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Seen it nearly 30 years ago in Tenerife or Majorca, seen how my brother who was a gambler losing the equivalent of a hunner quid in the space of about 5 minutes,then when he started getting angry some clown with long pure curly jet black hair and a yellow vest started aw the threatening crap,fold the box and move on a bit further along, and it's not fair ground money they're making, they're making a fortune, but you would think with internet, social media etc that folk would know about this scam, you can even Google it and see how it's done, but hopefully you're video warns a few folk.
I’m 58 and even when I was 18 and just into “travelling”, Benidorm was high on my list of places that I most certainly did NOT want to go, probably on a par with Torremolinos!😂
I got my own scam attempt (I think) two weeks ago in Tenerife. Arrived, that evening walking the front at the Parque Santiago III and this young woman, heavily preggers comes up to me (I am with my wife and two teenage sons) and states that the baby is mine and that I should be ashamed and pay her 200 euros for what I did and that my woman will punish me for this. My wife laughed in her face and told her where to go...I was last on Tenerife two years ago and I have been 'seedless' for two decades!
I’ve been going to benidorm for years and these fraudsters have been there forever I can’t understand how people still fall for this plus you can spot these people a mile off
Good one Kevin, stay safe there are a few in the gang. Seen a women lose €100 in minutes whose husband wasn't best pleased with her. Pea men are not breaking Spanish law, it's the ones waging the money. The scam should be made illegal. Nice blog mate 👍
I've been to Benidorm 3 times and it doesn't do anything for me it's like going to Blackpool on a sunny day but that goes for some of Europe countries as well. Give an Asian country any day of the week with its heritage culture and traditions like Thailand they are the most friendliest honest people in the world.
To be fair it can be a lovely holiday. If you won't the Blackpool life it's their if you won't the old town it's lovely it comes down to personal choice. We have stayed in a first class hotel and really enjoyed it.
A bit off topic but, I remember visiting my dad in Tenerife for the first time when I was only 16, there would always be some random guy on a street corner trying to sell me "something". In fact one evening in the street, a guy tried asking me for "papers" and had this strange brown solid substance in his hand, possibly cannabis. Within seconds the police turned up just like that, they asked to see our IDs. I wasn't in trouble because my dad was nearby, I was waiting for him to return to the car after an evening in the pubs. The other guy, they bagged him. 😧
That happened to me in Berlin. The people who carried it out were so normal and looked respectable! I completely fell for it and lost 100 euros! Ps Benidorm looked great and now I am thinking of holidaying there.
You’re legend Kevin, love your videos, so entertaining and interesting. And you’re also helping people avoid getting scammed. What a top man you are. 👍
Thank you Scotty for bringin this to our attention. Its the after shock when you go to buy or pay for summat and realise your wallets short of a few bob.😊
I know that feeling, quite a few years back in Tenerife when I was only about 19 I was stood around watching one of these take place, I wasn't even playing and when we went to the next bar I went to get some money and a £100 was gone from my pocket. It wasn't until the next night or so that we saw them again so we stood back and watched at a distance and you could see there was a few of them all in on it. I can't believe that they can still get away with it all these years later, but to be honest corruption is everywhere, money makes the world go round!
Probably my favourite video of yours, well done mate for not backing down. Also, love Dans parents recognising you and giving a shout out! I dream of seeing you wizzing past me on holiday when I’m well and truly pissed and end up saying something I regret!
travel half way round the earth to watch football on tv ? but if theres no football watch the most boring tv ever, golf, your world must be bursting with excitement
Well done Kevin. We're going to have to go back there now. No one could understand why we liked it after our first visit but we did.And neither of us drink alcohol either for no other reason than we don't like the taste of it. We nearly got robbed on a train in Barcelona. We boarded the train and were unaware a group of youngsters had surrounded us where we were standing. On getting off the train a young girl stopped in front of my wife wheeling her suitcase and because she had the hump just pushed forward hitting the girls ankles. As we walked along the platform my wife told me we were being followed so we stopped and they had to walk past us and I spotted them going over to the other platform. As we proceeded up the escalator someone following us told me my wife's ruck sack was open. It had been dipped but we had nothing in it. A lucky escape but keep your eyes out for this trick Kevin. I can't believe people are still falling for the pea trick. But then several years ago I had a chat with a lad giving out scratch cards for holiday homes party's and when I said to him your not still using that old scam he told me even more people were falling for it. You've now got another Sub Kevin.
I fell a victim for this in benidorm as I was not aware of this scam last year. I recognise few members of the scam in this video. I made a video on tiktok to bring awareness for first timers going to benidorm, and the dealer on this video is the same guy with my video. I don’t understand how they haven’t been arrested yet.. there so much evidence and proof of who’s involved and what their intentions are..
A common scam in Tenerife is where you are approached and asked if you have change for a two Euro coin, ie two single 1 euro coins, the scam is the coin they want to part ex with you is a South African coin that looks very much like a 2Euro coin but it is practically worthless, if approached just say “NO”
My ma and da and wee bro lived in Finnistrat in Benidorm for a few years, my wee bro was just a kid and he learned all sorts of scams, British tourists did not know he was Glaswegian because he could speak Spanish and the old Spanish that most Spanish people can't even speak.
Well done for that Kevin can't believe people still get involved with them no messing with a paisley buddie lol seriously your benidorm series has been superb good job 👍
I saw this scam in Manchester some time ago. They have "punters" (their accomplices ) winning. Drawing the mugs in . I warned 3 of my cabby mates not to get sucked in... ignoring me, they each lost £50.00. The scammer's 3 mates all walked off in different directions. Then I saw them all meet up further down the road . How anyone can fall for this is beyond me.
Here in Sweden they are STILL active with that crap in Gothenburgs park (Brunsparken) and in Stockholms Old town. And during my Canada trips last summer i saw it around Gas Town Van,BC. Altough before Sweden went with EU we didnt see much of that shit or this jokers of road fixers🤣🤣
Winnie Wallace... Looks pretty boring to me . Parading up and down in front of equally boring people. This must be Spains answer to the UK'S Blackpool.
Went on holiday to Spain with the lads my friend lost some money with the scam,he came back to them night after convinced that he new how to win ,lost all his money,he had to stay in couple nights he was skint,spoiled rest his holiday
I filmed them in the same spot 20+ years ago with my camcorder. One of them immediately became very aggressive and chased me. A few years ago I was there and was telling people not to play. A young man was quickly relieved of 80 Euros having won his on his first 2 goes. He was v upset that he had been so gullible. My wife and I have sat having breakfast in a cafe up one of the side alleys there. The group of them, men and women, would come running by with the box every so often when their lookout had shouted that police on foot had been spotted. The police appear disinterested. It would be easy to form a coordinated plan to round them up. We still can't believe that people fall for this.
Nothing new in Spain. I was in Spain in 81 and this woman approached me with a baby on the hip. She was gesturing with her fingers to her mouth for food Por favor I was eating my pizza at the moment and automatically just offered it to her. Spat a greenie right in my face. That was the last time I ever gave to charity
We got robbed on beach last year! Friends went in sea and my husband and I were distracted on our sun beds (whilst watching our friends stuff) for less than 30 seconds! They stole our friends wallet and phone!! So so quick and clever 😡
Not somewhere I would choose to go. My late husband used to tell a story that he was a go go dancer there in the 60's 😂 looked nice and clean there I must say. I didn’t see any litter.
The Lime in Corona? Apparently if you drink it in Mexico, They will tell you the reason for the lime is to keep the flies/mosquitoes away. May not be true, but it would make sense. Is a nice refreshing beer anyway!
Don't forget the dancing cutlery scam. A bit of music and the knives and forks literally start to dance. Of course you don't see the very fine wires, small electric motor and battery, but if you did the whole illusion is ruined. In the event of seeing this one, ask yourself why the cutlery in your kitchen doesn't dance when you turn on the radio. 😅
As a first time viewer, it was your thumbnail that caught my attention, so by proxy you've scammed me of 11.07 minutes of my precious time. And now I'm scamming myself by informing you of this fact! There I was minding my own business in a RU-vid rabbit hole suddenly plucked into a seedy crime world miles from home. I'm just a pension attention seeker looking for an ending to this godawful sentence.....aah found it, as you were!
