Scam City: Istanbul - Scammed at Night, the Police Don't Care | Free Documentary

Scam City: Istanbul | Free Documentary

Watch out if you're walking along at night in Istanbul and a friendly man starts talking to you. You will end up at a bar where after two or three drinks you will be presented with a bill for anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Your options will then be to withdraw the sum via an ATM and pay the bill off or be beaten up. The police don't care.
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If you're walking along at night in Istanbul and a friendly man starts talking to you, watch out.
Chances are, you will end up at the bar where after two or three drinks you will be presented with a bill - anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Your options will then be to withdraw the sum via an ATM and pay the bill or be beaten up. Sounds like a pretty straightforward not very imaginative scam to me. Has anyone out there every fallen foe that? Friendly person “please buy me a drink”?

[harooahmed]

Just got back from a 3 day trip to Istanbul. Pretty much every shopkeeper, taxi driver and restaurant is either trying to scam or rip you off. Was annoying not able to enjoy vacation as having to constantly haggle and be on the look out for scams. Beautiful country with rich history but not worth visiting as cannot really enjoy

[brlog]

As a Turk, I feel totally ashamed that these scams (and many of them not even Turkish, they just speak Turkish) are doing that. Turkish police MUST act harder on these scams.

[msquared]

If a random man approached me asking if I wanted to go drinking I’d be thinking he wanted to bum me

[szakachdekapolna]

On my first night in Istanbul I checked what to watch out for, luckily I found a warning on the internet about scams with overpriced drinks and nightclubs. The next day, my taxi driver tried to trick me. At every step they try to deceive you or sell you something too expensive, it is definitely not a city I will visit again.

[Ok....-]

This documentary is really an eye opening...Kudos to your team ....

[merakibeats]

I can really understand how reliable and hard-working café or restaurant owners in Istanbul feel about this. The scammers really ruin it for the good name and local economy.
I knew about this scam and I do think twice before visiting a bar or restaurant in Istanbul.
And what about all those hospitality properties that could be used for anyone who wants to start something but with good and sincere intentions.

[dtann]

Honestly I think I'd rather just get beat up then spend $2000

[zizizizi]

I read in the Turkish newspaper that The boss of the scam cafe was not happy.After this documentary Nuri has never been seen again..

[MrG]

This is quite sad to watch, but I would never trust a stranger approaching me on the street being overfriendly. Also this video was filmed around 2010.

[michaelfrancis]

Been to Turkey many times never been scammed because I don't go to dodgy places. Never sit down in a restaurant without a menu with prices ask how much the beer is. Taxi can be book fare up front use apps for cabs hotels flights coach and never go every where unless in a tour group.
Rent a car get quotes the scam when filling up is someone will put in half a tank instead of full .

[lindenbutters]

I was at the Angora Hotel Side. The bar is open and anyone can enter from the pavement. A lovely local guy linked up with holiday makers offering drinks he said we're on him. People wanted to photograph this warm new and generous friend. He would not be photographed though! One girl, unbeknownst to him got a picture on her phone. This new friend left and then the holiday makers were presented with his huge bill. They refused. The barmen called the police. They described an olive skinned dark haired man kind of everyone of Turkish descent! The police wanted the guests to pay. The barmens face dropped a mile when the photo of the con man was produced! The evidence scuppered both police and staff's plans!

[SAVAGE-GAMER-]

It blows my mind that this video and all your videos dont have 100 times the amount of "Likes" they currently have..this is such an entertaining series I quickly fell in love watching regularly

[Wozzaatwozza]

Thank you for this. We just booked a trip to turkey but after this video we shifted it to Sweden. Sorry Turkey you lost our tourist money for police allowing this to occur.

[equalitypeace]

How they get away with that is horrendous. I think the moral here is don’t talk to any strangers

[EatMyShortsAU]

As a Turk this is disappointing especially since the police did nothing. If they are scamming someone out US$1400 that is a lot of money in Turkiye.

[cIeetz]

how horrendous that even the police are in on it without shame
"absolute corruption corrupts absolutely"

[lisasmith]

Loved your video! I hate scamming, whether it be online, tourist or other.

It was really interesting to watch these players actually run their con! Learned a lot in your comments as well! Thank you and be careful out there! 💕

[jahbless]

Drinking kills your reasoning capabilities. Be sober wherever you go!.

[alextadese]

i have been to Istanbul many times before, I have never seen the dark side of it .every time I get approached by those people say no thank you .that why I have never experienced it.a little though I know now I have done a big favor to myself. I'm proud a holidaymaker.