmaBadOne Better that, than forcing innocent animals into slaughter houses for optional products. I added the comma, are you able to read it now? Im saying scamming someone is obviously less bad than unaliving them, so maybe take responsibility for your own actions before pointing the finger

[@EmmaBadOne]

@@BenjoCovers Better what? than forcing innocent animals into slaughter houses for optional products. BETTER WHAT? Im trying to see your rational for conflating my point with your point. I don't see the congruence.

[@BenjoCovers]

@@EmmaBadOne Getting scammed for some bucks is less bad than getting your life and children taken away, you would agree on that right? So how can you blame the scammer, when you do the thing that is even worse? I mean you can blame them of course, but then you should also reflect on your own actions, bc what you are doing is even worse. And then stop doing the bad thing. Otherwise you would be a hypocrite.

[@knightsnight5929]

These scammers blight Paris. It really is quite a shame that these "people" are not dealt with.

[@MonaDeMeyer]

What really cracks me up is when the deaf scammers who say they're deaf just respond to your question😂

[@dhwardani]

Congrats on the long over due blow up for the channel!!! You guys deserve it!!

[@paulbruner3451]

I would like to have the same audacity as you to swindle the fraudsters by giving them notes of money that are not valid. You're the best.

[@interstellarsurfer]

Selling fake wine in France is considered a capital offence. However, smuggling in untaxed cheap foreign wine and relabeling it is a time honored tradition.

[@peterc4082]

French wine rides on marketing and the same fools generations over repeating the same nonsense.

[@afiiik1]

I like red wines French and white wines Czech 😎

[@drainbamage]

"Will you please sign my petition?" "No way you freaking pinko!" "You gotta be fucking kidding."

[@wandersonso]

love the way you showed all their faces in the videos and not blur it. good job.

[@TheTakeovers]

I was a victim of the deaf scam back in 2016, the lady told me that I signed my life away, and If I dont pay, Ill be going to jail. She got 50$ out of me as a sixteen year old boy.

[@KohrakGKOH]

The wristband scam is the thing that made me feel the most unsafe in Paris. It really ruined my experience there and I don really feel like going back

[@marksicherl8847]

Sorry to hear it. Never been to Paris myself but I am curious what happened?

[@NathanMartins]

Same for me but with the deaf scam

[@KohrakGKOH]

@marksicherl8847 basically I almost signed the petition thing and my friend warned me that it was a trick to get pick pocketed while I was distracted, then I saw the wristband thing and again my friend warned me about it. Nothing really happened to me but I was constantly on edge around all the tourist places

[@nutzer5714]

Same was like 17 at the time. Forgot to bring a secure bag for my valuable items and didn't have good pockets. So after the bracelet encounter and feeling that those 6 aggressive African men that ganged up on me tried to grab into my pocket before I managed to escape the situation that felt like my life was being in danger, I had a strong grip on my valuable items all day, and was constantly on edge.

[@PinkAsAPistol]

I've lived in Paris for a few years and some of these people would become very annoying when hanging out in popular places. One time at Sacre Coeur I almost came to blows with a guy who attempted to grab my hand and attach a wristband by force, even though I did not stop walking to engage him and I was keeping my hands pretty much away from him. Another time two women doing the charity scam would keep following me for a couple of minutes, trying to bully me with insults because I ignored them. I was doing a lot of street photography so even though I spoke enough French and knew better than to be scammed, seeing me with a camera was enough for them to assume I would be their victim and sometimes they would get angry upon finding out out that it wasn't happening. At least those doing the cup and ball thing are better in the sense that they will not bother you if you don't show active interest in what they're doing.

[@rasklaat2]

I have met those "deaf" scammers in Oxford when showing the city to my friend from Spain. Once I recognized who these people are I whispered "gitanos" to him. They have immediately disappeared.

[@medman6649]

Ran into both these groups at Montmartre. The bracelet folks shook my hand and held on, then tried to tie the bracelet on. A firm "NO!" put a stop to that. Same with the "deaf" folks.

[@TinshipTravels]

I nearly had a fight with a scammer in Milan with the wristband thing. I said "Don't touch me", and he kept going and saying "I can touch you if I like" He wanted to fight me and I walked as fast as I could towards the local tourists cops. It made a mark on me because I still hate Milan to this day. these scammers are ruining these destinations. keep exposing them.

[@mattshelton7423]

I have a very fond memory of visiting Paris in 2014 or 2015, can’t remember, on a school trip. A scammer came up to me and a friend, and tried to get me to sign some petition/paperwork. Of course, being an American, I couldn’t understand most of the French on the sheet. Fortunately for me, my dad had taught me not to sign anything unless I completely understood it, and unfortunately for the scammer I had JUST gotten into scam baiting vids on KZbin before my trip! So little 14 year old me and my buddy started fucking with this scammer, acting like we didn’t understand, but wanted to help. We knew just enough French, and the scammer knew just enough English, for us to string it along for about 15 minutes before our guide saw us and intervened, thinking we were not aware of it. We were really bummed that our fun was over, but we had a good laugh with the guide about it later. He was giving himself a hard time about it because he would’ve wanted us to keep going! (His words!)

[@Chargingdingle]

When I was in Paris and bought an Eiffel Tower I handed the guy a 20€ bill and it was maybe 5-10€ for a bigger one, a police man came by and chased him away but shortly after the guy came back and gave me my change. He didn't have any stand set up so he could've walked away with the extra money but it seems like the sellers are somewhat honest and don't want to be scammers.

[@yadusolparterre]

African sellers VS gypsy scammers

[@prancesco15]

​@DaddyBiscuits we can say the same things about landlords

[@marrekubbe]

The ”deaf mute” scammers used to be in my town in Sweden. They were scamming people outside my work (i worked in a store) so I made it my job to go out and warn the people being scammed. The scammers got really angry and a bit aggressive sometimes. One of the girls used to give me the middle finger when she saw me. Good times😂. I love your work!

[@grekygrek]

The deaf mute ones really rub me the wrong way. Sad world. Appreciate your content my friend.