hey guys what's up it's Charlie here and today we're going to be looking at 10
scary scams you must avoid we all know about common scams like the Nigerian
prince emails and the pop-up ads saying we've won a million dollars! but these
are bizarre and genius camps which you should really know about these could
ants do happen to anybody but after watching this video you will have much
more street knowledge and will be able to deal with any scam before we begin it
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coming in at number 10 we have the rolling baby imagine this you're walking
down the street and then some woman throws her baby at you you'd probably
forget anything else you were doing and catch the baby right this may sound
bizarre but it does actually happen a woman will walk up to you and throw
her baby which is actually just a doll then while you're in total shock and
holding the baby the woman and an accomplice will go through your pockets
and bag they will then steal things from you
while you're in shock and not paying any attention and even if you did see them
doing it because just drop what you think is a baby the scam originates in
Italy but has since come to American cities like LA and New York so watch out
for this and ignore any babies flying at you it may sound risky in case someone
actually throws a real baby but come on what are the chances of that next up is
the $100 scam if you saw $100 in your car windscreen wiper you'd probably
think this was your lucky day but really you should be very cautious and not try
to take it because it's a big scam the scam works like this you get into your
car and see a crisp $100 bill on your windshield you can get out of your car
to take the money but as you do that a scammer waiting around in the area
rushes into the driver seat of your car and carjacked you you'll then left
without your car and sometimes not even $100 as the occasionally fake money this
scam began in Las Vegas thanks to all the casino is making a
lost hundred dollar bill more believable but if you live outside of Las Vegas or
even out of America don't assume you're totally safe the
scam is now being reported all over the US from big cities to small towns and a
few cases of this has been reported in other country if this happens to you the
best bit is to lock your car as you leave it and simply drop the hundred
dollars on the ground if you simply seal it the scammer may follow you and then
try and get their money back and sometimes the money is fake so dropping
it won't be so much of a hardship next up is room inspectors at hotels there's
a lot of stars and it's not unusual flow staff members to come into your room
whether it be a building manager fixing something or a cleaner cleaning so some
scammers take advantage of this and do what is known as the room inspector scam
to people through stuff like hotel employees or lock on your door they will
then save air quality assurance and living a routine room inspection they
say they do things like make sure the room is cleaned well and make sure it's
nice enough to stay in and they make you feel even better about it by saying that
if your room doesn't qualify you get three upgrades and discount but here's
the scam one very friendly guy will keep talking to you about the hotel and what
you're doing in your fridge you know we'll talk all while that's going on
however another sneaky scammer will be looting your possessions without you
even knowing they will then say goodbye and then as soon as the door closes make
a swift getaway and by the time you've realized your laptop watch and money is
gone they will have ran off this scam is super nasty
it began in Spain but it's now a worldwide trick so watch out next up is
cash a credit card scam it's annoying when a cash is serving you is on the
phone it can be kind of rude but hey it's not that bad right
well not exactly sometimes they can be pulling off a massive scam right in
front of your eyes they hold their phone up to their ear to make it look like
they were on a phone call but actually they're recording a video or taking
photos of your credit card so as you're paying their phone will be keeping a
record of all your credit card numbers and then use them later for their own
purchases it's crazy how a cashier could be stealing all your money when you're
just standing there and what's more you're paying them for items in their
store or while they're stealing from you if that's not ironic I don't know what
is this scam began in the city of Barcelona Spain
much like many of these super popular scams it's now out of the country
and spreading around the USA next up is fake corpse from a very young age
it's thrilled into us that we need to respect police and us they say that's
all very well but it can be problematic when regular scammers dressed up like
police and try and enforce some laws of their own one popular thing scam is to
dress up like a policeman walk up to you and say that fake money has been
circulating in the area they will then ask to see your wallet and when they
give it back there's no doubt some money will be missing and they can even some
and a fine on the spot for having this fake money
another thing identity thieves do it say they need to identify you and ask for a
passport or driver's license they then refuse to give it back and fill it for
thousands of dollars another thing which is popular for scammers to do in
Thailand it's pretend to be a taxi driver and offer you illegal substances
when you accept their accomplished stress stuff like a policeman will
conveniently walk by and say you need to cough up a massive fine or you're going
to jail fake police can't occur in all countries but they're especially popular
in Mexico Thailand Colombia and Romania next up is slow counter this is another
scam that involves cashiers you got to watch out for those guys it's
annoying when a cashier counts your change super slowly but in some cases
when your cashier is also a scam artist it can be more than just annoying some
cashier counter your change very slowly on purpose and leave big pauses in
between counting this makes getting your change painfully slow the reason why
they do this is to make you lose your patience and just accept whatever change
you're given but when they give you the change it's always much slower than it
should be this is very popular in most European countries and some parts of
America and whenever a tourist enters the store this happens a lot more
frequently as they may not be familiar with the currency so be sure to always
count your change or you could be getting shortchanged some of these
caches sure are dodgy but hopefully this video helps you out next up is punctured
tire when we're driving we usually have some valuables in the car with us
whether this be our wallets shopping we've just bought or our phone with a
map on it scammers lobbyists and will use it to their advantage some scammers
will puncture the tire of your parked car and wait for you to get back
they will then drive after you and wait for you to pull over
thanks to the puncher tyre they will then also pull in and offer you a spare
tire free of charge and say they will install it for you
this may seem so kind and they keep you happy by having a friendly conversation
with you but while this is going on their accomplice is rummaging around
your vehicle stealing your stuff so be sure to keep an eye on someone if they
offered a service even if it may seem nice at first this scam originates in
Mexico but has now entered America and it's a very popular thing to do to
tourists in Vegas as they often have gambling winnings in their cars next up
we have coin in car door this is a new way for kids to get into your car
without even breaking two logs please simply place a coin in your car's tool
handle when your parks are then when you get into your car drive to your
destination and get out again you'll try and lock your car door but you won't be
able to ask the coin will Jam the locking system the feeds will then wait
nearby and break into your car as soon as you've gone this is because you
thought you locked your car but really it's didn't work it's crazy how a simple
penny or nickel could easily lead to you getting robbed and in some worst cases
the criminal says easily being able to get into the car without the alarm going
off and then of hotwives the car if you want to avoid this check your car doors
for coins before you lock it so far the scam has only been seen in America but
it will likely come to other countries soon so be on high alert next up is
village this scam is really nasty because not only do you get messy but
you were to get things stolen from you in this scam someone will spill
something on you on purpose this can be anything from food to drink as will
usually be done by them clumsily walking into you they will then explain how
sorry they are and act like they're trying to help you clean at all but as
they're cleaning it off they will reach inside your pocket and steal whatever's
inside or they will get a friend to do it's while you're distracted of cleaning
yourself up this is very popular in Argentina and Brazil but instances of
this have been reported in New York City it's one thing to get food and drinks
spills all over you but to put the cherry on top of that nasty rotten stale
cake the scammers also leave you with no money there's no awesome tip to avoid
this scam just be careful not to bump into anyone and if you do keep your eyes
peeled for their hands going into your pocket
next up is helpful local went on vacation sometimes you can meet some
really nice and friendly locals fun unfortunately this is sometimes just an
act people put on to scam you often people will come up and help you out on
those confusing foreign ATM or ticket machines but really what they're doing
is memorizing your PIN code but when they steal your credit card later or
sometimes they just simply run off with your cash since it's very popular in
Europe and we've been known to happen in New York to where there's a lot of
tourists and sometimes an old man is the one to memorize the pin and then they're
younger accomplice tilt your card this is to deceive you as you wouldn't
normally expect an elderly man to be at bread so be super suspicious even if
they steam right don't be rude in case they are genuinely
nice but in a world full of scammers you have to keep your wits about you check
out the poll in the top right corner and you can vote for the scariest scam you
must avoid personally I would say the fake cops because it's tricky as they
could be real but using the info in this video we hope you'll be able to tell the
difference between a real and fake cop this video shout-out goes to Finn Hasson
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