@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz he has no degree and it will be hard for him to find a job without one. He obviously is qualified and deserves a job, just unfortunate that’s often how it is. Probably in a better position now than 10 years ago but still, difficult.
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz well I'm not positive because I don't know him personally but I imagine if he had a degree in sales/business he wouldn't be scaming people like this. What is your point though?
SO listen up, this is how they scam you: They give you the clothing, and leave. In the meantime, they're keeping an eye on you. A few minutes later the guy returns and tells you that he made a mistake and gave you the wrong jacket / dress and askes for them back since they actually belong to an important client. When you give them back, they inspect the jacket / dress and point out that there's damage )a pre-existing rip or stain) and they demand that you take responsibility for damaging the clothing. They will argue and argue with you, saying that the jacket / dress costs like $5000 and that you ruined it. They ask you for the money to pay for it. After more argument, they tell you something like "Ok, it's my responsibility too, I will assume the cost of this. But at least give me part of the cost, say $500." And that's how they try to get you. If this happens to you, don't argue, or try to negotiate. Just tell them: No problem, I'll call the police and we'll wait here for them. We'll let the police settle this. If you do that, they will try to weasel their way out, ask you for at least $200 and if you don't budge and wait for the cops, they will take their garbage clothing and scram.
I thought it was a scam like stolen property from their fake company (anyone can have a business) then they'd report it to the cops and somehow got paid for the stolen jacket. They really are fucked up and basically if they give it to you, you gotta pee on it and call the cops whenever you receive the jacket
@@rodzandz yeah and the scam can actually get people two ways. One is people who believe the clothing is great, and the other is people who are simply too nice to say no. Pretty shameless either way.
Meanwhile they were mad expensive clothes the dude felt like giving away out of the kindness of his heart before heading back to his mansion in Rome to talk about the loss of trust in the world over spaghetti with his brother Luigi
You are a sensitive man. In real life we are daily scammed by our feeling of guilt. Real life is full of worst issues they are not upset, they are disappointed.
@@bobafett5838 He is definitely not Ukrainian or Russian, his accent is the wildest. I say this as a Russian. His face isn't Russian at all :) Even if a person lives in another country for a long time, his pronunciation does not change soooo much like this (if he was a Russian). In the comments above some people wrote that he is from Italy cause his accent is clearly Italian.
This exact same thing happened to me in Paris in 1996. In my case, the charming Italian guy gave me a leather Ferrari jacket, because of course, he was the head designer of Ferrari. Anyway, I accepted it because the jacket was actually really nice. He then gave me another one for my girlfriend -- all for "free." So I accepted after he assured me there were no "strings attached" and I gladly accepted. After that, he asked me if I could give him some gas money cause he had no cash, was out of gas, and of course -- late for his flight at Charles De Gaulle to Milano. When he realized that I literally had no cash on me except for a few francs, and I wasn't willing to give it to him, he took the jackets back and left. Basically, they guilt you into giving them cash for garbage products. For me, it's a lot of work for very little profit, but the truth is, there's a sucker born every minute...
You would think that speaking French, Italian, Russian and Lord-knows how many other languages, that there are thousands of great-paying legitimate jobs that do not involve scamming. What a waste of top-tier language and interpersonal skills! Penny wise and £ foolish.
Found quite weird as well. The man has politician-like persona and is at least trilingual. He could work in an embassy or as an interpreter or some shit.
Also they would never come to a stranger begging to people on the street for advertisements. If he really owned a store in Lafayette which I've been many times as my mother buys stuff there, it is extremely expensive and not for everyone, so if he had a store there he even wouldn't bother to go to strangers, there is advertisement and agents for this. Some people are so dumb that's crazy, but what should we be surprised after all ?
english: - do you live in moscow? - no, i live in a small city - st. petersburg? - yes, st. petersburg this is a russian equivalent to the part in the video where the italian scammer asked him if he comes from odessa, tourist said no, he lives in a small city, the scammer then asked kharkov? And the tourist just said yes, yes, kharkov. The thing is that kharkov isn't a small city at all, it has over 1mio inhabitants and is the second largest city in whole of ukraine, so the scammer had no idea about the ukraine at all. just like st. petersburg, which is the second largest and very famous city in russia after moscow, not quite a "small city".
Yeah but mugging is a good honest trade , you know where you are with a mugger and what to expect, imagine people's disappointment when they get home and their designer jacker falls apart - that kind of experience sticks with you
Yesterday i got an email, saying that i have an unknown rich uncle in Dubai, and that for only 150 USD, i will receive 500 million USD from him. Oh what a bargain!
"You know what Toby? When the son of the deposed King of Nigeria e-mails you DIRECTLY asking you for help, you help!! His father ran the freakin' country... Okay??"
It's a pretty normal thing in Europe to be able to speak 3+ languages. I don't know if in America or in Brittain it is enough to get a decent job, but defintly not here
@@narthex1681 No, it is not at all. In Africa it's normal but in Europe if we know English and our country language, it's a LOT. To know more than that, you should be kind of a linguist or smth.
@@narthex1681 In defense of Americans/British I would say t's not "a pretty normal thing", Europeans are bilingual at most on average, if they happen to speak English to varying degrees, only some regions in Europe encompass multiple languages/dialects, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands/Luxembrug/Belgium area, Balkans, etc 3+ languages on average it's a crazy lie to shame Americans or Brits even further, and I'm a Catalan (European) myself, just saying. Also because 99% of Europeans who are bilingual or more than 2, are simply because these languages are all native to their land, like myself who spoke Spanish and Catalan natively since I was a toddler, and learn English and Portuguese on my own. Americans and Brits don't have any more native languages than English, which is the lingua franca of this century, unless they want to go abroad to live they literally have no incentive whatsoever to learn any other languages.
This guy is known for going around Paris asking to sniff everybody’s butts & farts as well. that’s why he got so mad at the end , he was gonna ask the guy to fart in his face but he wouldn’t even take his gift. His name is Cletcho Kova. Notorious.
@@echoecho5244 you mean when in fellowship of the ring frodo goes to rivendell and his uncle bilbo is there and whilst frodo is taking off his shirt to put on the mithril shirt his uncle gave him, bilbo sees the ring and goes a bit nuts over the ring?
Happened to me in Paris as well. I'm French but I don't live in France so when I'm going to Paris I'm a tourist as well and they are quite good to spot it. Similar guy gave me 3 shirts like that. I knew it was a scam but I accepted the gift and right after I pretended to receive a phone call. I said thank you to the guy and left. He parked his car and ran after me asking for money. Told him to fuck off and went on my way with his shit gift.
LOL. shit scam then...they are basically giving away free shit...then asking for money after telling you to walk away with it free of charge. What mug would pay up? you'd either give it back or like yourself, tell them to Fuck off.
That's what I don't get. I hear about these scams all the time and wonder how the hell they could possibly work. Do the innocent people they get pulled on somehow have the inability to tell the scammer to go fuck themselves?
Found elsewhere, this is how they do it. We were in Rome last week. Had just left our B&B to walk to the Colosseum when a car pulled up next to us and the well-dressed driver asked if we spoke English (yes) then asked for directions to the Colosseum. Then he started telling us how he is a manger for Giorgio Armani in Florence, showed us a folder of the latest designs and asked where we were from (Australia). Then he started on about his wife being from Australia etc etc. Then he gave us 2 coats ("leather and silk") telling us they were worth heaps of money, but we weren't to sell them. Then ... he asked for some petrol money ... €100 or €150. Fortunately we were also on our way to a bank and didn't have much cash with us, but foolishly we just handed over about €40 and he drove off. We went back to our B&B to leave the coats. Of course they are made of polyester and are very ugly - we can't believe how gullible we were and feel quite foolish about the whole episode. So as a warning to others - just be aware that this is happening in Rome. We can laugh about it now and are treating it as a story to relate when we get home!
Sounds like being absolutely foolish. To take some shit from a suspiciously nice guy at the street and give him any money in return just because he told you a story about his fancy shop and said that his shit is very expensive and has a good quality. Heard a thousand of stories like that.
@@saurabhbhalla90 The thing is these guys are locals, so if you take their things without giving any money they'll harass you and call the cops on you. Because you don't speak the local language you'll have an extremely hard time explaining the situation. The only way to get them clean is by taking videos like these and being fluent enough to explain yourself in a local language.
@@mimikaka1039 I just figured out it's possible to love and hate someone you have never met. I clicked on this to make this exact same comment just to find it already here. With your name... Bravo. Take care like minded stranger
@Bam The Secularist plus also, hopefully that next person who ends up with the fake bill just scams another one of these random crooks back, like you did. And then when that new scammer scams another tourist with that fake bill, then that tourist scams back another different of these crooks as well. And so on and so on. The cycle continues.
OMG!!! I just saw this SAME GUY this summer. He stopped in front of my hotel and started talking to me. He offered me THE SAME “suede jacket”. Anyways, I took it and said good bye... he didn’t get to scam me though because i was right in front of my hotel. 20 steps and I was inside the lobby... he probably tried to follow me but couldn’t find me... i still have the “gifts” haha
The "dress" is what threw you off and not the totally ridiculous excuse for a car ? A fashion director who drives a 45 km/h vehicle that doesnt even require a liscence. Yeah, right...
Although I see your point, I must also say that's a narrow vision... What does the car you are driving has to do with how much you make? Plus, that car is much better fit for a busy city than many others. As long as it works fine, I don't see the problem. It's not like he was driving an old beaten 1990s BMW.
Me and my friend had met this exact same guy along with same two jackets same clothes, just he was driving a green mini Cooper this time in Feb 2017 in Paris. Unbelievable!!
Hey! I met this same guy in october 2008, same name, Gaitano! haha. Very nice guy (even being a scammer). He said that he went to Paris during the fashion week but he lost his wallet, then he asked me for 50 eur to get some gas for his car (it wasn´t a smart in that moment, just a white sedan), and showed me that "suede" jackets as a gift for my help. Of course I laughed and kept walking, but it was a little funny moment, can´t believe some people buy their stories.
I'm amazed at how multi-lingual these scammers are. Once long ago I was sitting by myself in a train station in rural Finland in midwinter at about 4 am. I was the only passenger in the terminal. A dude walked in, sat next to me and started talking in Finnish. I gave him a shrug. He immediately switched to German. I shook my head. Then, in a polished Oxford accent, he asked me for money in English. I got up and moved away. He glowered at me for a while, then he left. Who thinks about panhandling at 4 am in freezing weather? And if he took time to learn 3 languages, why can't he get a good job and stop scamming?
Imagine walking with a bag of jackets yourself and when these scammers pull up about to do their thing, you tell them you are a fashion director giving out jackets, that would be hilarious to see their reaction.
These scams go two ways. You accept the "free" items at which point the scammer asks for some gas money as a gift since he was "nice" enough to give you some designer gear for free. As a decent human being, 9/10 they expect you to cough up. The second way is that there are accomplices of the scammer nearby who will accost you when the scammer drives off and either mug you or harass you until you give them the items or some money to leave you alone. Never accept stuff like this when it is offered freely, especially if you are a tourist. They are scammers and you can get in all kinds of trouble. Politely decline and have them move on. If they persist, remain polite and make up an excuse that you have to be somewhere and someone is expecting you. At this point you will be too much effort for them and they will move on to the next person.
"I’m a fashion director and since I see you holding a camera in this tourist area i’ve got just enough spare time in my busy schedule to chitchat and try to stir interest in you to accept this free gift all because i love my fellow ukrainians and santa claus."
Had one of these on the M6, Knutsford Services ten years ago, ended up buying a 'suede' jacket for £20, I still keep it and wear it occasionally to remind me not to be so stupid in the future!
It's not Armani and definately not suede, what we used to call 'suedette' back in the day. I deliberately parked some way away from the building to stretch my legs after driving up from Bath, that's why yer man zeroed in on me, he had all the spiel about having to catch a ferry back to Italy and he had to move the gear on to avoid paying 'import tax', even had a LHD car to complete the illusion. As I had just got out of my car, I couldn't clock the reg. plates. Walking to the building I thought to myself 'you've been 'ad mate!'. When I was getting back in my car having used the facilities another 'Italian' drove up and tried the same patter. My reply was a masterclass in finest West Country Industrial English!
lol, i was fooled by 4 welsh guys in Birmingham, they showed me 8 phones in a a bag sitting inside their car, and ask for just 100 pounds, i was suspicious BUT my frind want me to pay as the phones were worth 1000 pounds, i apid and quickly they grb the money and gve me bag and shoot off, when i open the bag....................
This scam works like this they give you a bag, tell you its free, and as soon as you accept the gift they will park a car near by, and come to you, and ask you for money, you try giving them the gift back, they won't take it, they will continually follow you until you either decide to given them money, or run like hell, or punch them in the face
I would just stab them and walk off. Men following me and acting intimidating is a threat to my safety, and I must act fast to defend myself, and acting fast is stabbing and running.
@siwuz84 The race is the same in the real word, in the head of the racist it's not. It's literally the definition of the word. So yes, an italian can be racist towards a french, if the italians believes he is of a better and different race.
Man, I fell for this scam, haha. It happened to me in 2015 in Paris. I was studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, for a year, and my sister from the states came to visit me and we decided to meet up in London and then fly to Paris. We were walking down the street looking for a place to eat when suddenly a guy pulls up next to us in a car. We spoke to a guy in Spanish because I didn’t want to be identified as an American. He sounded Italian. Anyways, he tells us he’s some fashion director on his way back to the airport to go back to Italy and needs money for gas for his rental car. He said he’d give me a free leather jacket for whatever money I can spare. I think I gave him like £20-£50 because I didn’t have any euros on me. I was planning on keeping those pounds as a collection of foreign currencies I wanted to start. I legitimately fell for his scam and thought I simply got lucky to meet a fashion director. I’m usually very self-aware of scams but for some reason I didn’t think this was one. I ended up giving that leather jacket to my dad when my sister went back to the states and I went back to Madrid. It looked and smelled like good quality leather, but what do I know - I ain’t no fashion or counterfeit expert? It’s probably garbage for all I know. My dad liked the jacket, though, haha. After watching this video, I’m kicking myself in the butt for being so gullible and giving him so much money for probably a low-quality counterfeit leather jacket.
You learned a great life lesson and didn’t loose much in the process. You’re now able to share your experience with others in hopes they don’t fall victim. And have a great/funny story to tell.
He seems like someone who has genuine sales talent, gifted in being very charismatic and is multilingual. Definitely could have been very successful if he didnt....you know, try to scam people for a living.
He probably was working in sales most of his life but for some reason no longer and I assume could not find another job so he was left no choic3 but to scam people using his professional talent
On the continent multilingualism is common. More people speak two languages than only one, and being conversational in 3+ isn't rare, especially in somewhere like Paris. It doesn't set you apart as having a unique skill like in the Anglosphere.
Rule number one: Always assume its a scam when someone you don't know approaches you, until proven other wise. Rule number two: If something seems to good to be true... its almost always to good to be true. I have been scammed in the past and its an awful feeling of humiliation and anger. Although i went through it like that, its a lesson i will remember for the rest of my life.
yakikadafi - If a stranger approaches you for any reason and you are being pressured into accepting a gift or invitation - it’s a scam (or worse). The more uncomfortable you feel about simply saying “bye” and walking away, the more you know it’s a scam.
Yeah, when i was in Paris I'm also encountered by them, they tell me that their stuff is worth 1,000 euros but "i will sell this only 25 euros JUST FOR YOU, don't tell anyone that you can get this cheap because you are my best friend" (sure... "Best friend" because i meet him just 5 minutes ago)
juankenon Pretty different situation, the average American lives probably like a thirty hour drive from an area where a different language is spoken. Just not as much motivation to spend the time and resources learning a skill they'll use for one two week vacation.
ClosestToTheSun That is not exactly true. The average American very often lives near an area where a different language is spoken as a first language even if that area is within the country. When I watch a crime show like The First 48 Hours for example, I am quite shocked at the number of policemen in Miami, Dallas (or other cities with areas where Spanish is the first languages) who don't even speak Spanish yet are supposed to solve murders committed in areas where most witnesses only speak Spanish. That, said British people also often only speak one language so it is not specific to American people but more to the fact that English speaking people rely on the fact that most foreign people have some kind of English. I am glad I am able to speak several languages myself not only because it is useful when traveling but also because when listening to the same news but from countries, you realise that each country has some kind of" tunnel vision" and a very biased and self centered view of the world.
juankenon i totally get your comment man! I myself am a lover of languages, and i am fluent in a couple. BUT...know this.....there is a good reason this occurs. Not only Americans are this way, but so are Brits, Aussies and Kiwis....its because our native language happens to be the dominant/business language for the world at the present time...thus creating no real need to learn other languages unless its for your own leisure or interests
I never got approached by scammers in Paris. I’m German & lived there a few years. I still travel there quite often. My tip: Don’t dress like a tourist. Parisians would never leave the house dressed like going to a gym. Learn to have a non- interested look in your eyes. And as a girl in certain areas, don’t look young north african men in the eyes while walking on the streets. They sense unsecurity& may harass you verbally. But you know, Europe is quite pleasant . I made a cross country trip through Egypt recently. There you can’t walk 3 meters in peace. Especially in Cairo. 😡
Can clearly tell this guy isn't Italian after he talked about eating spaghetti and lasagna at a restaurant in Rome. No real Italian can be this stereotypical...
It happened to me in 2015 in Berlin (I live there). Unluckily for the guy I am italian and knew the trick. It was really funny pretending to be a german tourist and having a friend calling the police meanwhile. Unfortunately I couldn't keep him for as long as they needed to arrive. I only manged to tell him "good things" about his mother, his grandmother and his sister in the end, but it was worth the while... Haven't seen them around for many years now.
"You know what Toby? When the son of the deposed King of Nigeria e-mails you DIRECTLY asking you for help, you help!! His father ran the freakin' country... Okay??"
Yeah I agree. I live in a very touristic area and my father tends to be too friendly with people. remember one time a tourist asked us for directions,my father insisited in took them to the place and they (and I can understand why) started to fell unconfortably and nervous (probably thinking that my father wanna scam them,and in 90% cases would be true). I managed my father,after saying him like 4 times,to leave them just with directions but never managed him to understand why he should not do that.
I was in Paris in 2013.I met two italien fashion promoters. Both of them offered to sell me blazers. They claimed that the blazers were worth over 1500 Euros but since they needed money to go back to Italy they offered them to me at 500 Euros. I offered 15 for each. They drove away.
A sweet scam back would have been to point behind the guy and say, "Oh shit, look at that." Then when he turns to look, grab his car keys and run. He would be in a shitty spot then, that fat, lazy fucker. If he chased you, you could just double back and hop in that shitty car and drive away, leaving him standing there pissing and shitting himself. But the best part of the scam is when you circle around the block, and smile and wave at him.
Something like this happened to me in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A well dressed retired airline pilot struck up a conversation with me on the street, soon wanted to mail my parents some tea from his plantation. The catch was that he wanted me to pay the postage in advance. Sri Lanka was chock full of scammers.
Well yeah if u in Colombo you’re gonna encounter scammers. Big cities = number of scammers. It’s common sense, not the country’s fault. Come to Kandy and tell me if u find any scammers
I love how this guy is pretending to own a company while he wasn't even able to get his driver's license, that's why you see him driving this Aixam js50 which is limited to 45km/h and requires no license
Funny story. My Dad once redirected a genuine lost Italian sales representative to an airport he couldn't find. Guy didn't speak English, he did speak French. I got a real cashmere coat as a present out of that act of kindness. :)
@@ademiravdic This happened about 2006. GPs told you where you where, it didn't tell you how to read a map written in a foreign language. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#Form_factor_and_operating_system_shifts In the UK, if you overshoot your turn on a main motorway, you cannot make a right hand turn and come back until the next junction roundabout. Driving on the "other" side of the road didn't help.
When I was 16 or 17 I was scammed (or more like intimidated) into giving a man 100£ for a fake watch. He drove a flash BMW and had fancy brochures, etc. He hung around retail park car parks. When I said I didn't have any money on me, he opened the door and drove me to a cashpoint and stood behind me while I was at the ATM. Young and stupidly scared, but it was definitely a learning experience and I have not allowed it to happen again.
LMAO, this could have totally become a comedy sketch like from Key and Peele where two scammers try to scam each other. Maybe next time, you bring along your 'suede' jacket and trade him and say we are doing each other good.
I Remember Love comes with a price as well, even real love! Imagine if something happened to your loved one - you will feel horrible. And even being away from them, because of work or study or whatever, the pain would be unbearable. I myself lost a job because I was taking my pain and frustration out on others. The price of love can be higher than anything else in life.
***** It's costing you your life. And no, it need not be mixed with anything: oxygen itself is necessary for life but it also kills you - just the oxygen.
Some guy attempted to fraud me like that once too, but didn't even bother to give me free jackets... He was stopped on the side of the highway pretending to need help saying he was out of gas, then I said "wait here i go get some gas for you" and he was like "no, give me money I go buy gas myself" and I say "go how ? your car is out of gas and the nearest station is pretty far" then when you put the finger on their scam like that they usualy start to be really rude, he said "be a man and just say you don't want to help, stop pretending" and I said "how about you ? Aren't you pretending as well ?" and as I was driving away, he was already doing "help me" signs to other cars again...
Spyro Le Dragon ... thanks for that story... yeah, partly for "amusement" I've tried to wade through a story like that before, but all roads lead to "nope, I need the CASH." It is so sad that playing on social decency compels people to have a very callused eye to "hard luck stories."
I heard of a "successful" version of the "need gas con" from a groggy traveler answering his motel room door knock. "Bro...plz help me out...just need 10 bucks for gas. Here! Hold my precious gold lighter as 'security' ... be right back..." $10 for a 25 cent lighter later, traveler 'wakes up' "Ohh... shiiiit!"
If you logically think about it, giving a gift could be considered just as rude as not accepting one. Why is it rude to not accept a gift?: maybe you don’t value the gift which then translates into a lack of value for the person. Maybe it’s the emotional response of rejection that is being imposed upon the gift giver. I believe that either way you look at it the gift giver is putting the burden upon the one receiving the gift. How can you think you are burdened by receiving a gift? My response to that is why do you think the world must continue to operate in a manner that is consistent with materialism. At the end of the day is it really all about the plus or minus of things? I don’t believe so. With that in mind you could reasonably say that it is rude to try and give a gift to someone expecting them to have the same values as you ( this puts pressure on the one receiving and who are you to impose that upon them?) sadly we live in a world where hidden intention or personal gain is always present, aka this video ( even if it wasn’t obvious you can almost always assume that there is gain of value somewhere ). So why is it rude if the person receiving the gift rejects when the person who is presenting the gift is the one imposing the situation in the first place? (The person receiving the gift could say how dare you make me feel uncomfortable in this situation, that is rude.) I would think that in an ideal world a person would be logical enough to realize that they might not want it and that is okay, but sadly we live in a world of illogical people. I think at the end of the day if people in general stepped outside of their own interruptions of the world around them and realized it’s not about them then this world would be a better place.
This clown could literally be a tourist guide if he wanted and make big money with it!! But off course he would probably be fired for scamming his tourists as well... People like this only have one job that fits them and it's to be a politician!!
”Hi im a complete stranger and wants to offer you free clothing because you are ukrainian and my wife is. ”Who is actually stupid enough to believe this crap
Honestly I can’t understand how someone can fall for something like this. A complete stranger comes out of nowhere, approaches you, clearly tries to get intimate as fast as they can and gives you high quality stuff for free. I would assume that those clothes were either infested with disease or it had bombs or something. THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH. If you think you’re getting something for free you’re too stupid to realize you’re being ripped off.
@@AlexS-oj8qf I love in Europe and the believe that everyone is fluent in many languages is just not true. It's probably more true than US but you still find a lot of monolinguals.
I was at a seaside town in England when someone tried a similar scam on me, however the gift wasn't free, it was 'heavily discounted'. I've got a strong Yorkshire accent so the person assumed I was just visiting the seaside resort - not so much a tourist as such, given that it was only 300-400 miles from Sheffield (where I used to live). I just stood in amazement and told the guy that I'd lived in the town for 4 years and I knew who he was. What really annoyed me was that he laughed and said something on the lines of "bloody tourists, they deserve to be scammed". At that point I called the police, however it took them 40 minutes to arrive, by which time he was long gone. How they haven't arrested the guy yet, I don't know.
Their technique after you accept the gift, incase anyone is wondering, is they normally ask for cash for gas, as they are 'running out' normally 10-20 pounds, which is worth more than the gift you got, meaning they profited and the victim just assumed he was a nice guy trying to get somewhere, who gave you more than what you gave him.
Happened to me in London, same story Italian guy stopped his car next to me, asked for directions.. then offered cloth with huge discount as he was "leaving" tomorrow :)) I knew its scam, played a long a bit, then told him I dont like jacket its not my style and I prefer better quality leather. He wasnt amused lol:) started to swear in Italian that I understood :) Basically I've waisted his time and it was a pleasure lol :) Other scam when they offer laptops or mobile phones.. People BE AWARE!
+money maker True, but think about it - a seemingly repuatble person offers you a free gift of seemingly high quality, you take it, then they ask for some money as a favor for a separate situation (out of gas or something). Most people would feel obligated to give some since they just got a gift and don't want to seem like an asshole by taking it and not giving something in return. The scammers know that and play off of it to get the money from you.
I've seen Asians do it here in United States traveling to San Diego from Mexico, On there way to Sacramento. It was a weird scam , they were dressed nicely and inside a rental car. Said they are having trouble getting back home, but will take any donation with the promise of paying me back, They then proceeded to show me a journal full of names and the amount lended to them and their address . It seemed believable but I noticed they were in a rental and figured if they were lying it would be hard to trace them. They offered their Id for me to take a picture of also. weird scam done by rich looking people.
I've seen Asians do it here in United States traveling to San Diego from Mexico, On there way to Sacramento. It was a weird scam , they were dressed nicely and inside a rental car. Said they are having trouble getting back home, but will take any donation with the promise of paying me back, They then proceeded to show me a journal full of names and the amount lended to them and their address . It seemed believable but I noticed they were in a rental and figured if they were lying it would be hard to trace them. They offered their Id for me to take a picture of also. weird scam done by rich looking people.
Pasha london.............i had the same in London with a young italian guy offering me anal sex.......when i ask how much he replied £60.........so i told him i never charge and he could have it for free.......he then left in a hurry - think he wanted me to pay him :(
@f p idk haha but he may have lived there for a long time. 2:33 Neapolitanist accent ever. 3:09 he says "cia' statti bene" that means bye take care in italian
It's a common scam involving an Italian designer representative who claims to need directions to the airport because his navigation isn't working. I actually encountered one last week in Dubai. Here's how it goes down: he asks for a simple favor, like directions to the airport. Because you're such a good person for helping him, he offers you all sorts of samples of clothes and perfume, watches as gifts. They are leftovers from the trade show he visited, and since he cannot take them onto the plane, he gives them to you. He shows you a very official-looking invoice that lists the value of all these "free" samples you're now getting. Then, the scammer says he doesn't have any local currency and asks if you can give him some money-often a few hundred dollars (after all, you just received gifts worth over $2,500, right?). Of course, these gifts are worthless junk, not worth more than 20 dollars.
Very interesting. As a student in Paris for nearly 4 years this happened to me once in the 6th arrondissement. The Italian man though, did want money from me ! He was offering me cut price leather jackets (3 of them) and said he had to be at the airport quickly and could not take them with him as he had finished his business trip. I told him I had almost no money on me (which was the truth) so I sadly could not buy anything. For years afterwards I thought I might have missed out on a bargain, but in retrospect I perhaps avoided losing money for very poor quality jackets !
Never trust a guy that drives a washing machine as a car
never trust a guy that imedietly when meeting you wants to be your best friend, thay are scaming you 100%
@@Erik3E no one is that nice.
Fraud is theft with a smile.
a microwave*
He hates the french and drives a french car... genius
Never trust a guy that drives a car that doesn't need a driver's license
If this man applied only 50% of his marketing skills on a legitimate job, he would have been filthy rich.
No degree though
@@DJ-sn2wn what
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz he has no degree and it will be hard for him to find a job without one. He obviously is qualified and deserves a job, just unfortunate that’s often how it is. Probably in a better position now than 10 years ago but still, difficult.
@@DJ-sn2wn u sure?
@@FirstnameLastname-my7bz well I'm not positive because I don't know him personally but I imagine if he had a degree in sales/business he wouldn't be scaming people like this. What is your point though?
SO listen up, this is how they scam you: They give you the clothing, and leave. In the meantime, they're keeping an eye on you. A few minutes later the guy returns and tells you that he made a mistake and gave you the wrong jacket / dress and askes for them back since they actually belong to an important client. When you give them back, they inspect the jacket / dress and point out that there's damage )a pre-existing rip or stain) and they demand that you take responsibility for damaging the clothing. They will argue and argue with you, saying that the jacket / dress costs like $5000 and that you ruined it. They ask you for the money to pay for it. After more argument, they tell you something like "Ok, it's my responsibility too, I will assume the cost of this. But at least give me part of the cost, say $500." And that's how they try to get you. If this happens to you, don't argue, or try to negotiate. Just tell them: No problem, I'll call the police and we'll wait here for them. We'll let the police settle this. If you do that, they will try to weasel their way out, ask you for at least $200 and if you don't budge and wait for the cops, they will take their garbage clothing and scram.
what a cunning scam.
but hey by logic who in the right mind would give a free jacket out of nowhere ? that's a red flag for sure
@@beaconing7689 Gullible people are a dime a dozen.
I thought it was a scam like stolen property from their fake company (anyone can have a business) then they'd report it to the cops and somehow got paid for the stolen jacket.
They really are fucked up and basically if they give it to you, you gotta pee on it and call the cops whenever you receive the jacket
@@rodzandz yeah and the scam can actually get people two ways. One is people who believe the clothing is great, and the other is people who are simply too nice to say no. Pretty shameless either way.
Sounds similar to a law firm trying to get money from me this way for a copyright issue online.
Yeah this doesn't look suspicious at all! We always keep spare leather jackets on the front seat just in case we meet some lovely ukranian tourist
It doesn't indeed. If he'd said he were the owner of Amazon, not Lafayette it would look a bit suspicious.
Meanwhile they were mad expensive clothes the dude felt like giving away out of the kindness of his heart before heading back to his mansion in Rome to talk about the loss of trust in the world over spaghetti with his brother Luigi
Hahah, made me giggle.
What a plot twist...
@NibiruLives Soviet this soviet that
spaaaaghetiiiii and he noooo comeeee!!! he haaaaateee the spaghetttti and lasangha maayaabe XP
@@FirasTeinz i like to imagine they speak broken english even when they're home.
"I know a little Russian" meanwhile speaks better Russian than me and I've been learning it all my life.
Rebecca Tumblr Are you Russian?
Macy Chocker I'm half Russian. Sorry late answer
is your name actually tumblr????
lol
It's Ukrainian
Alcatraz Kistin no... It's Russian.
Yes, I'm convinced that most directors of Italian fashion houses drive a 'smart' car around Paris giving their work away to total strangers.
yea, kinda remind me of those "fake instagram art" pages, they use those crappy free aps and filters, etc.
Wrapped in cheap plastic!
Ligier not Smart.
It's a Ligier car and it doesn't require a driver's license in france and the top speed is 45km/h or about 30 miles an hour lol
@@accio4260 So it's technically a moped? Is it true you can drive these at 14 years old in France?
When you reject his offer and all his enthusiasm leaves his face. Priceless.
What was the scam here ? I didn't understood anything besides giving jackets for free
He tries to look friendly and offer a gift and then asks for gas money because he dont have money or something like that
@@mikemm5920 you are right. He is just a nice man handing out free jackets. If you ever come across such person, accept their priceless gift.
@@Nostalgia_Addict You have absolutely no clue lol
Every scammer is like that, they are really friendly until you refuse their offer and then they look at you like you just wasted their precious time
It is amazing that criminals like this get upset when you are not willing to be scammed. It is as if you have done something wrong.
Homeless in America are the same way when you don’t give them money when they demand it. Scum bags have jobs too..this is their job…hahaha
You are a sensitive man. In real life we are daily scammed by our feeling of guilt. Real life is full of worst issues they are not upset, they are disappointed.
That's part of the scam - a last-ditch effort to try to get you to change your mind.
Cos they’re fucking man children who never got what they want as a kid
His love for Ukrainians has finished very fast when he refused the gift... Ajajai
He is faking to be Italian. He is in fact Russian/Ukrainian Jewish himself, try Googling him out he was exposed numerous times.
@@bobafett5838 his accent is terrible though..and grammar. doubt he's ukrainian or russian.
Romanian
@@bobafett5838 He is definitely not Ukrainian or Russian, his accent is the wildest. I say this as a Russian. His face isn't Russian at all :)
Even if a person lives in another country for a long time, his pronunciation does not change soooo much like this (if he was a Russian). In the comments above some people wrote that he is from Italy cause his accent is clearly Italian.
@@BVLTIC_PORTER вот вот
This exact same thing happened to me in Paris in 1996. In my case, the charming Italian guy gave me a leather Ferrari jacket, because of course, he was the head designer of Ferrari. Anyway, I accepted it because the jacket was actually really nice. He then gave me another one for my girlfriend -- all for "free." So I accepted after he assured me there were no "strings attached" and I gladly accepted. After that, he asked me if I could give him some gas money cause he had no cash, was out of gas, and of course -- late for his flight at Charles De Gaulle to Milano. When he realized that I literally had no cash on me except for a few francs, and I wasn't willing to give it to him, he took the jackets back and left. Basically, they guilt you into giving them cash for garbage products. For me, it's a lot of work for very little profit, but the truth is, there's a sucker born every minute...
The scam happened when he was sold that car 😂
He's just trying to make his money back now 😂
Worst part is that these cars that dont require driving licenses are at least 10k € new...
@@cookie3072 I don't know who told you they don't require driving licenses for those, but they told you a lie
@@stepans2167 i litteraly owned one before obtaining my driver license but sure bud
@@cookie3072 which country doesn't require a license for driving a Smart?
You would think that speaking French, Italian, Russian and Lord-knows how many other languages, that there are thousands of great-paying legitimate jobs that do not involve scamming.
What a waste of top-tier language and interpersonal skills!
Penny wise and £ foolish.
Found quite weird as well. The man has politician-like persona and is at least trilingual. He could work in an embassy or as an interpreter or some shit.
Yes, he could easily work as a banker and legally scam all customers as they usually do.
@@lfarru he isn't Jewish.
@@ethnicleanserberg7975 he is
His Russian is quite bad tbh.
A fashion director would not drive a car like that... lol
Yeah....simple eyesight lul.
it is not electric car. it's 0.5 liter "mopedcar". I think it is new Ligier. its price is about 15000€ :D
Still low price small car.
yep
Also they would never come to a stranger begging to people on the street for advertisements. If he really owned a store in Lafayette which I've been many times as my mother buys stuff there, it is extremely expensive and not for everyone, so if he had a store there he even wouldn't bother to go to strangers, there is advertisement and agents for this.
Some people are so dumb that's crazy, but what should we be surprised after all ?
-Ты из Москвы?
-Нет, маленький город.
-Санкт-Петербург?
-Да, Санкт-Петербург.
Так разве нет?
🤣
english:
- do you live in moscow?
- no, i live in a small city
- st. petersburg?
- yes, st. petersburg
this is a russian equivalent to the part in the video where the italian scammer asked him if he comes from odessa, tourist said no, he lives in a small city, the scammer then asked kharkov? And the tourist just said yes, yes, kharkov. The thing is that kharkov isn't a small city at all, it has over 1mio inhabitants and is the second largest city in whole of ukraine, so the scammer had no idea about the ukraine at all. just like st. petersburg, which is the second largest and very famous city in russia after moscow, not quite a "small city".
лел
malenko gorod - yes men, epic ;)
My friend met this exact guy and said he couldn't stop burping while he was talking. Maybe he ate one of the suits?
wAnNA *burp* bUY oNe oF mY *burp* cLOThES thEY'rE *burp* fAShIOn
Lool
Wtf 🤣🤣🤣
He had snail soup
At least the guy was nice, not too pushy and kinda funny
I love street scammers. The performance, the effort, the inventiveness. Much better than mugging tourists
Yeah but mugging is a good honest trade , you know where you are with a mugger and what to expect, imagine people's disappointment when they get home and their designer jacker falls apart - that kind of experience sticks with you
@@davebryan1890 bruh you cant do shit if you are mugged, but you can save yourself from being scammed by not being an idiot
@@RyanGosring he is describing another dimension of it
Wait if they were free how come he didn’t take them??
Imagine that some people spend all day making stories and trying to figure out how to cheat people. Thats real work.
Yesterday i got an email, saying that i have an unknown rich uncle in Dubai, and that for only 150 USD, i will receive 500 million USD from him. Oh what a bargain!
😂😂😂
So now they got offices in Dubai. I had a lot of these letters from Nigeria.
Thats a good deal
"You know what Toby? When the son of the deposed King of Nigeria e-mails you DIRECTLY asking you for help, you help!! His father ran the freakin' country... Okay??"
@@PatrickWagz classic Michael Scott. Student of comedy
He's really putting his multi-linguistic talents to good use.
Right? Speaks English, Italian, Russian, probably French and is doing a cheap scam trick.
It's a pretty normal thing in Europe to be able to speak 3+ languages. I don't know if in America or in Brittain it is enough to get a decent job, but defintly not here
Hes a scammer, learning lenguages is a part of his job
@@narthex1681 No, it is not at all. In Africa it's normal but in Europe if we know English and our country language, it's a LOT. To know more than that, you should be kind of a linguist or smth.
@@narthex1681 In defense of Americans/British I would say t's not "a pretty normal thing", Europeans are bilingual at most on average, if they happen to speak English to varying degrees, only some regions in Europe encompass multiple languages/dialects, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands/Luxembrug/Belgium area, Balkans, etc
3+ languages on average it's a crazy lie to shame Americans or Brits even further, and I'm a Catalan (European) myself, just saying.
Also because 99% of Europeans who are bilingual or more than 2, are simply because these languages are all native to their land, like myself who spoke Spanish and Catalan natively since I was a toddler, and learn English and Portuguese on my own.
Americans and Brits don't have any more native languages than English, which is the lingua franca of this century, unless they want to go abroad to live they literally have no incentive whatsoever to learn any other languages.
"I own a largo clothes store, I can give you these very expensive gifts" homie you in a go cart with some aluminum around it
Just getz worse. Beyond Racism...
@@cutree476 i don’t understand your joke because that is definitely not a fiat 500 abarth
@@somethingsock6707 can you explain it to me? I can't really understand why giving another person a gift is called a scam?
@@anbiabohlam5468 idk they probably ask for money after or sumn
i like your picture sir
I love how he still couldn't keep in his hatred for the French. A good Italian man.
Italians are truly convinced of the contrary.
Is there a particular reason Italians hate the French?
@@alexandercrush
Everyone in Europe hates the French
@@justicewarrior9187 It's ok since we are proud to be hated. It's making us more unique 😂.
@@ScottMccain117 je suis anglais et j’aime les français et la France haha
Whenever someone's story is so overly convoluted you know to be suspicious
right? Like I just tell em common man get to the scam! For whatever reason they just swear in Romanian and leave though...
Whenever any stranger is talking to you it's suspicious.
The KGB test is to make him talk about "rybalka" - "Париж-столица Италии " ruclips.net/video/uDpf_GmaYLQ/видео.html
@@liampett1313 What do Romanians have to do with this? This guy is Italian.
Cause most Romanian try this in the state. I'm romanian and can vouch
This guy is known for going around Paris asking to sniff everybody’s butts & farts as well. that’s why he got so mad at the end , he was gonna ask the guy to fart in his face but he wouldn’t even take his gift. His name is Cletcho Kova. Notorious.
His real face
classic psychopath
ikr they get so pissy when people dont want to fall for their stupid scams.
Like in lord of the rings when the older hobbit from The Hobbit wants to see the ring one last time from the younger hobbit.
@@echoecho5244 you mean when in fellowship of the ring frodo goes to rivendell and his uncle bilbo is there and whilst frodo is taking off his shirt to put on the mithril shirt his uncle gave him, bilbo sees the ring and goes a bit nuts over the ring?
he when he denys the "so called gift" his mood changes instantly.
CAT mEOW yeah.. because he invested a lot of time talking with this dude thinking he's got a deal.. you have to be free of the outcome lol
RSD?
What happens if he accepts it? And leaves like nothing
CAT mEOW right it was almost scary. He looked pissed as hell jaw locked up and everything
@@DRKALX One of two things he'll either guilt him into giving him money or he'll notify the police claiming the guy robbed him.
Happened to me in Paris as well. I'm French but I don't live in France so when I'm going to Paris I'm a tourist as well and they are quite good to spot it.
Similar guy gave me 3 shirts like that. I knew it was a scam but I accepted the gift and right after I pretended to receive a phone call.
I said thank you to the guy and left.
He parked his car and ran after me asking for money.
Told him to fuck off and went on my way with his shit gift.
+kopoo33 LOL.
LOL. shit scam then...they are basically giving away free shit...then asking for money after telling you to walk away with it free of charge. What mug would pay up? you'd either give it back or like yourself, tell them to Fuck off.
haha, nice
You done well.Stealing from a thief is one of best thjngs ever.
That's what I don't get. I hear about these scams all the time and wonder how the hell they could possibly work. Do the innocent people they get pulled on somehow have the inability to tell the scammer to go fuck themselves?
Wasted potential could have been a really good salesman
Found elsewhere, this is how they do it.
We were in Rome last week. Had just left our B&B to walk to the Colosseum when a car pulled up next to us and the well-dressed driver asked if we spoke English (yes) then asked for directions to the Colosseum. Then he started telling us how he is a manger for Giorgio Armani in Florence, showed us a folder of the latest designs and asked where we were from (Australia). Then he started on about his wife being from Australia etc etc. Then he gave us 2 coats ("leather and silk") telling us they were worth heaps of money, but we weren't to sell them. Then ... he asked for some petrol money ... €100 or €150. Fortunately we were also on our way to a bank and didn't have much cash with us, but foolishly we just handed over about €40 and he drove off. We went back to our B&B to leave the coats. Of course they are made of polyester and are very ugly - we can't believe how gullible we were and feel quite foolish about the whole episode. So as a warning to others - just be aware that this is happening in Rome. We can laugh about it now and are treating it as a story to relate when we get home!
What if you take the coats and say no to lending the money. Will he ask for the coats back lol?
Sounds like being absolutely foolish. To take some shit from a suspiciously nice guy at the street and give him any money in return just because he told you a story about his fancy shop and said that his shit is very expensive and has a good quality. Heard a thousand of stories like that.
@@saurabhbhalla90 The thing is these guys are locals, so if you take their things without giving any money they'll harass you and call the cops on you. Because you don't speak the local language you'll have an extremely hard time explaining the situation.
The only way to get them clean is by taking videos like these and being fluent enough to explain yourself in a local language.
You actually thought a director at Armani needed petrol money, ha your thick
@@MiguelSantini19-57 you're your yaw sensor
Would be fun to give him a counterfeit $100 bill. That'll fix it.
Scamception
@@mimikaka1039 I just figured out it's possible to love and hate someone you have never met. I clicked on this to make this exact same comment just to find it already here. With your name... Bravo. Take care like minded stranger
@Bam The Secularist but atleast you still get a cheap free jacket
@Bam The Secularist plus also, hopefully that next person who ends up with the fake bill just scams another one of these random crooks back, like you did. And then when that new scammer scams another tourist with that fake bill, then that tourist scams back another different of these crooks as well. And so on and so on. The cycle continues.
@@josephblanchard6248 well if a fake bill actually deceived all of those people, maybe it was actually worth something... right?
OMG!!! I just saw this SAME GUY this summer. He stopped in front of my hotel and started talking to me. He offered me THE SAME “suede jacket”. Anyways, I took it and said good bye... he didn’t get to scam me though because i was right in front of my hotel. 20 steps and I was inside the lobby... he probably tried to follow me but couldn’t find me... i still have the “gifts” haha
i'm going over there to try to get free jackets. say thanks and bolt
Nicely done 🤣
So was the quality of the jacket At least decent or was it Trash
God job man, but can you show it to us?
fake
No way that guy is a fashion director by the way he dresses. He’s more of a bankrupt car insurance agent🤣
The "dress" is what threw you off and not the totally ridiculous excuse for a car ? A fashion director who drives a 45 km/h vehicle that doesnt even require a liscence. Yeah, right...
He is not Italian, he is faking his ethnicity. He is in fact a Russian Jew from Odessa/Crimea. Google him up.
A broke 70's private Eye
I love how u wasted his time
I like how his facial expression changes instantly when the guy denies his "gift" 😅
Psycho showed his true colors from 0-100
Also police was in the background in this moment!
Dah
Evilmane! Random to see you here
I know a place.
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Dah
damn what's up
lol I immediately understood Kolya wasnt taking him serious when he confirmed he lived in the "small" city, Kharkov
is Kharvov large? or
@@Mistysfedora Well it has a few million people yeah...
I think he meant near Kharkov
Lol....the owner of Lafayette driving around in a crappy toy pedal car.....??
No credibility issue there then at all!
its a voiture sans permit (VSP). anyone over 14 can drive them without a a license I think (and possibly while drunk)...
just say 500cc
no 500cc is not 50cc
Although I see your point, I must also say that's a narrow vision... What does the car you are driving has to do with how much you make? Plus, that car is much better fit for a busy city than many others. As long as it works fine, I don't see the problem. It's not like he was driving an old beaten 1990s BMW.
I wouldn't say crappy - those things can cost up to 20,000 euros
I get the same feeling when I got into an Apple store with my broken iphone.
Me and my friend had met this exact same guy along with same two jackets same clothes, just he was driving a green mini Cooper this time in Feb 2017 in Paris. Unbelievable!!
wow that's crazy!
W OMEGALUL W
@@theplayer178 W OMEGALUL W W OMEGALUL W W OMEGALUL W
Tushar Bhardwaj he probably scammed others of their money to get this car in the video lol
Ok
Hey! I met this same guy in october 2008, same name, Gaitano! haha. Very nice guy (even being a scammer). He said that he went to Paris during the fashion week but he lost his wallet, then he asked me for 50 eur to get some gas for his car (it wasn´t a smart in that moment, just a white sedan), and showed me that "suede" jackets as a gift for my help. Of course I laughed and kept walking, but it was a little funny moment, can´t believe some people buy their stories.
I'm amazed at how multi-lingual these scammers are. Once long ago I was sitting by myself in a train station in rural Finland in midwinter at about 4 am. I was the only passenger in the terminal. A dude walked in, sat next to me and started talking in Finnish. I gave him a shrug. He immediately switched to German. I shook my head. Then, in a polished Oxford accent, he asked me for money in English. I got up and moved away. He glowered at me for a while, then he left. Who thinks about panhandling at 4 am in freezing weather? And if he took time to learn 3 languages, why can't he get a good job and stop scamming?
Begging is not scamming..?
This guy should become an actor... or a politician!
he would be a perfect politician in Ireland....we always elect sleazy scumbags promising the world.
What's the difference? :/
NO..... there are enough thieves in politics already
I thought an actor was a politician.
With his language skills, it's a waste to be a small-time crook.
Imagine walking with a bag of jackets yourself and when these scammers pull up about to do their thing, you tell them you are a fashion director giving out jackets, that would be hilarious to see their reaction.
These scams go two ways. You accept the "free" items at which point the scammer asks for some gas money as a gift since he was "nice" enough to give you some designer gear for free. As a decent human being, 9/10 they expect you to cough up. The second way is that there are accomplices of the scammer nearby who will accost you when the scammer drives off and either mug you or harass you until you give them the items or some money to leave you alone.
Never accept stuff like this when it is offered freely, especially if you are a tourist. They are scammers and you can get in all kinds of trouble. Politely decline and have them move on. If they persist, remain polite and make up an excuse that you have to be somewhere and someone is expecting you. At this point you will be too much effort for them and they will move on to the next person.
"I’m a fashion director and since I see you holding a camera in this tourist area i’ve got just enough spare time in my busy schedule to chitchat and try to stir interest in you to accept this free gift all because i love my fellow ukrainians and santa claus."
it might sound legit to someone with dementia
Typical scammer behavior : Once they realized you won't be conned, all the chit-chat vanishes and they leave almost instantly.
Had one of these on the M6, Knutsford Services ten years ago, ended up buying a 'suede' jacket for £20, I still keep it and wear it occasionally to remind me not to be so stupid in the future!
It's not Armani and definately not suede, what we used to call 'suedette' back in the day. I deliberately parked some way away from the building to stretch my legs after driving up from Bath, that's why yer man zeroed in on me, he had all the spiel about having to catch a ferry back to Italy and he had to move the gear on to avoid paying 'import tax', even had a LHD car to complete the illusion. As I had just got out of my car, I couldn't clock the reg. plates. Walking to the building I thought to myself 'you've been 'ad mate!'. When I was getting back in my car having used the facilities another 'Italian' drove up and tried the same patter. My reply was a masterclass in finest West Country Industrial English!
Hahah that's what you want though mate. Bit of clobber with a story behind it not a label eh?
@James Sempy Good to know. I guess different countries have different laws.
lol, i was fooled by 4 welsh guys in Birmingham, they showed me 8 phones in a a bag sitting inside their car, and ask for just 100 pounds, i was suspicious BUT my frind want me to pay as the phones were worth 1000 pounds, i apid and quickly they grb the money and gve me bag and shoot off, when i open the bag....................
Jesus! you still remember me. I told you that jacket was a belter.
This guy stopped me in London. I happen to be italian. We ended the conversation with some unpleasantries.
god he gets about
@@jf7075 yeah lol
@@jf7075 I want to meet him 💀
From Paris to London! Businesses goes well.
More context, please.
This scam works like this
they give you a bag, tell you its free, and as soon as you accept the gift
they will park a car near by, and come to you, and ask you for money,
you try giving them the gift back, they won't take it, they will continually follow you until you either decide to given them money, or run like hell, or punch them in the face
I would just stab them and walk off. Men following me and acting intimidating is a threat to my safety, and I must act fast to defend myself, and acting fast is stabbing and running.
I would choose punch this fucker in the face
You wouldn't stab anyone kid, you'd shit yourself and cry.
just dump the bag and walk away
fight them or go to a public place and talk to a police officer
Neapolitan accent, classic robber.
Discriminating other people based on prejudices, classic racist.
@siwuz84 human race.
@joe hayes and just who the fuck are you? If you came just to insult, that's a weak effort, I dare you to try harder, moron.
@siwuz84 he wasn't referring to a french though.
@siwuz84 The race is the same in the real word, in the head of the racist it's not. It's literally the definition of the word. So yes, an italian can be racist towards a french, if the italians believes he is of a better and different race.
Man, I fell for this scam, haha. It happened to me in 2015 in Paris. I was studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, for a year, and my sister from the states came to visit me and we decided to meet up in London and then fly to Paris.
We were walking down the street looking for a place to eat when suddenly a guy pulls up next to us in a car. We spoke to a guy in Spanish because I didn’t want to be identified as an American. He sounded Italian. Anyways, he tells us he’s some fashion director on his way back to the airport to go back to Italy and needs money for gas for his rental car. He said he’d give me a free leather jacket for whatever money I can spare. I think I gave him like £20-£50 because I didn’t have any euros on me. I was planning on keeping those pounds as a collection of foreign currencies I wanted to start.
I legitimately fell for his scam and thought I simply got lucky to meet a fashion director. I’m usually very self-aware of scams but for some reason I didn’t think this was one. I ended up giving that leather jacket to my dad when my sister went back to the states and I went back to Madrid. It looked and smelled like good quality leather, but what do I know - I ain’t no fashion or counterfeit expert? It’s probably garbage for all I know. My dad liked the jacket, though, haha. After watching this video, I’m kicking myself in the butt for being so gullible and giving him so much money for probably a low-quality counterfeit leather jacket.
20 - 50 pounds is not too much money. And you got a jacket. It's incredible you even get bothered by this memory.
Thats not so bad, dude. People that buy iPhones fall for bigger scamms than you do
You learned a great life lesson and didn’t loose much in the process. You’re now able to share your experience with others in hopes they don’t fall victim. And have a great/funny story to tell.
@@dollazNzentz hahahhaa exactly!! It’s a fun story to tell! Thank you for your comment.
He preyed on your greed - this is how most con men operate
He seems like someone who has genuine sales talent, gifted in being very charismatic and is multilingual. Definitely could have been very successful if he didnt....you know, try to scam people for a living.
He probably was working in sales most of his life but for some reason no longer and I assume could not find another job so he was left no choic3 but to scam people using his professional talent
On the continent multilingualism is common. More people speak two languages than only one, and being conversational in 3+ isn't rare, especially in somewhere like Paris. It doesn't set you apart as having a unique skill like in the Anglosphere.
Rule number one: Always assume its a scam when someone you don't know approaches you, until proven other wise.
Rule number two: If something seems to good to be true... its almost always to good to be true.
I have been scammed in the past and its an awful feeling of humiliation and anger. Although i went through it like that, its a lesson i will remember for the rest of my life.
would you mind sharing details of what happened? I'm going to Paris in 2 weeks and want to know what to look out for
yakikadafi - If a stranger approaches you for any reason and you are being pressured into accepting a gift or invitation - it’s a scam (or worse). The more uncomfortable you feel about simply saying “bye” and walking away, the more you know it’s a scam.
liar fighter what's a moonie🤔🤔🤔
@@kadafi4lyf No stranger can get into my arm's length without my alarm, with my readiness to punch him or her at any time
someone who loves daphne moon
Yeah, when i was in Paris I'm also encountered by them, they tell me that their stuff is worth 1,000 euros but "i will sell this only 25 euros JUST FOR YOU, don't tell anyone that you can get this cheap because you are my best friend" (sure... "Best friend" because i meet him just 5 minutes ago)
Don't be so cynical! To someone like that, you probably ARE their best friend... :)
That's what I love about Europe, even the hustlers are polyglots. Meanwhile in North America people can barely speak their native language properly.
juankenon what you saying about us
juankenon Pretty different situation, the average American lives probably like a thirty hour drive from an area where a different language is spoken. Just not as much motivation to spend the time and resources learning a skill they'll use for one two week vacation.
ClosestToTheSun That is not exactly true. The average American very often lives near an area where a different language is spoken as a first language even if that area is within the country. When I watch a crime show like The First 48 Hours for example, I am quite shocked at the number of policemen in Miami, Dallas (or other cities with areas where Spanish is the first languages) who don't even speak Spanish yet are supposed to solve murders committed in areas where most witnesses only speak Spanish. That, said British people also often only speak one language so it is not specific to American people but more to the fact that English speaking people rely on the fact that most foreign people have some kind of English. I am glad I am able to speak several languages myself not only because it is useful when traveling but also because when listening to the same news but from countries, you realise that each country has some kind of" tunnel vision" and a very biased and self centered view of the world.
letsyit Good points all around!
juankenon i totally get your comment man! I myself am a lover of languages, and i am fluent in a couple. BUT...know this.....there is a good reason this occurs. Not only Americans are this way, but so are Brits, Aussies and Kiwis....its because our native language happens to be the dominant/business language for the world at the present time...thus creating no real need to learn other languages unless its for your own leisure or interests
This Is a Shame for my country
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I spoke with this guy in Rome!!! after the gift he will ask you for money for gas...
Man from the middle door how much would he want?
Fashion business can't be doing well then. Pin stripe suit may of given that away.
Ya exact same happened to me in Rome in around 2002
@@_Junkers What's wrong with a pin stripe suite? I have one, it was expensive but I love it!
I never got approached by scammers in Paris. I’m German & lived there a few years. I still travel there quite often.
My tip: Don’t dress like a tourist. Parisians would never leave the house dressed like going to a gym.
Learn to have a non- interested look in your eyes.
And as a girl in certain areas, don’t look young north african men in the eyes while walking on the streets.
They sense unsecurity& may harass you verbally.
But you know, Europe is quite pleasant . I made a cross country trip through Egypt recently. There you can’t walk 3 meters in peace. Especially in Cairo. 😡
That's "diversity" and multiculturalism for you.
A promised fairyland from our politicians.
@@slavnat8446 says the disgusting orc
@@realkingtv7885 Yes, we disgusting orcs live in our own countries, while you want to live among us orcs. Amusing, isn't it?
Can clearly tell this guy isn't Italian after he talked about eating spaghetti and lasagna at a restaurant in Rome. No real Italian can be this stereotypical...
@Sal Dimarchese that guy probably isnt low IQ , he speaks possibly 4 languages
He's surely Italian from Naples or there about,.The real stereotype is that best scammers are from there.
He is, he even speaks with a Neapolitan accent
Emperor Palpatine well, I‘m German and eat Schnitzel and Bratwurst on Holidays soooo....
@Sal DiMarchese truth my friend. Exactly what i was thinking
It happened to me in 2015 in Berlin (I live there). Unluckily for the guy I am italian and knew the trick. It was really funny pretending to be a german tourist and having a friend calling the police meanwhile. Unfortunately I couldn't keep him for as long as they needed to arrive. I only manged to tell him "good things" about his mother, his grandmother and his sister in the end, but it was worth the while...
Haven't seen them around for many years now.
these ppl are honoring their familys by their actions. good thing you reminded him xD
Next time , tell him that you are Russian gangster and you just got out of the prison for beating up an Italian mafia guy !!!
Excellent hahaha
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"You know what Toby? When the son of the deposed King of Nigeria e-mails you DIRECTLY asking you for help, you help!! His father ran the freakin' country... Okay??"
It is a pyramid scheme Michael 😂
@@balajimohan3990 Who uses *calling cards* anymore???? haha
@@balajimohan3990 how is it a pyramide scheme jim?
this is why people dont say hello to strangers anymore. people are becoming more guarded and try to ignore human contact.
@TheDarkerKnight ... it was a thing before that.
I agree… so sad
Yeah I agree. I live in a very touristic area and my father tends to be too friendly with people.
remember one time a tourist asked us for directions,my father insisited in took them to the place and they (and I can understand why) started to fell unconfortably and nervous (probably thinking that my father wanna scam them,and in 90% cases would be true).
I managed my father,after saying him like 4 times,to leave them just with directions but never managed him to understand why he should not do that.
Your father is wise. Being kind isn't being naive; assuming bad intentions from a helpful fella is a big reason why the world's in such a shit state.
@@Effigyy my father is too kind and innocent for today’s world.
Imagine this guy was really the owner of lafayette and just tried to keep it low key, doing something nice
well the owner of Lafayette in a car like this ? The owner of Lafayette doesn't have such a car ahaa and doesnt ask for directions ...
Damn. I was really curious to see how he "asks" for the money afterwards.
He will ask him to help with gas money saying that his card got froze or something.
@@WTFan Ah okay.. thanks.
Should of just took the clothes and took off outta there lol
Yeah just take it, leave and give it to a homeless
@@emilecarette8993 nobody:
homeless: it's a not even cloth, it's a scam!
XD
I was in Paris in 2013.I met two italien fashion promoters. Both of them offered to sell me blazers. They claimed that the blazers were worth over 1500 Euros but since they needed money to go back to Italy they offered them to me at 500 Euros. I offered 15 for each. They drove away.
A sweet scam back would have been to point behind the guy and say, "Oh shit, look at that." Then when he turns to look, grab his car keys and run. He would be in a shitty spot then, that fat, lazy fucker. If he chased you, you could just double back and hop in that shitty car and drive away, leaving him standing there pissing and shitting himself.
But the best part of the scam is when you circle around the block, and smile and wave at him.
Oh please DO this sometime and film it for us, we would all love to see thát :D
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Something like this happened to me in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A well dressed retired airline pilot struck up a conversation with me on the street, soon wanted to mail my parents some tea from his plantation. The catch was that he wanted me to pay the postage in advance. Sri Lanka was chock full of scammers.
Well yeah if u in Colombo you’re gonna encounter scammers. Big cities = number of scammers. It’s common sense, not the country’s fault. Come to Kandy and tell me if u find any scammers
tbh the ones that walk up to you, force you to interact with them, touch you, and follow you around are worse than scammers like these when in Europe.
I love how this guy is pretending to own a company while he wasn't even able to get his driver's license, that's why you see him driving this Aixam js50 which is limited to 45km/h and requires no license
haha :D
The One who has Money isnt concerned about the Driving He has a Lakai for that
well they are pretty expensive (for their standard)
It does require license, in italy at least
some countries in europe that needs licence
George Costanza strikes again. "Ah, I love the Serbians, my wife is Serbian..."
The jerk store called...
My father's gay
Give the man a break. He had lost all his savings to pro scammers on Wall Street and now he's trying some kiddies scams on tourists.
Funny story. My Dad once redirected a genuine lost Italian sales representative to an airport he couldn't find. Guy didn't speak English, he did speak French. I got a real cashmere coat as a present out of that act of kindness. :)
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Really, in the world of internet and gps he couldnt find airport?
@@ademiravdic This happened about 2006. GPs told you where you where, it didn't tell you how to read a map written in a foreign language.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#Form_factor_and_operating_system_shifts
In the UK, if you overshoot your turn on a main motorway, you cannot make a right hand turn and come back until the next junction roundabout. Driving on the "other" side of the road didn't help.
lol sure you did
Nice fake story you dipshit
When I was 16 or 17 I was scammed (or more like intimidated) into giving a man 100£ for a fake watch. He drove a flash BMW and had fancy brochures, etc. He hung around retail park car parks. When I said I didn't have any money on me, he opened the door and drove me to a cashpoint and stood behind me while I was at the ATM. Young and stupidly scared, but it was definitely a learning experience and I have not allowed it to happen again.
LMAO, this could have totally become a comedy sketch like from Key and Peele where two scammers try to scam each other. Maybe next time, you bring along your 'suede' jacket and trade him and say we are doing each other good.
Basic rule - when smiling stranger just approaches you on the street for no reason, watch out!
Nothing in life is free. NOTHING.
Oxygen is not free - it comes at a huge price: each breath you take literally kills you. Thinking and love also come with a price tag.
I Remember Love comes with a price as well, even real love! Imagine if something happened to your loved one - you will feel horrible. And even being away from them, because of work or study or whatever, the pain would be unbearable.
I myself lost a job because I was taking my pain and frustration out on others. The price of love can be higher than anything else in life.
***** It's costing you your life. And no, it need not be mixed with anything: oxygen itself is necessary for life but it also kills you - just the oxygen.
@I Remember - You have silly ideas. Real love is NOT free. You have to repay it back in kind.
consciousness is free. You do not have to even be alive to have consciousness
I Love "insert your country here" people xD
Bertolli18 "north korean"
Good rule of thumb is NEVER trust anyone who makes a big deal about Nationality or sports when trying to sell you on something.
Like those WoW dialogues which fill in your race or class like "Great to meet you, ! You look like a skilled ."
poop
To be fair knew a fair bit about ukraine and spoke russian so maybe he really does have a Ukrainian wife
Some guy attempted to fraud me like that once too, but didn't even bother to give me free jackets... He was stopped on the side of the highway pretending to need help saying he was out of gas, then I said "wait here i go get some gas for you" and he was like "no, give me money I go buy gas myself" and I say "go how ? your car is out of gas and the nearest station is pretty far" then when you put the finger on their scam like that they usualy start to be really rude, he said "be a man and just say you don't want to help, stop pretending" and I said "how about you ? Aren't you pretending as well ?" and as I was driving away, he was already doing "help me" signs to other cars again...
+GameShowster They ask you to help them buy an iPhone for their kids in return for their "gift" worth thousands of dollars.
Lol, I would have stayed parked behind him with my flashers on. So other cars would not stop and thusly piss him off!
Spyro Le Dragon ... thanks for that story... yeah, partly for "amusement" I've tried to wade through a story like that before, but all roads lead to "nope, I need the CASH." It is so sad that playing on social decency compels people to have a very callused eye to "hard luck stories."
I heard of a "successful" version of the "need gas con" from a groggy traveler answering his motel room door knock. "Bro...plz help me out...just need 10 bucks for gas. Here! Hold my precious gold lighter as 'security' ... be right back..." $10 for a 25 cent lighter later, traveler 'wakes up' "Ohh... shiiiit!"
pull that on an American tourist & he'll probably kick the crap out of him LOL
Wanna speak Russian? Just say "da"
didnt know all babies spoke russian :P
Clau Ab да
Nahh. I prefer nyet and cyka blyat.
Dadaism also is Russian
Da i know the place
When he declined the 'gift' I thought the scammer was immediately comically driving away super slowly...
That's the fastest the car is capable of going
if he's the director of italian fashion then I'm batman.
"that guy doesn't want my free gift, I hate him now"
@Expanse Here is a box of my poop. I made it just for you.
@Expanse no offence but i think it's insult in culture of muslim people usually, europeans in my experience never done that
@@Matthew-ko3me declining a gift is disrespectuful in almost all cultures
@@-crosby I always decline gifts. lol
If you logically think about it, giving a gift could be considered just as rude as not accepting one.
Why is it rude to not accept a gift?: maybe you don’t value the gift which then translates into a lack of value for the person. Maybe it’s the emotional response of rejection that is being imposed upon the gift giver.
I believe that either way you look at it the gift giver is putting the burden upon the one receiving the gift. How can you think you are burdened by receiving a gift? My response to that is why do you think the world must continue to operate in a manner that is consistent with materialism. At the end of the day is it really all about the plus or minus of things? I don’t believe so.
With that in mind you could reasonably say that it is rude to try and give a gift to someone expecting them to have the same values as you ( this puts pressure on the one receiving and who are you to impose that upon them?) sadly we live in a world where hidden intention or personal gain is always present, aka this video ( even if it wasn’t obvious you can almost always assume that there is gain of value somewhere ). So why is it rude if the person receiving the gift rejects when the person who is presenting the gift is the one imposing the situation in the first place? (The person receiving the gift could say how dare you make me feel uncomfortable in this situation, that is rude.) I would think that in an ideal world a person would be logical enough to realize that they might not want it and that is okay, but sadly we live in a world of illogical people.
I think at the end of the day if people in general stepped outside of their own interruptions of the world around them and realized it’s not about them then this world would be a better place.
his love for Ukraine fled with him in hurry when no $$$ scam.
This clown could literally be a tourist guide if he wanted and make big money with it!!
But off course he would probably be fired for scamming his tourists as well...
People like this only have one job that fits them and it's to be a politician!!
True lol. That's like Berlusconis cousin
LOLZ How true!!
Jimmy Mcgilleo?
Tourist guide makes big money?
Lol why do you believe that? x)
It's pretty hard to become a tour guide. Due to all the red tape and such.
After giving you the “gift” he asks for some gas money because he’s running out of fuel
Lol he just drives of without saying bye
The sociopath scammer knows his cover is blown and acts accordingly.
he actually said bye at 3:09 says "cià, statti bene",
which means "bye, take care" xd
His buttwhole hurts
”Hi im a complete stranger and wants to offer you free clothing because you are ukrainian and my wife is. ”Who is actually stupid enough to believe this crap
Roronoa Zoro Lol I wouldn’t care if he said bye, scamming ass
Honestly I can’t understand how someone can fall for something like this. A complete stranger comes out of nowhere, approaches you, clearly tries to get intimate as fast as they can and gives you high quality stuff for free. I would assume that those clothes were either infested with disease or it had bombs or something. THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH. If you think you’re getting something for free you’re too stupid to realize you’re being ripped off.
If I spoke fluent Russian and Italian I wouldn't really be out scamming on people.
Everyone fluent in everything in Europe lol. Except you're some American.
@@AlexS-oj8qf I love in Europe and the believe that everyone is fluent in many languages is just not true. It's probably more true than US but you still find a lot of monolinguals.
Just Hugo oh yeah what would you do then?
It's simple, if a complete stranger walks up to you and tries to engage in a conversation ... "it's a scam. "
Director and driving a moped car with 2 cylinders,you can hear the engine 8 blocks away.
probably a little diesel engine tractor (kubota etc) i see one with that inside
The sheer number of stories being shared here is frankly astounding...
I was at a seaside town in England when someone tried a similar scam on me, however the gift wasn't free, it was 'heavily discounted'. I've got a strong Yorkshire accent so the person assumed I was just visiting the seaside resort - not so much a tourist as such, given that it was only 300-400 miles from Sheffield (where I used to live). I just stood in amazement and told the guy that I'd lived in the town for 4 years and I knew who he was. What really annoyed me was that he laughed and said something on the lines of "bloody tourists, they deserve to be scammed". At that point I called the police, however it took them 40 minutes to arrive, by which time he was long gone. How they haven't arrested the guy yet, I don't know.
wow you from sheffield, I live there now.
sirplantain Someone tried the exact same thing when I visited Falmouth (Cornwall)
snitch,
oops.. dont call the cops on me cuz i called you that.
What will the Police do, what crime has been committed?
The true demon surfaces when you catch them out.
Their technique after you accept the gift, incase anyone is wondering, is they normally ask for cash for gas, as they are 'running out' normally 10-20 pounds, which is worth more than the gift you got, meaning they profited and the victim just assumed he was a nice guy trying to get somewhere, who gave you more than what you gave him.
Thank you very much, was very confused.
Happened to me in London, same story Italian guy stopped his car next to me, asked for directions.. then offered cloth with huge discount as he was "leaving" tomorrow :)) I knew its scam, played a long a bit, then told him I dont like jacket its not my style and I prefer better quality leather. He wasnt amused lol:) started to swear in Italian that I understood :) Basically I've waisted his time and it was a pleasure lol :) Other scam when they offer laptops or mobile phones.. People BE AWARE!
+money maker True, but think about it - a seemingly repuatble person offers you a free gift of seemingly high quality, you take it, then they ask for some money as a favor for a separate situation (out of gas or something). Most people would feel obligated to give some since they just got a gift and don't want to seem like an asshole by taking it and not giving something in return. The scammers know that and play off of it to get the money from you.
I've seen Asians do it here in United States traveling to San Diego from Mexico, On there way to Sacramento. It was a weird scam , they were dressed nicely and inside a rental car. Said they are having trouble getting back home, but will take any donation with the promise of paying me back, They then proceeded to show me a journal full of names and the amount lended to them and their address . It seemed believable but I noticed they were in a rental and figured if they were lying it would be hard to trace them. They offered their Id for me to take a picture of also. weird scam done by rich looking people.
I've seen Asians do it here in United States traveling to San Diego from Mexico, On there way to Sacramento. It was a weird scam , they were dressed nicely and inside a rental car. Said they are having trouble getting back home, but will take any donation with the promise of paying me back, They then proceeded to show me a journal full of names and the amount lended to them and their address . It seemed believable but I noticed they were in a rental and figured if they were lying it would be hard to trace them. They offered their Id for me to take a picture of also. weird scam done by rich looking people.
Pasha london.............i had the same in London with a young italian guy offering me anal sex.......when i ask how much he replied £60.........so i told him i never charge and he could have it for free.......he then left in a hurry - think he wanted me to pay him :(
Where in London?
it's actually refreshing to see a scammer that isn't from an African nation
Maybe you should broaden your narrow informational resources, i think that would be much more refreshing.
@@sdm3474 aight my nigga
@f p He's clearly neapolitan. I'm italian, i can tell
@f p idk haha but he may have lived there for a long time. 2:33 Neapolitanist accent ever. 3:09 he says "cia' statti bene" that means bye take care in italian
@Jack Wainwright Do you know him?
It's a common scam involving an Italian designer representative who claims to need directions to the airport because his navigation isn't working. I actually encountered one last week in Dubai. Here's how it goes down: he asks for a simple favor, like directions to the airport. Because you're such a good person for helping him, he offers you all sorts of samples of clothes and perfume, watches as gifts. They are leftovers from the trade show he visited, and since he cannot take them onto the plane, he gives them to you. He shows you a very official-looking invoice that lists the value of all these "free" samples you're now getting. Then, the scammer says he doesn't have any local currency and asks if you can give him some money-often a few hundred dollars (after all, you just received gifts worth over $2,500, right?). Of course, these gifts are worthless junk, not worth more than 20 dollars.
Very interesting. As a student in Paris for nearly 4 years this happened to me once in the 6th arrondissement. The Italian man though, did want money from me ! He was offering me cut price leather jackets (3 of them) and said he had to be at the airport quickly and could not take them with him as he had finished his business trip. I told him I had almost no money on me (which was the truth) so I sadly could not buy anything.
For years afterwards I thought I might have missed out on a bargain, but in retrospect I perhaps avoided losing money for very poor quality jackets !
I had a similar experience, but the man was selling cologne in North Dakota. At a Walmart parking lot lol.
thats pritty proffesional... except the car
It's a moped car. Used by teenagers in sweden. 50cc engine, about 4 bhk
k3noriz Furia 50cc? That's hard to believe
is it 2 stroke at least?
it's 14k and only does 45km/h... wth
how is it called?
Just take the gifts, say thanks and leave against traffic. The time he turns around or parks his car and you are gone. There is no scam.
There is a tracking device in the bag. Once you take the gift, Mario and Giuseppe will hunt you down and kill you with spaghetti and lasagna.
@@yellowjacket5995 mamma mia de Roma cazzo dell'arte
@@yellowjacket5995 that could be it
This man is fluent in multiple languages and has pretty good sales skills. Why not use those skills in a proper job?
Maybe he have more money like this