We Trusted the WRONG Guy in Iraq!!! 🇮🇶
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- I stranger bought us expensive suits and told us we were going to go to the Iraqi Government, the US Embassy and potentially meet the Iraqi Prime Minister... this is what happened instead...
On our first day in Baghdad Iraq we had the misfortune of meeting this very suspicious man. At the start, he was very kind, put together and we took a liking to him right away. It was very clear he had a lot of money.
Once we met him, he was talking himself up, saying that if we went around with him he could show us things like Saddam Hussein's Palace, the US Embassy, the Iraqi Government and potentially meet politicians such as the US Ambassador and the Iraqi Prime Minister. It sounded too good to be true but when he told us about his job, working with US generals and for the Embassy, and having a US passport, we believed him... we are stupid, don't be like us.
So we met up with him the next day. He told us to bring no money and don't worry about paying for anything! He bought us nice suits and shoes. Even at this point I was a little sussed out, like why not start with a lunch or a coffee, we are just two dumb, irrelevant vloggers, we ain't special dude.
My first red flag was when we were approached by a nice man in the street who wanted to have a conversation with us and bring us out for shisha some night soon. He got all upset we were making new friends and rushed us in a cab. He started to give us shit about trusting strangers. I tried to tell him he was hypocritical since he is stranger to us. He said he is an officer and works with the US embassy and he knows the streets. I tried to tell him that these are just words and I don't know these things are true. I was very close to asking for evidence of this stuff, I really wish I did before we continued the day even further.
We took a quick lunch then went back to our hotel to rest up before the evening. He started to come around on me at lunch as we were making jokes over tea. But just cause a guy is funny, doesn't mean he should be trusted.
We waited till 10pm to leave with his private driver. We met him in his neighbourhood where he claimed the military and police presence were his private guards.
We went to "Saddam Hussein's" Palace that for some reason opens at 10:00PM? It was a complex with stores and restaurants and had been open all day. We also didn't need the suits for this part which he insisted we did. As much as it's a nice gesture I did not want to be wearing these damn suits.
The next stop was the most sus stop of the night.He claimed we were meeting the Ex - Finance Minister who served under Saddam. Apparently such a prestigious man lives down a dark ally. We were made to wait at the door. For him to get in position, maybe? We walked in to him doing prayers (later we looked it up and it was not prayer time). We met, sat for a quick second, had a few sips of tea then he said okay, time to go, BUT first pictures. This was the only time he ever took out his phone to take videos or pictures the whole night. We took some photos with the "finance minister" and his family then he filmed us, asking us to say "___ is a great man with a nice family and home" very strange....
At this point I was over it. But we made one more stop at a mosque where once again he was getting on our case about talking to strangers. but i did not want to listen to him and struck up a conversation with a kind Afghani kid who told us his story about escaping Afghanistan. I really wanted to hear the kid's story but he insisted on interrupting us to give the guy shit about having a visa and him being here. At this point I WAS OVER IT! I wanted to go home and cry in the shower.
We went home and I let out all my feelings on camera. I don't think I've ever been so vulnerable on this channel, but fuck it.
The next day we didn't talk to the guy or leave are hotel. We started to develop crazy theories about who he was and get in our heads. It honestly kept me on edge for the rest of my stay in Iraq!
But I don't want this video to convince you not to come to Iraq! GO TO IRAQ. It is an amazing place. The mistakes we made in this video have nothing to do with Iraq, they have everything to do with us being stupid and not keeping our guards up. No matter where you go, you can't trust everyone. But talk to everyone you see, have tea if they invite you, build up some trust before you get in their vehicle or go to their house. There's levels to this. This goes without saying ANYWHERE you go. Not just the middle east! I am still a very trust worthy traveler, but I also realized I can't be bought over, and the people I wanna meet traveling will never be the people who want to buy me things. I'm attracted to good vibes and good energy, not money. I hope to continue to meet those kind of people around the world from now and not trust those who just wanna toss money at you and are REALLY SUS!!!!
INSTA - YABOYSEAL
Conner's channel; @SmallBrainedAmerican
I’m glad we recorded this day cause if not, no one would have believed us. One of the most bizarre days of travel ever
Bro they try do that in turkey
In every country you will see the good and the bad, but these people are different even the Iraqi ones don’t trust them because you can see that, they just want to use you guys so they show people they’re big and powerful.
Anyways have a good trip and don’t trust people easily.
@@alialmshat9040 🙏🙏thanks for the tip habibi
Sorry to see that from an Iraqi
I hope you met the majority of good people
@@thehalfblood.prince we met some legends for sure
I just wanted to say sorry on behalf of all the Iraqi people for what happened. This guy is representing himself, and he scammed you, but this isn't who we are . I hope when you come again, enjoy your time and meet people, not just him.
i wanted to say the same, never saw such a creepy guy like him
You waisted you're visit with BS
@@cultevo1 they stayed a lot longer, that was essentially a few minutes with him one day, then basically a few hours during the day the next one&several more that night. Then he ghosted them rofl. It was definitely some scheme, but they didn’t pay for anything, so it for sure seems to be some sort of thing they’ll use for scams, or gods forbid propaganda
@@cultevo1no he didn't he had many other amazing experiences and he's said that. Yes he wasted his time with this bit but he didn't waste his trip
@@stephanieann6622 I know🩵
This is wonderful. I hope this blows up. That guy seems like he's on the way to wanting to become another grand corrupt politician.
Ya man it was hella weird! Really wish I knew his motivation
Yep!! And now he doesn't even have to be a legal US citizen !!
Oh wait.. You were referring to Iraq.. My bad.. lol
guys, this dude is deceiving others to obtain something which means he’s not representing us as Iraqis, my brother came from Lebanon 2 weeks ago and he met 2 chinese tourists at baghdad airport and they was looking for a taxi to get to the hotel, he invited them to come to our house rather than the hotel and they accepted it then they stayed with us for 10 days and we took them in our personal car to Basra and Nasiriyah and then to Samara in Salah Aldin and they didn’t accept the way we treated them during their stay , Food, accommodation and transportation during all the tours was for free, so the day they decided to leave the country they invited us in one of the restaurants that they chose and they paid for the meals, they were comfortable and happy, right now they are in Kazakhstan but they keep talking to us whenever they have time,they said they will come back again next year
هاا اجوكم مرة ثانية
This is absolutely hilarious and top tier content 😂
The Afghan guy was a really wholesome interaction i love these kinds of videos and this one was very interesting
I’m sorry for the uncomfortable experience you guys went through, about this guy the most probable explanation is that he works for some politician or one of the many corrupt political parties that rule Iraq and he just wants to use the footage he took for you with his boss for some political scam or perhaps a financial fraud but the place you went to was indeed a palace before that was converted to a park recently and just reopened right around the time he took you there so maybe the whole thing is connected to this park !
I hope this incident doesn’t affect your trip and hope to see you in other cities and historical sites of Iraq,
welcome to Mesopotamia with much love brother❤
Thank you bro! I appreciate the insight on the situation!
زين هوه اشترالهم القوط على حسابه لو همه دفعو لو شنو الفلم
@@Ahmed_I.Q
لا .. شرالهم الملابس و دفع المطاعم والمواصلات وكل شئ .. ولهسه مستغربين يكولون شلون شخص قابلناه صدفه بالشارع وقدم هاي الشغلات كله بالمجان فلازم عنده كانت غاية
@@Ahmed_I.Qعلى حسابه هُم گالوا هو دفعلنا واشترى كلشي
i felt tense watching this so now imagine how these two guys felt you guys are lucky you lived
Dude this is the most I ever laughed at your videos
Hell ya
Whoa ! you hung wit small brain American Conner?! He's rad. That end part with the Afghani was a bummer ... Dude WAS suss... You got suits tho... But what was the REAL cost..??.. 😂❤🎉🎉🎉
I’ve binge watched prob about 15 of your vids starting from newest just scrolling down and picking at random and I’ll say I can tell you have became more stern and rightfully so. Seeing stuff like this really sheds light on how quickly being to nice can bite you in the a** when traveling abroad.
This is the best content ever. I can't believe this hasn't blown up. That scammer makes thai taxi scammers look like a joke.
This is a representation of one person in Iraq. Iraqis tend to be very warm and friendly. Crazy this happened to you guys!
that's why Canadians are more self aware and awesome.
Wow bro, this was crazy! I could tell how uncomfortable you were when you guys were talking to the guy from afghanistan . Love the content always tho!
Thank you for visiting Iraq, my home country and I’m very sorry this happened to you, and I agree! You did trust the wrong guy and hopefully this doesn’t stop you from visiting Iraq! Iraq has beautiful places and historical sites that worth exploring and seeing, Iraq also definitely has lovely and genuine people, maybe like the guy you exchanged numbers with (you wouldn’t know because you didn’t speak to many people, understandably so 😅😂)
But hopefully you visit again and have a better experience 😊
Also, give me a shout if you’re ever in Dallas Texas, I would like to meet you guys
I'm sorry for everything bad that happened to you in Iraq ❤🇮🇶
Dear Iraqi officer. He just wants to show herself in the media. The Iraqi people are generous people and love life and peace. As I said, there are people in all countries who are neutral and bad. We Iraqis apologize to you if you were bothered by a situation or behavior that bothered you. All love, appreciation, and respect for you. I hope you visit Karbala, the marshes and Basra. Thank you.🌹🙏🌹❤️👍🇮🇶♥️🇮🇶♥️🙏👍
Thank you brother!
@@sealontour Thank u too❤
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Homie look wired talking to the guy from Afghanistan barely blinked 😂
Cause he is a Iranian militia who run Iraqi government
They execute many like this Afghan boy or anyone who speaks against them
The place you went to isn’t saddams pallace! It’s called 1001 nights park and it’s near where i live. It’s a park that opened very recently last year and has nothing to do with saddam
you can't trust strangers but you can be a nice guy with people 💯 👌
it's not true Iraqi people are the best it's nice you can believe in them it is generous❤
Ok that person he is not a finance minister he is employe in ministry of finance ( random person) cuz I was work with him
And that guy who say he's a police officer he's lier
You work with him?
@@sealontour I was working with that man who Wear white clothes we was in same building
I wouldn't be caught dead in them cheap suits
I’m sorry you felt used, I would have felt the same way if I were in your situation. Much love from Canada, may God bless you guys.
That was some crazy ass shit! 😂😂. On a side note, did you notice how perfect his teeth were?
That guy was js trolling with y’all he told y’all lies to make himself look good 😂
He will use those promotional videos of you complimenting them to lure in some other investors, as a reference. He just made you play a role in front of their camera
As an Iraqi, I'm so sorry for having to go through that, but I died laughing at the part about wearing suits and standing in the streets 😂😂. He was a scammer who tried to control you as much as possible. He realised that the camera would expose him, so he was unsure what angle to use to get you to spend. He is harmless, though. He would have taken a cut from the merchants you pay at. You did really well. Compulsive liers are a thing in Iraq, they say rediculous inflated things, mainly comically unrealistic things, he wanted to isolate you because he was scared that you will tell people you run into that you will be visiting the palace 🤣. The language barrier works in his advantage.
can you provide the conversations he had in arabic , we can translate that for you , so you can understand what he was saying
You went to 1001 night park with suits, that’s fucking hilarious! 🤣 also ahmad knows the situation so he was trying to say don’t trust me guys! 😂
Bro I felt sooooo dumb
احمد خوش مشتغلهم ضحك
@@yaseenalyaseen5044😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your Iraq series has been awesome! I think your channel is about to take off with how great the content has been lately.
AYOOO thank you sooo mcuh!! Lets hope sooo! 🙏
5:28 Get out. Lololololololol. Hilarious cat meme/transition. Haha
Bad ass video bro! I love to meet people and talk to them. Their English is crazy good. Yes it’s awkward but your special in your ability to sit and observe. I will definitely visit and experience it myself.
Awesome man!
he was a wacko pulling some scheme, very odd character. Your lucky you escaped him guys, crazy story which would never ever happen normally but hilarious at the same time
I’m really sorry about the person who approached you he doesn’t resemblance us he’s just some bumb,
He didn’t take you to sadams palace he took you to a new restaurant that opened up called “one thousand nights in one”
Iraq isn’t dangerous and the police officers who he said were his security guards aren’t they are just normal security for Iraq all he said to them was “how are you”
The other guy who claims to be the old finance guy isn’t anything he’s just some random guy.
Sadams palace is in a green zone and not anyone can enter it
I’m sorry man he just said so much bs it pissed me off
Once again we apologize for what happened
Seal looks like a guy from the hood who got adopted by rich family lol😅
He didn't cause you any harm though... And gave you memories and stories of an amazing trip.
Looking at what happened to you guys in my country really made me feel sad,I was hoping you get your Best time but because of people like this guy you must felt uncomfortable 😣,im so sorry this happened to you
the local guy is a crook , he ruined the video
Seal, you guys were DEFINITELY exploited. Your buddy’s assessment that they needed photos of American financial investors was probably spot-on. Those are great suits. You should mail them back home! You may need them for funerals or weddings or some sh#t! 😂
Honestly we just left them, I didn't say it in my video but i think in conner's video (when he posts) I kept saying I felt like a wh*re wearing the suits he bought us.
@@sealontour well you looked like a million dollar who-ah in that suite! Rofl at least you got a unique experience, for lack of a better word. &be thankful that it didn’t end up being much worse&nefarious.
Glad your ok bro
thing is who was he telling the finance minister you was
You guys got some balls for what you did! You knew it was a scam and you were riding along 😆
I felt bad for the Afghan guy, you should've ditched the scammer right then and went and hung out with the Afghan guy
I liked him he is cool. I have his insta
as an iraqi canadian, im sorry to hear that. be careful and take care guys i know how beautiful my home is but obviously dangerous
That young afghan man that was special forces would have hurt that fake cop. I hope you didn’t tell him where you were staying. You were in the mall of Baghdad not the palace.
Iam sorry for what you had to deal with but I laughed so hard when he convinced you to go to saddam place and it was 1000 nights restaurants area 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Damn I feel bad for that young afghani man he was most likely a translator for natos mission in Afghanistan and although America did get a lot of there translators and other afghans who helped out of Afghanistan they did leave a lot of them behind and then the taliban is coming in killing anyone who worked with the past government and military which sucks.
Bro sorry for what happened to you but this shit was hilarious like a comedy movie 😂😂😂💔
My God, this is really scary, but arguably common for those who don't know anything about the area, they will definitely try to scam u. Honestly, when I saw the dilapidated road when u went to the house of the man who was praying, I said that they would certainly be kill**ed, or they might be taken host*age, or something bad would happen to you. Thank God for your safety and be careful
Not everyone is as good as you think
The guy seemed sus from the beginning. I wouldn't have let him buy me anything. Its awkward in the moment, but you should have told him to piss off. Based on your more recent encounters, it seems like you learned your lesson. Made for great content though. If thats all you're looking for, keep it up i guess? 🤷♂️
seal you silly guy!!! at it again with the absolute tomfoolery
😂😂😂
ahmad talking to the afghan guy got me laughing so hard😂😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂why you say the situation not good , relax ahmad
You should be praying for Afghan guy cause Ahmed is filthy Iranian militia
What a story!! This could be made into a movie 😂😂
My advice to you is to add arabic subtitles on your video so this/can get exposed. This is unacceptable and just gives a bad rep to Iraqis. I'm sorry for your bad experience!
Edit: he might be a militia man, that's the vibe so you were lucky to escape with just photos!
شكد غثيث هذا الضابط
No he is passive aggressive and clearly trying to intimidate you all, especially that poor Afghani guy
You are lucky you weren't killed. Never follow strangers down dark narrow allies. ** You may have been dressed up and photographed be ause he was going to " market you", you'd be kidnapped for ransom.
I’m sorry but ts was hilarious 😂😂😂
*U must was scared to say NO , i don't know him but he's not an important guy otherwise why would he needs u* but it's a good vlog cuz u just got my attention and i subscribed
Haha, that's crazy. He was just taking you to different places to pay money in each ones.
Seal he actually took you to the palace of saddam but when it was converted to a restaurant and shopping complex 😂😂 this shit made me laugh as fuck
You should follow your gut feeling.
9:31 picture in the kitchen of Shaw of Iran also he tells he friend to pretend to pray he says they think you are a Hedji which is like sheik or powerful man
Also a muslim would never even interrupt another Muslim during prayer or stand Infront of their prayer these men you were with do horrible unspeakable things against Iraqis & Syrians & arabs
This person who is with you, I do not know if he is afraid for you or if he is a bad person. But do not listen to his words: Iraq is safe. When the Iraqi people see that there are tourists in the country, they are very happy. And they never think about harming you
That iraqi policeman is a bizarre dictator & ridiculous. Glad you are not being kidnapped
Shit they can’t kidnap me I’m fckn seal
@@sealontour God always protect you brother.
Look man, that guy was a little bit possessive, but he is not a representation of Iraqis. You see the hospitality and friendliness of the citizens there. However, I think and feel he was being this way because you're a tourist and he was showing you around and was trying to keep you safe. You were under his watch at that time and was trying to make sure you were ok. I don't agree with how he handled the situation, but typically you'll see all friendliness in Iraq and with Iraqis.
You guys was his securetre
هذا الرجل من وجهه محتال،،
ألا تعرف قراءة وجوه الناس ومعرفة من هو محتال او رجل مسالم؟
اعتقد انك لو استعنت بمترجم ليكون رفيق معكم كانت رحلتك ستكون أسهل
بس ابو المقطع يكول ما اخذوا مني دينار واحد 🤷♂️
Iam Iraqi and this fake police officer just wanted your money
No man that makes no sense... he spent hundreds of dollars on us and we didn't give him nothing.
Ok, then he wants to make in the future more money he invested in both of you. What I have seen from the video He is a very rude person how he talks to other people I understood everything and also with the afghani guy.
But there are so many good Iraqi people trust me you just got unlucky with this guy. Thanks that you travel to Iraq 🙏
@@lafayette1833 I still think you are wrong and money is not the reason.
@@lafayette1833 Yes I know thank you :)
Guys imho you have, through ‘dumb luck’ experienced in Iraq, two very different types of interpreters.
What a great watch this has been for educational purposes.
As a westerner, I don’t think this guy is bad. Hey, y’all went for “his” ride. I think he’s generous and over-zealous & protective of y’all. It was a one-day experience. I don’t think it’s fair to paint him as a “bad guy”. Sure he used you for self-promotion, but he didn’t necessarily scam you in any way. All your food, travel & clothing was paid for. At the house you were recorded saying “nice things”, they treated you with respect (kisses, tea, smiles). I feel like Ahkmed’s “evil” persona is a little exaggerated by your script & titles visible on RUclips. To be honest, I laughed very hard because of him.
Fair opinion but literally every single Iraqi in the comments thinks he’s sus. So I’d trust the people who know the people over a “westerner”. But even if he doesn’t have bad intentions I still really don’t fuck with the dude. Like I said in the video idc how much money you have I can’t be bought over, Im homies with good people and this dude was not a good person. Constantly lying to look good, being rude to the Afghanistan kid, telling us not to talk to people. Changed the goalposts all the time, the guy talks to us in the street he says the situation in iraq is bad, the Afghanistan kid says his situation here isn’t good he goes on about how good the situation is. This dude is not a good man regardless of his intention, which I still think were not good intentions.
Hey man just a question so did he paid for those suits and everything?
He paid
@@sealontour weird
yeah i would have got out in the taxi ...
Yeah you guys got played, simple as that.
You’re so handsome with those suts guys😂😂😂
Im dying 🤣🤣
You're content breath life salute. I'm saving to travel next year hopefully I can get some people to tag along
In fact he took you to Sadam palace which has turned into entertainment park called 1001 nights park.
Dude what was that ? I am iraqi and I did’t feel comfortable of you doing this !!! First of all that guy is a psycho the way he behaves is really weird and why he kept telling you not to talk to anyone , interesting 🤔. You could at least ask for is ID or something. I mean i feel sorry that you guys had experienced something like that .
When we were in the car and he was saying the things how we can trust him and not others I was ready to ask for credentials. I slid my phone to Conner with a note saying I wanna ask but he said we shouldn't.
I know it was a weird experience and all but he didn’t do anything so terrible I think dude just be lonely or something. The guy is hilarious to me I ain’t gone lie lol
Even if he didn’t have bad intentions he’s still not a good guy. He was very rude to everyone and wanted to convince us everyone was a bad person which is a very poor representation of Iraqis.
@@sealontour I definitely get what your saying it wasn’t a good representation of the country and wasn’t the type of person you would want to meet when traveling. Good travels bro. Love the videos 👍🏾
This guy is a mafia member, I wonder how you met or trusted him 🤔
are you sure?
@@sealontour It's quite obvious. You were lucky he used you for show only.
@@MK8308 How is it obvious? You have been the only one with this theory?
@Seal On Tour Not only me, many other comments talking about how used your photos for corruption
I'm Iraqi and there are two explanations for what happened the first is an officer and wanted to hang out with you only the second possibility is that he impersonates an officer this is common and he will use your photos and claim that you are from the American embassy to make people trust him and that he has influence and can find work for money (the weird thing is that he didn't care about the camera and this is confusing Maybe just idiot nosy person)
I don't think he's an officer, works for the embassy or has an American citizenship. idk if he knew we were youtubers. maybe he just thought we filmed a lot for funzies
Sorry about that misfortunate experience. The place he took yall to is actually a park/entertainment venue known as 1001 nights park. Dude is def a con man.
شجاي ضرط 😂
Make sure that afghan is still alive lol
He is okay. we are friends on IG
Yea because Iranian militia are terrible people
I get it, your in unknown country, but if i see someone disrespecting some kid who is trying to find a better life. Getting in his personal space, i couldnt just sit there like a scared puppy dude... i would have ditched this weirdo.. its not your fault in a way but damn
13:42 bro really asked him why he left when the Taliban took over😭
Dude ...this person is from the athorty..the iranieans home runing these people..thats way he avoid you to speak in angry street..in car the Nr 313 .is the code for irans believe religon..now anderstand..!! Next time travel to kusdish erbil..and see the other Iraq
🤣
I feel embarrassed for what this guy did to you
Can any Iraqi tell what happend here?
Hmmmm honestly it may be my optimism and love and patience but the guy seems like hes being genuine about most of what hes saying- what makes me think this is the conversation with the adghani gentleman
Bro 😂😂😂
This ain't no Palace it's entertainment center with restaurant and stuff I guess Ahmed is into you and the whole thing is just an excuse to hang out and flexing
the whole point of an embassy is any citizen can walk in freely you really should know how embassies work especially visiting these countries, and where to find them, not that you’d have any reason to visit them because they’re about as interesting as a bank.
Someone protect the afghani guy
hes okay apparently
At least you got a suit out of this, lol.
Brother, it is most likely that this guy is part of the government militias and I got really strong vibes that he was attempting really hard to portray a positive image of Iraq, he did not want you to talk to the locals.. as you said propaganda.. the taxi driver had "313" in his car, which is what the Iran backed militias use... they're in control of the government in Iraq right now.. he did take you to Saddam's old palace though that they converted into a shopping mall 😅😅😅... but you did very well by showing that you are humble and genuine person, you were not entitled at all, you dealt with it very well my brother.. Iraqis would go ballistic if they met someone like this cretin... these creatures from the militias are trying really hard to portray a specific image of how they're handling the situation in Iraq, and you have met one of their goons 😅😅...
Bottom line bro.
I like this video!
Holy fuck u guys got played
Your parents are losing it at home lol!!
hahaha... yikes
It’s your fault buddy any where in the world you can’t trust someone like this dude it’s look wired,travel safe and be free
I didn’t say it was anyone else’s fault. Obviously I’m addressing the errors of our judgement.