Undercover in a Stolen Phone Market in India

[@KarlRock]

Want to see inside India's most notorious black market? I went, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnPVg6WNg75pbaM.

[@nunyabizness9216]

You're so incredible Karl! Please never stop.

[@KarlRock]

@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 Markets like this do have spotters who keep an eye out for the Police and will alert everyone if a raid is coming. But I think this guy might've been drunk because he wasn't making much sense when talking either.

[@maneshparawade8581]

Instead of keeping your phone in backpack I used to keep it in front pocket. But just ensured that music/songs are on and you had your ear phone in place. So if incase music/song gets stop then *understand* that someone has stolen your mobile. Most of mumbaikar try/use this trick in local.

[@Kenshi-CS]

This is why I constantly resist going to india. Police don't care about handcuffing these bloody sellers who are actually thieves.

[@dietrichdietrich7763]

Those Chinese knock offs, I would

[@castnut]

Karl : Seriously telling his story Me: Noticing that slap 0:32 😆😂

[@hnanetoo]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@crAzytitAn4741]

😂

[@lovethemack]

Same. What a gross human, parent, indian

[@qusayxk]

COME ON YOUR FATHER IS WAITING FOR US IN THE CAR! 😂😂😂

[@Emilmarch]

Exactly and I lost focus on Karl 🤣🤣🤣

[@explorer.samrat]

Karl is doing such a brilliant job. He is a traveller with a difference & a master of exposing crimes and injustice that's happening around the world. A real honest man, who wants the world to become a fairer place, devoid of corruption. Keep it up! ☺️

[@KarlRock]

Thanks, Bro. I just want tourists to enjoy their time in India. And with this video teaching them how to avoid pickpockets.

[@explorer.samrat]

@@KarlRock Yes bro, your dedication to keeping tourists safe and informed are highly commendable 😊😊...Been following you since you opened this channel and you have always been an inspiration to me. God bless you! 😊💙

[@KarlRock]

@@explorer.samrat thank you Brother. You’re too kind 🙏

[@muaythairaja]

​@@KarlRock Do something about the bikie gangs and drug problem in NZ as well.

[@KarlRock]

@@muaythairaja already made a reel about it, “Beware of THIS in New Zealand!” kzbin.infowTt2m1zAn-s

[@Mclovin96X]

94% of pickpockets caught in delhi metro trains were women . according to cisf data 2020 .

[@bard2227]

wow looks like females aren't as good as pickpocketing as men...

[@N0Xa880iUL]

​@@bard2227No

[@antonydandrea]

​@barnabas2399 about to say the same.

[@rishabsingh3338]

Humar choriya....choro se kam thodi hai

[@N0Xa880iUL]

@@rishabsingh3338 Perfect

[@ArunSharma-nt7oy]

Irony is not a single Indian making this kind of content. Kudos to you @karl

[@kieranhudson4938]

Indians hate criticism of their own country. Only foreigners are brave enough to do it.

[@zoey8977]

I dont get whats supposed to be ironic about this

[@perseusvlasov367]

​@@zoey8977I mean, no Indian would dare to do this yet a foreigner did.. That's appreciable. This is not some small robbery/crime, there's a big international lobbies with high rank stakeholders within and outside the system of different countries involved in this.

[@jackie2-g8l]

Most Indian youtubers are going to China and just traveling there going in great wall of china to modern chinese cities.

[@bhataktiaatma7252]

Indians saare biwi ke saath ashleel reel bana rahe hain

[@itzshihochin]

Been in India since last May for work. Stolen phones are not worth to buy especially iPhones because its not usable when it has an Apple account. Thanks for posting this, Karl.

[@jenlfpotter3870]

Then it would be broken down for the use of the components inside as spare parts as Karl said. Never, set passwords or Pins which a lot of people would know. Those are the strongest security as well as 2-factor authentication on as many of your accounts as possible, plus a one-password wallet application with a master password which nobody else but yourself should know. That's what keeps these... You know whats, out of your personal data.

[@kalaichelvan]

So you're saying if it's usable it's ok to buy a stolen phone 🤨

[@itzshihochin]

@@kalaichelvan im saying that buying stolen phones is a risk because it can track you down with the IMEI number and the phone number you inserted to the phone.

[@Dynamikcheese]

What do you do for work? I'm English and would like to learn a new skill or trade that I can move to India with.

[@damonmelendez856]

@@Dynamikcheesetoilet salesman? They need those

[@omarS54]

As much as I love Karl's videos, they've pretty much singlehandedly convinced me to never ever visit India... Too much to worry about and it's sad that such a great culture and history is ruined by rampant crime, scams, and more.

[@Abcdegfhd]

Don't let it deter you... if you are smart you will have a great time

[@omarS54]

@@Abcdegfhd See, whether I'm smart enough or not, I just don't want to be bothered like that by people out to screw me over.

[@IbbiAhmed]

Good call. We’re still a long way from being a good place to visit. Too much poverty just forces people to steal, while the top 1% sit with 99% of the wealth

[@user-un7rk8dk2i]

Completely understandable man. I myself as an indian have gotten scammed out of a huge sum of money and my sister also got robbed off of her iPhone. One must never let their guard down here in India.

[@dejazO0]

yep don't come here

[@TheBoyNamedAdarsh]

I still remember when I bought one plus 6 on it’s launch date back in 2018 and just after 3 days it was pick pocketed at Hauz khas metro station. That was my first and only experience of getting pickpocketed. It was 10:30 at night and I had no idea what to do next. For an hour I just stood at the station clueless. The next day I tried filing an official police complaint at the police station and this was more hurtful for me than getting my phone stolen. The cops didn’t entertain my complaint and just said “Ye sab toh hota reheta hai. Iski kya complaint likhein.” But if a VIP’s phone get stolen, it’ll take 2 hours for the cops to find it and bringit back to the person. A common man just have to take it like a good little boy.

[@johngalactus4014]

Oh yeah!! Yet another "investigative/undercover" Karl Rock video - - my absolute favorites!

[@neilyhoops]

I had my pocket picked twice in my life. Once in North New Jersey and once in New York. In New Jersey, it was a man dressed up as an old lady. The police knew about him when I reported it. My wallet was recovered. The other time in NYC. It was more a bump and run. I was waiting at a corner, trying to cross the street. One guy bumped me from one direction, and the other bumped me from another direction. Both of them took off at full speed, going different ways. The good news is this was so long ago that I lost mainly travelers' checks. I was able to get back most of that money once I reported them stolen.

[@oiyecant720]

Are you American, or were you visiting? If you aren't American, I'm sorry that happened to you.

[@neilyhoops]

@@oiyecant720 American. I lived in North Jersey. I worked in NY.

[@godfather_000]

@BaneOfPhillipBurnell lol what do u expect from these robbers, do u think they dont carry anything for their safety

[@Zearl]

You're such an inspiration. Thank you Karl!

[@prateek3068]

I am from Bhubaneswar,, Capital of ODISHA which is an Indian Eastern State... I too was surprised seeing such a market...😅 It seemed to be eerie 😐 Thank U for spreading awareness among the Tourists...

[@shobhitsaxena108]

Its a shame 😞. My iPhone got stolen from Delhi Metro, and I have not yet managed to buy back another iPhone. And in parallel world this is happening 🥺

[@PriGoistic]

These are really helpful videos to indians too cause lately there are so many scams abt tech products not only in offline markets but also online markets is insane-

[@GauravSharma-gw4wg]

*_Pick Pockets & Mobile Phone Snatcher Are Increasing Day by day in delhi This is so Sad... I love my Delhi..._*

[@Lexyvil]

Buying a phone that you know was stolen which happens to still have information about the original owner somewhere on it would make a great documentary video where you try to bring it back to its owner.

[@makarofu9088]

0:32 She did him dirty with the Will Smith move💀

[@qusayxk]

She was like “COME ON YOUR FATHER IS WAITING FOR US IN THE CAR!”😂😂😂

[@andy8357]

Phone snatching is very common here. Even my teacher got his phone snatched by a biker.

[@dietrichdietrich7763]

Buy a cheap brand new local clean phone first. That way, it's no loss.

[@dietrichdietrich7763]

In fact buy two cheap phones, so the first one can be tossed away while the other you keep (especially for emergency or immediate contacts kept at home.)

[@Matthewgriffiths18]

Can't steal my phone if my hands are in my pocket 😏

[@DarkKnight-OO7]

The Police also make excuses to not register a complaint, suggesting their involvement in these organized crimes.

[@AnubisAnoup]

The same happens in Brazil, but it's worse, they rob you at gunpoint , and others sell your phone in places like this one.

[@theboyofjoyy]

glad at least gun culture is not much in India

[@mkmccue]

Had my phone stolen many years ago. It was security locked... Called the carrier immediately and had it turned into a $600 paper weight. No one would have been able to access it, I was told. The EIN was made unaccessible. Tracked it on Lookout and it was at an Indian Tobacco Shop, in the strip mall where I had ate dinner at. Of course they denied having it... Luckily, I had all my contacts and photos saved to Google, so they were recouped.

[@qusayxk]

I’m sorry for you! I was traveling with my family in Paris and this lady almost pickpocketed me and I quickly swatted her hand and yelled “ROBBER” in French. She ran so far away but we had called the French police and I don’t know what happened to her after.

[@jamesjameson4566]

They'll smile in your face and lie to their back teeth

[@manpreetwired]

They simply use phone’s spare parts if phone is bricked

[@benj3911]

@@manpreetwired yeah greedy apple charges like $300 for a replacement screen but technicians just buy stolen phones for cheap.

[@PedroSilva-vb3h]

Now i understand your india ban,expose all trash. Good luck mr and take care you have my respect

[@garrysekelli6776]

I stole some dudes phone once. And the funniest part was that it was totally by accident cause I picked it up thinking it was my phone. Anyhow long story but supposedly it ended up being returned to the owner.

[@KarlRock]

Haha yes, this has happened to me before too. Eventually the phone came back too.

[@crystaline1093]

I just lost my phone at Meijer. Someone turned it in. I went to get it 3 hours after it was lost. If it had been Walmart, I don't think I would have ever seen it again.

[@yashrajsinghbais7344]

Hey how it's going , your channel is my favorite one i especially like it when you explain everything so nicely. I wish you a lot of success with the channel and happy life.

[@stewartfooter3580]

Thankyou karl great vid and info to warn people

[@YT-Trenton]

I had my work phone (iPhone) stolen in Mexico. Was a real pain... You have to be careful anywhere there is a tourist spot, that's where thieves target. Besides using a fanny pack/backpack to hide your phone, a pocket that has a zipper is even better. Before you travel, you could find a tailor to sew a pocket with a zipper. That's what I did.

[@Nozylatten]

Good idea. Unfortunately its a real problem. I had to stop a woman on a British railway station and tell her to take her phone out her back pocket. It was so easy to snatch and run, she was grateful.

[@VikasYadav-wd9yw]

@@Nozylatten wtf?

[@velipulla3936]

@@Nozylattenwhy you looked her a55?

[@shalimar1792]

I lost mine in paris in 🇫🇷..

[@anembersarc]

@giacomoG555 The amount of times I've seen a girl/woman with half their phone hanging out the back pocket is crazy. It's usually a nice iPhone, too. I don't understand why they do it.

[@CaptainPupu]

Karl, i can attest that this is how thieves do it in Europe as well. Ive had known some shady stores and people selling stolen phones prior to the smartphone era. What they did was they eirher didnt charge it or took out the battery. Sometimes they didnt even give a charger because they knew it would take time to get a charger and would get away at it. Btw love these exploration vids. I feel like i am with you on the streets of Mumbai or wherever.

[@voidmind108]

"Has water got in it? It's wet. -No." pure comedy

[@N0Xa880iUL]

That's my phone!

[@mrwolf8164]

Most of these phones are second hand phones not stolen phones.But off course some phones could also be stolen phones....and this not a stolen phones market but a fake and second hand phones market....karl you are trying to portray it differently just for the views

[@10cmontibia66]

iPhones X and below can be icloud unlocked, above iPhone X they can’t.

[@KarlRock]

Thanks! I was wondering from which model could be cloud locked. That explains all the old iPhones at this market.

[@barryobrien1890]

India does not allow apple phones to be locked by foreign companies for security reasons, so you have to use the Indian government app. If an apple phone is stolen outside India, it can be shipped to India for resale. It does not work the other way. An apple phone stolen in India can be locked outside India and locked by the government in India. It's a pain to do as you have to file an fir at the police station in person to lock a phone

[@10cmontibia66]

@@barryobrien1890 Do you mean blacklisting?

[@Samlolsky]

0:32 😑 nice lady 👍🏻

[@danimalng3846]

0:32 the slap tho 💀

[@magical8013]

Imagine paying for a fake iPhone just so people think you have an iPhone but every time you turn it on you know it's not😂

[@Divithd]

Being An Indian I did not know that there is a website to report such things.. Thanks man.

[@Vik1919]

Did Nintendo take down your video or something?

[@Sriram-ig6pr]

Karl Rock for new James Bond B)

[@himalayandiaries2125]

When is your Jammu and Bhaderwah vlog coming? Eagerly waiting for that ❤❤

[@KarlRock]

Not for a few months, I have a lot of videos to edit before that. It's gonna be worth the wait though!

[@himalayandiaries2125]

@@KarlRock ok

[@9331]

0:32 typical Indian moms 😂

[@zengrath]

While I can appreciate people trying to recycle things and keep things out of landfills I don't like at all people selling stolen phones, giving an easy way for criminals and pickpockets from keep doing what they are doing. It also is a shame because there are plenty of people who don't know any better and would be fooled into buying a phone they can't even use, doesn't work, is blocked, and so on. At same time I hate companies who try to stop you from selling or trade things you purchased, like things you buy these days aren't really yours and they only want you to sell it back to them at basically no value and pay full price for a new phone. I miss the days when we could buy games or other electronics and we fully owned them and could do anything we wanted with them.

[@Abdullah-tb3ko]

How to stay safe , don’t go to India

[@DeathHugZ]

After watching your videos for some time I've decided India is one of the last places I'd ever want to visit. It seems extremely dangerous. So much so that you sell a book on how to stay safe. Low food standards, countless scams, and rape culture. This country seems unsafe and better off viewed through KZbin videos like yours. Your videos are great and I'll continue to watch them but I can't fathom the concept that you believe everyone should visit India.

[@pradoshpathy1592]

You should not use the you tuber a as your as medium on whose CEO is an Indian 😂😂....poor outsiders..we don't want bad ppls like you to come to india

[@skinnybuddha8988]

Love ya Karl been following for years. So happy to see you and your beautiful wife on so many wonderful adventures, love all the content you do. Much love.

[@BonsaiTheBernedoodle]

That slap was personal 😂 0:33

[@collectthemall]

The best way to assure safety is to buy second cheap old Nokia and use it while visiting such countries .

[@Halloween-Taken-Seriously]

0:33 DAMN THE GIRL ON THE RIGHT LMAOO

[@MrNuts70]

Its so sad to hear that you got robbed in both India and New York. Please stay safe Karl!

[@yousufbinkhalil4825]

You videos are always very informative and interesting to watch.

[@matt_pang]

Hi Karl, for this undercover video, what video glasses did you use for this? Looks pretty good for night video. Thanks 🙏

[@KarlRock]

GoPro Hero 10 Black

[@yogames6199]

​@@KarlRockdude you have skill i have no clue how u hide it

[@vkfan26]

@@yogames6199 Iski himmat bohot hai, can you imagine a desi guy going to some shady underground market in the USA with concealed camera?

[@naoedouard4422]

​@@vkfan26Your point?

[@sarazkekule6201]

@@naoedouard4422 He said he has a lot of guts like imagine doing something like this in another country like america where people owns gun

[@angryvintagegamernoob9284]

Like Karl rock can be "undercover" in India 😂😂😂

[@sukrutakolkar]

I lived there for years and didn't not know about this. I knew shady things happen after hours but stolen phones on sale right outside Dadar station? Damn.

[@desi_bhai_]

i live in india for so many years and yet i didn't know where these phones go after they have been stolen, in december 2019 on christmas a kid stole our 2 phones and because of google i was able to see that for the last time my phone was turned on in kolkata then i wiped it remotely..... there have been news of stealing rackets that use kids and you won't actually suspect a kid. we only found out how our phones were stolen because of CCTV otherwise child was so slick that you wouldn't notice at all

[@daanush468]

Going to Mumbai for the first time today, perfect video!

[@arjunmaheshwari564]

Me watching this on my new phone 😟😥😢😨😧

[@gelikoyu1449]

Hi Karl! Been following you since u used to have very few followers. Hope you will have 1 Billion followers soon

[@Techlevel1534.]

1 billion ?

[@krm5352]

Detective Karl Rock 😎😎

[@waitin4u358]

Pickpocket are popular from London, Rome, Milan,Paris are more popular on TikTok than from India

[@m.junaidmahmood4209]

IMEI can also be re-written. Sometimes when we block an IMEI, 100s of phones get blocked.

[@perseusvlasov367]

Wth hearing it for the first time.

[@capricorndragon6268]

Always impressed with India. Beautiful country. Amazed at the clones sold. I had no idea. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@maxspront]

Good job Karl! Another reason why you see only old phones is when a stolen/lost phone is reported to the police, they put the IMEI on watch list and monitor whenever one of these is turned on and used by a cellular network.. So these criminals, they put these phones/laptops in storage for many years till they become obsolete.. With hundreds of phones getting stolen in India every single day, the police cant maintain the list and eventually remove the older records from the watchlist...

[@xtechn9cianx]

Hi Karl! Much love from Gallup, NM

[@speaksthis]

They need a hurricane to blow through that place.

[@HairyMalik]

Selling 'stolen' items is also a common sales strategy in markets that deal in grey market goods. It's a similar concept to 'garage sale' which creates an illusion that everything will be dirt cheap. Nice tour bro albeit the bored as f sales guys😄

[@sir.axolotl2665]

I look forward to every single one of these videos! ❤

[@shraddharajput1120]

See if you can find 3 of my phones there .😢 I am now officially the most stupid traveller in my family because of these pick-pocketers 🥺🥺🥺

[@TherealestJedi]

@0:33 Dang that slap was so loud you can actually hear it over Karls narration xD

[@kennywalters889]

The fat lady sitting down asking “ you got any food for me?” 😂😂 that made me laugh out my chair

[@MHWorldwide]

Good one man, keep it up.

[@krishnagupta-yv4tm]

most pick pockets are from 1 country thats india .

[@maytheforcebewithyou5923]

What i cant stand even watching is how dirty and filthy the roads are. I cant imagine how many rats are just walking by between the people

[@arjunraj823]

You already expected this. Then why are you even watching and complaining.

[@maytheforcebewithyou5923]

@@arjunraj823 I like he's content and the Indian culture, but this filth is unbearable

[@TheWarthog2102]

QUE HACE LUISITO COMUNICA EN LA MINIATURA??? LMAO

[@dyingelectron4392]

0:33 typical indian mom 😂

[@byoobyoo1280]

In Brazil there are markets like these too but I think the difference is that its not only pickpocketed phones, some of the owners were killed during the robbery. Phones stained by blood. Brazilian justice is the worst.

[@Cruz0e]

0:33 what a slap did you notice that?:D

[@agentfluffie5660]

is no one going to talk about what happened at 0:29

[@buzzlightyear3530]

My mother, when I don't eat on time 0:32

[@Jayshep31]

Karl... we love the videos man. You are a GOAT.

[@JosephPatrickLonsdale-to7ql]

There's something funny about the most recognisable, tall, blonde Karl Rock going undercover😂

[@ujjwaldeshmukh6526]

0:33 that slap 😂

[@onelife6907]

I got my phone stolen too. These markets needs to be known.

[@Adol28]

Please Karl reupload the nintendo mod video and probably change the title. Nintendo is very strict as a company. Really loved that video. Please make another one please

[@jeeman23]

Are we just going to ignore the woman slapping the little boy at 0:33? lol

[@guillaumealapointe3556]

ITS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS OK?

[@AdityaVisionX]

Step into the shoes of a detective with Karl Rock as he ventures into the secretive stolen phone market in India. With hidden cameras and undercover operations, Karl uncovers the mysterious world of phone theft and trade. This thrilling video keeps you on the edge of your seat as Karl unravels the complexities of this underground market. Prepare to be amazed by his investigative skills and the shocking realities he uncovers. Hats off to Karl for shedding light on this hidden aspect of society and bringing us along on this thrilling detective journey!" 🕵‍♂🔍📱

[@maariya_di]

My phone was snatched by two guys on bike when I was on a call with my mom. Horrible experience, being a foreigner in a different country I felt very unsafe that time. But thanks to the police in Mumbai- they found my IPhone in three days. And I am glad to have apple- it’s not easy for thief to misuse the data in this case.

[@hulme187]

Who would buy a phone off a random off the street??

[@MrXavilee]

Nowadays they only sell phones here, in 17 & 18 century they used to sell kohinoor,gold of tipu sultan,wine cup of shah jahan,even amaravati marbles,but someone looted everything ,hope Carl make a video of this stolen artifacts and bring it back where it belong.

[@willylao5430]

Here in the Philippines, stolen phones are called GSM or "Galing Sa Magnanakaw"... meaning, sourced from thieves.

[@upnorth6722]

Thanks for the tour and info .

[@VedTandel]

Brother how about an fan meetup at the famous shivaji park in mahim?? Its just 2 stations ahead!!! Also we love you vlogs that you make in curiosity and honesty

[@FirstSaiyanOnEarth]

Tourist with 2 months of experiece from india here When you buy the stolen iphones sometimes the seller asks someone to pickpocket back the phone to the seller after someone boughts it its like an infinite money glitch, Thats why if you see people standing behind the seller chilling that means theyre the pickpocketters

[@ytcommenter1178]

Side quest Get your stolen phone back from the black market

[@fernandomartinez9447]

0:33 😂 I wonder what the kid did to get wacked like that in the back of the head

[@qusayxk]

“YOU DIDNT PICKPOCKET ANYBODY” also did you know most pickpockets are women and kids but kids are more common because of their unsuspected victims and the fact is if they were caught they couldn’t be sent to jail. Also kids are faster than women as many pickpockets wear heels to trick men into thinking they were a prostitute

[@xinyujiang8634]

Foreigners traveling in India must be careful with their wallets and mobile phones at all times

[@striker44]

0:33 😢

[@afonsorosado896]

0:33 lady slaps children ( on the right side of the video)

[@ArthArmani]

You can lock or see where the iPhone is with iCloud even if is off, you really have to be stupid to steal phones nowadays lol

[@Doggo_is_sus]

selling recycled phones is no biggie , but selling stolen phone is just terrible

[@MisterRON]

What did the five fingers say to the face? 0:32