How We Got SCAMMED in Sierra Leone (Watch Out!)
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This is NOT a story that I'm proud to share with you, but nonetheless, it's very important that it gets told.
This trip of traveling across West Africa in our own vehicle has been a nightmare in pretty much every category. We are trying to look past the negatives and stay positive, but it's impossible when situations like this are happening to us every day at every single border crossing and police checkpoint.
The level of corruption and bribery is out of this world, and we've experienced the worst here today on the border of Liberia entering Sierra Leone. We were scammed because we didn't have a cholera shot (which is 100% NOT the requirement, only yellow fever is). We were asked to pay $350, which we eventually settled at $150 (for 3 of us), and the worst part is that this money went directly into these corrupt officials' pockets.
These guys, in full uniforms, are bandits. Thieves. And it makes me depressed thinking about it. I feel defeated. But we are moving on.
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@tundesmith2353 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a Sierra Leonean currently living in Berlin, Germany. Everything you mentioned are completely true. I feel ashamed of my country. I wanna apologize on behalf of every decent Sierra Leonean
@tundesmith2353 3 жыл бұрын
@Nuby I came as an international student
@mehmet24a 2 жыл бұрын
don't worry, it's not your fault.
@kidsypherlilboy2483 2 жыл бұрын
How Did You Move To Germany
@mehmet24a 2 жыл бұрын
@Helmut Helmut oh c'mon. How can you say all officials are corrupt. Only some officials are doing this.I am sure that there are some honest officials over there too, who do their duties fine.
@djetsfan5773 2 жыл бұрын
Not your fault bud
@Bigboy-nx3nc 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a common thing in West Africa , scammers are everywhere
@gabbykeys1399 4 жыл бұрын
Shut up fool
@TRXLLGE 4 жыл бұрын
Just like exchange scams in Prague in Czech Republic 🇨🇿
@Bigboy-nx3nc 4 жыл бұрын
EMMA ROYAL 0 Still won’t change the FACT
@start2957 4 жыл бұрын
@@Bigboy-nx3nc ur just saying everyone is bad there
@Quandaledingleberg 4 жыл бұрын
It's common everywhere,
@alex__825 3 жыл бұрын
UPDATE: If you haven't known already, the scammers were arrested.
@emish4282 3 жыл бұрын
And? Not gonna stop all of them.
@alex__825 3 жыл бұрын
@@emish4282 Well if people keep going to social media about being scammed then more arrests will be made. I'm not saying it's all gonna stop them. I never said that in my original comment. I'm just saying the scammers were arrested.
@idklol9827 3 жыл бұрын
@@emish4282 but we are one step closer to stopping all of them
@ogvamp2 3 жыл бұрын
@@idklol9827 bruh you can’t ever stop scamming. Scamming will always a problem for humanity
@idklol9827 3 жыл бұрын
@@ogvamp2 yeah true I guess-
@murheroTV 4 жыл бұрын
As a Sierra Leonian this actually happened to me too in 2016 at the Lungi airport when I returned for the first time since I left as a child. They scammed me for $20, lying about how I needed a yellow fever card when the government at the time had stopped making it mandatory for people to come into the country. The sad thing is sometimes the central government is actually working hard to make sure bribery is eradicated, but unfortunately this is an issue that has been ingrained within many of our local countrymen for generations. I’m in full support with you guys for sharing this so we can continue to shed some light on one of deteriorating factors to Africa’s progression. Nevertheless, it’s a beautiful country and the people are very welcoming and friendly, hope you enjoy yourselves. #SierraLeone #Saloneborbor
@phibiengama8332 2 жыл бұрын
I got scammed last week and paid also 20$telling me my vaccine are not completed,but I already got 2; he said I need 3!
@computerscienceresearch 2 ай бұрын
Please mail it to government
@PPPeter_Official 4 жыл бұрын
When I was in Cameroon a police officer stopped our car, demanded the yellow fever vaccination card and once we handed it to him he claimed we had a huge problem because we were not vaccinated in Cameroon. After 15 minutes of absurd arguments I gave him $20, he smiled and we proceeded with our journey. You can't fight it, especially at the borders. Stay safe bro!
@GusAstro 4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about your videos the whole time i watched this 😂, u should bring back the travel vlogs!!
@koustavchowdhury1034 4 жыл бұрын
Peter I love your African travel vlogs, restaurant review and comedy videos. You are awesome👏✊👍
@berserkoflust7999 4 жыл бұрын
LMFAOOOOO
@physicsbuff7509 4 жыл бұрын
hey Peter ! I love your work , please make some more travel vlogs . Respect from India.
@calebmurenn7616 4 жыл бұрын
Misses your African vlogs peter we want more✊✊💪
@bedecn262 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're exposing them. I'm from that part of the world, & bribery is a serious problem.
@abigailmarughu3403 4 жыл бұрын
Naija🇳🇬
@anniegaye4041 4 жыл бұрын
I went to Africa last year it was beautiful. I also saw my fam
@TheStraightGod 4 жыл бұрын
@@anniegaye4041 Where in Africa? It's a pretty big place.
@anniegaye4041 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheStraightGod Monrovia
@sylviasworld9397 4 жыл бұрын
But he went to your country, Nigeria and he was not asked to pay a bribe was he? At least he didn't say he did. When bad things don't occur in your country (on occasion) you should also acknowledge it. Nigerians should not only be vocal to bow heads in shame, especially when the shame (this time) belongs to another country.
@go0bygo0ber57 4 жыл бұрын
Count how much he said yeah that’s a lot
@kryptoxyl5501 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaahaha
@mokuakapp2088 4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t here it💯
@WydeZ 4 жыл бұрын
mhm
@BringbetweenBern 4 жыл бұрын
Mokua5 same
@paramagnetism5693 4 жыл бұрын
He says it a lot lol
@stanleyjuniormoiwokamara1068 3 жыл бұрын
As a Sierra Leonean I want to say I am deeply sorry for your encounter in my country which happened to be a bad one
@Berth407 11 ай бұрын
Don’t apologize
@youyou2723 4 жыл бұрын
The worst thing that could happen to someone is to be scammed and then later realise that you got scammed
@fjalls 4 жыл бұрын
Or know that youre getting scammed and you just have to accept it
@sawsan3611 4 жыл бұрын
I don't recommend you live in turkey then, probably the most scamming country you'll ever be, they see foreigners as a walking bank machine, I've been here for a while so I even got the passport and I'm still being scammed cause my name is obviously foreign, its crazy
@BlancoWilliams 4 жыл бұрын
universal man or you get Ebola
@mr.l3483 4 жыл бұрын
Yea thats the worst
@dinogaming4419 4 жыл бұрын
Football Always / كورة دائمًا You wouldn’t be forced to pay a bribe.
@catelinapapa6727 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from west Africa and I approve this message
@user-cc6jm3yx5y 4 жыл бұрын
@@albertg63 bruh wtf is wrong with you
@childofyah7603 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@adamelouali5279 4 жыл бұрын
Trump
@vxexplodingredbear6833 4 жыл бұрын
@@albertg63 Bro chill what did that person do to you?
@kingcp0878 4 жыл бұрын
Albert Graham so you’re just gonna act like those damn Pharisees? Just doing whatever you want and saying “Oh I can do whatever I want because Jesus will always forgive me”? You’re disgusting. Using Jesus to act like you did nothing wrong
@lelandunruh7896 3 жыл бұрын
I've refused to pay bribes the vast majority of the time I've been in similar situations, and crazily enough it has usually worked. I've looked right at people and said some variation of, "Cool, get the cell ready/ok, I'm headed back across the border. I've registered with the U.S. Embassy, so I'll call them to let them know where I am. And I'll also call my contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that he can make arrangements. Thanks for your help." That has seldom failed to work.
@hata6290 2 ай бұрын
legendary response
@juliusmorrison2206 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in Sierra Leone and I have not been in a while because of this. The last time I went, I was stopped at the ferry and according to the guy, I need to clear the boarder. This is after we had clear the airport security. He told us that if we don't clear the boarder, we will have to spend the night there. I was so upset that I told him that we did not have any money, we will see him on our way back. Also, I was at the bank and an officer came up to me and asked me for me. He had a machine gun on him. I gave him so money. Now, I get it that the entire system is corrupt, but we come there to spend money and built the economy. I hear people say that educated Africans do not want to go back hone and help. This is why?
@saadjalloh2819 2 жыл бұрын
Boss kam back dis time u go see changes lol
@ode6105 2 жыл бұрын
They do it just for fun, cuz you dont know what to say to dem, n you don hear Crio!
@frankmiranda707 4 жыл бұрын
Cholera shot? If that existed, Yemen would be Cholera free.
@yohanes7650 4 жыл бұрын
Frank Miranda there actually is but like lasts 6 months with like 80% effectiveness
@rhiannabell4210 4 жыл бұрын
I have been vaccinated for cholera in the past before travel to cambodia and the doctors game me a drink to take 2x and the vaccination only lasted for a couple months
@HaloJumper7 4 жыл бұрын
It is ingested and used in two parts in Yemen.
@Deveshi.A. 4 жыл бұрын
Frank Miranda I thought cholera is a thing from history like plague , I came to know about that it still existing through drew video on Yemen , it used to be there in india too in 30s and 40s my dead grand mother used to tell about cholera deaths in Indian villages when she was a child
@shanidar 4 жыл бұрын
@@Deveshi.A. I had a Cholera vaccination before I went to Africa in the 90s. Cholera is an excrement borne illness and so exists anywhere without proper sanitation and clean water.
@imamhosain4991 4 жыл бұрын
Drew's a very humble and patient guy....That's why I like him soooo much😊😊😊
@F7YUBVlogs 4 жыл бұрын
Imam Hosain 1m subs that’s my dream, come watch my content and join me
@jalapenooo 4 жыл бұрын
Are you from Pakistan imam Hussain?
@kovacsnikola5961 4 жыл бұрын
Jake
@mashrafizaman3894 4 жыл бұрын
@@F7YUBVlogs Fuck you . you made me soo cringe
@MMOMEN 4 жыл бұрын
No homo
@Mynameisnotowen 3 жыл бұрын
RIP to travelers who pay for a "cholera" shot
@zombiefied7628 3 жыл бұрын
I would NOT accept that shot. Lord knows what they might've done with them...
@victorjuarez1972 3 жыл бұрын
@@zombiefied7628 kill them while tracking them down then take their money
@toyo5078 3 жыл бұрын
In Vietnam at every police stop they teach me to grab the phone and start filming,99% of the time they let you go foreigner or not.
@k1kon145 4 жыл бұрын
Man i just realised that Drew is over 1 million... Its a weird feeling.
@Anonymous-if5ic 4 жыл бұрын
yea and he is growing fast too
@santuychannel3392 4 жыл бұрын
Yasss about 6 month ago he only got about 90 k subs and now.. boom growing so fvckin fast
@banjoowo4001 4 жыл бұрын
sooner than you know he is gonna hit 5 million at the end of the year
@idisown430 4 жыл бұрын
Nikesh what is his content about , i might check it out.
@gg-zg5tb 4 жыл бұрын
Gucci Tre travels
@lawrence711 4 жыл бұрын
Man that’s embarrassing for my country Sorry about the way they treated you at the border....We’re not all like that
@yabazyabacoffee 4 жыл бұрын
The camera guy Studio major yikes to me and I’ve not even been back to my parents country
@dn791 4 жыл бұрын
You are like that accept it. It will never change.
@lawrence711 4 жыл бұрын
D N quiet please, thankfully the scammers got arrested
@mapdyne4791 4 жыл бұрын
D N stfu
@dn791 4 жыл бұрын
@@mapdyne4791 if you are trying to hide the fact you are trying to hide the cure as well. First step of fixing your problem is accepting that its there. That went public because he is foreigner and white, I as an african pay those thugs for every move, every one pays. Almost 99 percent of the officials are corrupt. I doubt this time those who are said to be arrested are even arrested for real. We have deep rooted problem of corruption and it will not be fixed anytime soon by the way they are going. It needs a complete rehabilitation of the system a complete over haul.
@1971typhoon 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Sierra Leone for 6 years... It is one of the most corrupt places on earth. It is basically a failed country, but for me it has a very special place in my heart.. Love from Greece 🇬🇷♥️🙏
@ajuthaj2418 2 жыл бұрын
I will planning for visiting Sierra Leone can you give me your contact number
@priscillaessandoh-yeddu8487 3 жыл бұрын
Drew ,I'm very sorry this happened to you. As a west Africa I would say it's a big shame on our path because most people have that behavior but a few too are very good people and thanks for sharing this piece
@senegalaise2251 4 жыл бұрын
Next time you have problem in Africa, tell them that you are going to call your embassy. When you say that that will be the end of your problem. From a Senegalese sister
@johnchap8719 3 жыл бұрын
I cannot agree more, worked all the time I spend in Congo Brazzaville!
@viovenda8922 3 жыл бұрын
Queen! Thanks for this advice 🙏🏻
@adamender9092 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sister
@ssjxn 3 жыл бұрын
They threatened them that they will handcuff them? This is a dumb solution. The people of tourt country need to fix this , not the visitors. Terrible country
@cczsus6513 3 жыл бұрын
@@ssjxn I mean I agree I feel like you would be escalating the situation I even heard stories where they had guns like I rather pay then lose my life.
@andrewgarcia8302 4 жыл бұрын
If i had a dollar for everyone drew said “yea” in this video ...
@whitewalker5323 4 жыл бұрын
HAHA.... So funny 😬🙂
@Lodin03 4 жыл бұрын
haha he said yeah twice as I read this
@maisliemayo8253 4 жыл бұрын
😂 yeah I know
@rohanofelvenpower5566 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah 20 dollars...
@abuck7729 4 жыл бұрын
I'd be a millionare
@chofis9125 2 жыл бұрын
Scammer
@IndiaIn2072 3 ай бұрын
I'm here, after watching passenger paramveer video..... And you ??
@_not_your_type_ 3 ай бұрын
❤😂🎉😢😮😅
@_not_your_type_ 3 ай бұрын
Me bhi bhai
@aliazeem5995 3 ай бұрын
Same😅
@VikashIndia 2 ай бұрын
me too
@chad5137 4 жыл бұрын
"Papers, please." *Discrepancy Detected* "You don't have a cholera shot." "Oh, do I need it?" *Detained*
@cowboymooman8776 4 жыл бұрын
Glory to SIERRA LEONE
@Numberonesambatukamfan 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Light_ProtoYT 3 жыл бұрын
Papers please
@CharlesettaAde 4 жыл бұрын
“Everyone on the Liberian 🇱🇷 side of the border was very friendly.... they even got their money back! Go Liberia! 🇱🇷😌❤️....
@uncleruckus2974 4 жыл бұрын
it was only 50 bucks ! come to philippines ! lots a scammers BUT thankfully i have NEVER in my life been cheated or scammed
@huckactivate2658 4 жыл бұрын
Uncle Ruckus your saying Philippines is the worst? get out of the country then
@uncleruckus2974 4 жыл бұрын
@@huckactivate2658 did I say WORSE ?? NNNOOOO i just said got plenty scammers and that i have NEVER been cheated you dont know how to read english ?
@uncleruckus2974 4 жыл бұрын
@@huckactivate2658 you been to my country before ? go to lto got plenty fixers there . even ms earth philippines used a fixer to get a passport and was fake ! they stopped her at the airport last week (i think in france)
@TommyDragonheart 4 жыл бұрын
Concept: We stop trying to one up each other and help each other instead
@TravelwithSuccess 3 жыл бұрын
Hey am from Liberia 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷 but I live in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭 and a young travel Vlogger here too is so nice that you visited my country ✈️✈️✈️
@Nicksolo2369 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this public so people that are pkanning to travel there are aware of the corruption and DANGERS.
@RayMak 4 жыл бұрын
Bribery is staple in that country. No matter how we are against it.
@gamiestofthegamings2466 4 жыл бұрын
Car
@A__Mina 4 жыл бұрын
My family is from there and I can tell you that's the truth 💯
@helmandkhan837 4 жыл бұрын
ahole u r on every video
@okito_gwk 4 жыл бұрын
Thank god we are Malaysians XD
@Rjpy 4 жыл бұрын
Not appearing everying on me ray
@PassengerParamvir 4 жыл бұрын
This video was so important to be posted, thanks Drew!
@jigrodrigues 2 жыл бұрын
The irony
@sarthakiii 2 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@hellosunshine9915 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you got through safely !!
@thebeast5301 4 жыл бұрын
I have been through the Guine-Sierra Leone border many times and I recommend taking a flight There is too much hassle
@Yman83464z 4 жыл бұрын
@@beny988 but you know you originated from this home, right? And the world is changing, right? Maybe in 100years - your descendants will be practically BLACK people, right?
@zonk4817 4 жыл бұрын
@@beny988 Delusional
@Yman83464z 4 жыл бұрын
@@beny988 OK Ben Y... Strangely, we are almost all Blacks in Africa - but I will let that by... There are good, kind, hardworking and welcoming people here in Africa too. And regardless of what you might feel - people all over the world will still go to other people's homes for visits, to work, for shopping, for safaris, to explore, for adventure... That is human nature. I am a Nigerian. I currently live in Nigeria. My family is British and currently live in the UK. We visit back and forth. I hear of knifing in the UK - but I know not everyone is a knifeman or a moped raider... I go shopping and shooting several times a year in the US - we hear of all the killings of black people by Police in the US - it wouldn't stop me from going there - I know not all white people there hate blacks like myself, and not every cop is just out to kill black people... Ben Y - there are good and bad people in every corner of the world. People will forever travel for whatever reason. We are human, we are one.
@Yman83464z 4 жыл бұрын
@@beny988 as you saw in Drew's Videos (And I encourage you to watch ALL of them) Africa is not just some corrupt and degenerate 'shit-hole' as the Orangeman said. There are happy, good, people here. We are not all infested with Ebola - that is quite an infantile, immature, and ignorant idea. I sit here right now on the 13th floor of an office complex in Lagos, with a Dell Laptop and a 2019 Samsung phone, communicating with you. And no - we did not steal the money - Nigeria for example is an Oil-producing country. There are thousands of cars out the window, skyscrapers, planes taking off from the airport nearby...I could go on and on - but I suggest you open your mind and learn about Africa - the cradle of civilisation.
@Yman83464z 4 жыл бұрын
@@beny988 I suggest you watch all of Drew's other emails on his travels in Africa. We are not all "vile" and disgusting. Many of us in Africa have better personal hygiene than many other people.
@gdiizy 4 жыл бұрын
Everybody: Drew: yea Alvaro: essentially!
@helpmegetto10kviewsbecause7 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@vladimirputin9435 3 жыл бұрын
Destroying careers of scammers world over, keep on good work, drew
@maliekjcksn 3 жыл бұрын
Drew, good looking out on giving us this info about Sierra Leone.
@ziggymarley6145 4 жыл бұрын
I am a Sierra Leonean and for what it is worth just want to say sorry for what you went through. I wish this goes viral here so they can get what they deserve. It's a beautiful country hope you guys enjoy it.
@ajuthaj2418 2 жыл бұрын
I planning for visit Sierraleone can you give me contact number
@slayking8116 4 жыл бұрын
And some people was screaming Drew got scammed because he bought a bracelet for $1 in Nigeria, from a street vendor🙄🙄
@pilotreg 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@beaadventurous1479 2 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry you had to experience that. I’ve just come back from Sierra Leone where I had a brilliant experience and found nothing but kindness and friendliness.
@Cepatino 3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel, thanks for letting me precise which countries I wanna visit, and which I must avoid.
@stroud__ 4 жыл бұрын
love how drew acknowledges the positives in times of negativity. shows how unbiased and fair he is in assessing the places he travels to.
@madhavpremjith3162 4 жыл бұрын
When he explained the needle story😂
@moawil8569 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was kinda funny
@wooshifgey8157 4 жыл бұрын
RaytheonGaming he said he was behind schedule so he had a reason
@artina1987 4 жыл бұрын
@@RAYTHEONGAMING no they didnt get the needle
@Baboonery_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@RAYTHEONGAMING lol derp they didn't.
@krzysztofbosko9755 4 жыл бұрын
DONT TAKE VACCINES!!! THE GOVT WENT INTO AFRICA AND VACCINATED LARGE SUMS OF PEOPLE. I CAN SEE WHY THESE SIERRA LEON OFFICIALS HATE OUTSIDERS BECAUSE THEY BEEN SCREWED OVER BY OUTSIDERS!
@exploresaloneandbeyond 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry you had to go through that at our border. We are fighting corruption at every level of society. I'm positive it will be better next time.
@bread641 3 жыл бұрын
Me: "what would u do if a *SCAMMER* was right infront of u"
@mainlydying7320 3 жыл бұрын
yeetus deletus
@distressedmystery7233 4 жыл бұрын
This is how many times people mentioned the time Drew said yea
@RayMak 4 жыл бұрын
This is a really scary experience.
@kadalijo2806 4 жыл бұрын
Seeing you commenting in hundred comment sections, is a really scary experience.
@RayMak 4 жыл бұрын
@@kadalijo2806 true man. That's even more scary....
@moplayz7346 4 жыл бұрын
Ray Mak if u reply to my reply to ur comment that will be even more scarier
@RayMak 4 жыл бұрын
@@moplayz7346 why? Hehehe
@moplayz7346 4 жыл бұрын
Ray Mak OMG 😱
@Kevin64. 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man the irony
@ChillHD Жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@MrMrefeer Жыл бұрын
In what way like how is it ironic
@KurohigeDTeach-yy3yk Жыл бұрын
You both are pretty slowly or just not up to date...
@ChillHD Жыл бұрын
@@KurohigeDTeach-yy3yk well that’s why I’m asking, what’s going on?
@tamarodiallo6258 Жыл бұрын
The irony indeed ! 😂
@IWatts007 2 жыл бұрын
Little did he know he would become the scammer later on by putting a phone number on a community post telling people he was doing a q&a and then selling those phone numbers to advertisers.
@Armanii2795 2 жыл бұрын
Dhar Mann is doing the same thing
@unclegardener 2 жыл бұрын
@@Armanii2795 Wait what?
@unclegardener 2 жыл бұрын
@Rowdy Wolfy Yeah like I already know Nas Daily is a b*stard but Dhar Mann?
@arianatorrr9263 4 жыл бұрын
Everytime Alvaro talks: Drew: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. *REPEAT*
@Maxpakts 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he had to compensate for the "Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope." everytime the corrupt border guard talked ;-)
@jdbrad2302 3 жыл бұрын
IKR
@frizzy9919 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah yeah yeah
@jamesfuller8342 3 жыл бұрын
It’s body language and voice of telling Alvaro to hurry up
@poopoo7769 3 жыл бұрын
Yayayayayyayya
@defealeladia9990 4 жыл бұрын
As a Nigerian I'm so sorry you experienced this. In West Africa, our biggest problem is, and has always been corruption and weak government institutions that keep disgracing us in every way they can.
@1204 Жыл бұрын
Sad to hear that. Thanks
@jeconiashangase9177 2 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Sorry guys you went through that,but thank you for updating us so that we must expect those things as well so that we didn’t get surprised 😮
@alinorlo3633 4 жыл бұрын
That is why tourists won’t go a lot in countries like this one... so sorry ! I love Africa
@yetusdeletusfetusboii2306 4 жыл бұрын
Me: laying in my bed for 24 hours a day Drew binsky: he let me introduce myself I am visiting every country in the world Me: oh I didnt came out of my bed for the last 6 years.
@F7YUBVlogs 4 жыл бұрын
Janick Meijerink 1m subs that’s my dream, come watch my content and join me
@williamjames212 4 жыл бұрын
@@F7YUBVlogs you rarely upload videos.
@mm_504 4 жыл бұрын
@@F7YUBVlogs the last video u uploaded was 7 months ago
@jackriley77 4 жыл бұрын
Janick Meijerink I feel like your being serious
@FrancesAnneFong 4 жыл бұрын
Janick Meijerink you must be fat guy
@cmichelle6888 9 ай бұрын
You are ABSOLUTELY correct Drew! I got scammed in Sierra Leone twice back to back! Corruption is a huge problem in that part of the world! And its not only in West Africa but in East Africa too. These places need to change their mindset in order to progress! #allfacts
@petdsp 3 жыл бұрын
Something very similar almost happened to me in February 2019, entering Tanzania from Kenya at the Sirari Border Crossing Station, near Isebania!!! The health officials in Tanzania sent us to a room with closed doors at that Station and wanted us to pay U$50 each for a vaccine document. I was very firm to explain I did not want to "buy" that document as I already had the yellow fever document I showed them... Luckily they allowed us enter Tanzania without paying the U$50 each... But It was quite distressing!!! Also, some years ago, while leaving Swaziland, at the Lavumisa Border Post, the Swaziland immigration officials threatened to arrest me and my friends because we didnt have a Swaziland visa, since the other Swaziland officials at the Jeppes Reef border let us enter Swaziland on the same day, without a visa, after we said we would leave Swaziland on the same day from the Lavumisa border. Of course the Lavumisa officials were already warned of our presence by the Jeppes Reef officials that let us in... It as a real scam!!! At the Lavumisa Border Post the Swaziland immigration officials were very agressive and told us we would go to prison if we didnt pay them U$35 each to get the "exit visa"... The three of us were very scared so we ended up paying... Very distressing!!! That happened when we were driving from the Kruger to Richards Bay in South Africa and, at least on the map, crossing Swaziland seemed a faster option... But the roads in Swaziland are horrible, so don't make the same mistake and avoid Swaziland by all costs!!!!
@FABIOh1976 3 жыл бұрын
Swaziland is a waste of time. Nothing there
@petdsp 3 жыл бұрын
@@FABIOh1976 I agree!!!
@nusratparveen82 3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t it eswatini now?
@petdsp 3 жыл бұрын
@@nusratparveen82 yes. At that time it was called Swaziland...
@RunTheAtlas 4 жыл бұрын
Love hearing real travel stories. Thanks for sharing what it’s really like to travel in this region. Glad you guys are safe!
@rikkygaming6240 4 жыл бұрын
when Nigeria scammed you for 2dollar bracelet the comment was filled with hate ..but when Sierra Leone scammed you for 250dollars nobody is saying anything
@onioluwole7359 4 жыл бұрын
Every moron always has some stupid joke about some Nigerian prince bulls*t. Nigerians are still learners when it comes to scams compared to some of these small African countries. 😂 😂 😂 😂
@BanlieueBaby 4 жыл бұрын
c'mon bro you and i know nobody tops Nigeria in scamming.. i've seen it in London, Amsterdam & New York they got it on lock.. I use to scam back in days (heavy) and the Africans i dealt w/ mostly were Nigerians.. no cap.
@patiencesolomon3667 4 жыл бұрын
The guy that sold the bracelet to him didn’t scammed because he didn’t forced the money out of his pocket..🇳🇬
@patiencesolomon3667 4 жыл бұрын
You guys have to go and learn how to do business
@caesarsavage8894 4 жыл бұрын
@@BanlieueBaby fuck u to ur fifth generation u destitute
@davidrees158 3 жыл бұрын
People are tempting fate when you travel to such countries. I have travelled to a lot of Countries 86 and yes I have been scammed. Sometimes paying up and staying cool is the only safe way to get out of a difficult situation. You just have to take it on the chin! As an older traveller ( 66 ) I now stay away from counties which have a bad reputation but you can get scammed in any country! It's all a part of travelling the world! Interesting vid! Keep safe!
@alexmolina304 Жыл бұрын
You are right
@ekse.giyabox 3 жыл бұрын
Every 2 seconds Drew says "yeah, yeah" 😂😂
@TheJaiteh 4 жыл бұрын
I have been following your traveling documentary for a while and as a Sierra Leonean I felt so ashamed of your experience in my country. We will forward this video and hope the official responsible take action against these fraudsters that dupe you guys. We are so sorry for this.
@zvlogs772 4 жыл бұрын
Cholera is a real thing but still Yikes
@jurisoiri4075 4 жыл бұрын
Z Vlogs no shit its a real thing but it was eradicated
@THISxISxTHExMOMENT 4 жыл бұрын
It definitely wasnt erasicated, millions of people get cholera every year, especially in African countries.... Sierre Leone specificially just had a massive outbreak a few years ago......
@francisnwadike9505 4 жыл бұрын
Can you talk about millions stolen in Africa by white just keep low is everywhere
@sasig5215 4 жыл бұрын
@@francisnwadike9505 what
@Exekutioncro 4 жыл бұрын
@@sasig5215 its always the whites fault ... thats why africa stopped developing, because they rather blame the white man than to work on their problems.
@siakassegbama-smit9812 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys
@Myriamesparkle 3 жыл бұрын
That sounded soooo creepy 🤪 I'm sorry you guys had to go through this. I got scammed right here in the Caribbean...
@Klesh 4 жыл бұрын
That’s ridiculous man thanks for the warning
@zarakargbo1981 4 жыл бұрын
ACC Breaking News‼‼‼‼ _ACC's Scorpion Squad arrests Health Staff at the Liberia Sierra Leone Border_ Following a widey circulated video from two American Tour Bloggers about Ministry of Health Staff attached to the border crossing with Liberia extorting $150 from them in a fake scam about Cholera Vaccine, the ACC's Scorpion Squad have this morning arrested and detained three identified staff, including the gentleman seen in the video processing the tourists, for further investigation. The Scropion Squad were immediately invoked by the Commissioner after reviewing the video last night and they moved in and set an intelligence perimeter around the border crossing point from at night. They then moved in with precision to arrest the said staff as they came in this morning for work having confirmed their identities and locations. They are being transported to the Commission in Freetown by the ACC team stationed in Bo to answer for the shame and disrespect they have brought to the country and its people should the investigations confirm their alleged actions. The ACC is currently taking steps to locate the tour bloggers so they can assist with the investigation and have the money taken from them refunded. We will be grateful if they, or any one who knows their whereabouts, can contact the ACC before they leave for Guinea. The ACC assures the Public that it will leave no stone unturned to help launder the image of the country and to hold the corrupt responsible for their actions and crimes. *© ACC Public Relations Unit*
@valtteri7882 4 жыл бұрын
"We ran out of money" N0w we need yours
@manfordedgertongrayson1188 4 жыл бұрын
Fool
@mac-ivanvandy7841 6 ай бұрын
“Things need to change if they want to progress in this country.” This is so true being stated in the video😢… May God make us realize this and change for the better
@sekyiwaayvette1489 2 жыл бұрын
Am a Ghanaian living in sierra leone and this is 💯 true scamming and stealing is very common and the saddest part is they don't see nothing wrong with it , it common thing to them
@ohyabuddy12 4 жыл бұрын
Good on you for exposing these type of situations and stay safe !
@Avetti1 4 жыл бұрын
I love how drew is so humble in the most craziest situations Like to agree
@antontipura2686 4 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's good attitude. I was in only 10 countries, but I never got scammed (so far). You have to be a bit rude to deal with rude people, but appreciate good and helpful people
@zycraythussein5827 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I have to sleep as I have work tomorrow but I can't stop watching your videos 😂
@unclegardener 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah … now it’s him who scammed people. Maybe you would want to rethink your decision.
@sherbanusaad6651 3 жыл бұрын
I subscribed beautiful message!😊
@johnsesay2894 4 жыл бұрын
All you said is facts. I’m a Sierra Leonean and I’m not surprised. Officials do that to even the citizens on a daily basis. Shameful!
@abeargariani448 4 жыл бұрын
Who got scammed in thier life before 👇🏽
@aceisol4376 4 жыл бұрын
Me this scam still happens to everyone the scam is buying chips it only gives us half of the bag
@mugesh6563 4 жыл бұрын
@@aceisol4376- me buying air and they only give half a bag of air..
@raj_en6761 4 жыл бұрын
@@aceisol4376 lmao
@wheneggsdrop1701 4 жыл бұрын
Stop begging.
@rareaap8706 4 жыл бұрын
My fucking csgo skins lol
@queentye7138 3 жыл бұрын
Hey guys.. Glad your safe.
@juliafendrich Жыл бұрын
This bribery issues also traumatized me in West Africa
@moshesierra6849 4 жыл бұрын
I’m Glad you guys are safe, I had similar experience back 2008 at the Thailand- CAMBODIA border on our way to Ankor Wat, lots of guys trying to get money off us, they kept lots of western backpackers trapped in the border asking for money for the visa, it was a very scary ordeal! Corruption is the number one reason why many countries are still not progressing
@InvestBetter. 4 жыл бұрын
Corruption in Africa? The hell you say!
@joaovitormendescerqueira6985 4 жыл бұрын
@@akikiaovie You don't have to bribe anyone to get around in France and the US
@bikeburgular668 4 жыл бұрын
João Vitor Mendes Cerqueira that’s because they are better at hiding corruption and theft
@karambafatty9693 4 жыл бұрын
@@joaovitormendescerqueira6985 get fact straight
@joaovitormendescerqueira6985 4 жыл бұрын
@@bikeburgular668 That's because they have good public management, You're probably not familiar with that. Public servents in France and The US don't work for 2$ per day
@mekor2009 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. Sierra Leone is off my list!
@shekukamara862 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh you can still travel to Sierra Leone, but just make sure you travel by airplane not by car
@John-wu4rc 3 жыл бұрын
Good. You're not wanted there
@d2xr 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Sierra Leon will never get one tourist dollar out of me!
@seunolumide4206 3 жыл бұрын
Na their u go sleep, u neva jam
@danielgerber7422 3 жыл бұрын
you'll have to avoid most of sub-Saharan Africa then.
@AyoandEbunEntertainment 4 жыл бұрын
I know this feeling as a Nigerian🇳🇬...Chai Africa let's do better
@paulcharles4941 4 жыл бұрын
I'm truly apologizing on the behave of my country and fellow citizens. I'm a proud sierra leonean and I'm not in support of this corruption and disrespectful behaviour. Please I'm happy the Anti corruption Commision has taken a drastic action against it. Please you are welcome to come again and again. Thanks
@Unknown-rm8zp 3 жыл бұрын
That's good because many people hate there countries because of government or Corruption
@aesirclassicpubgm8228 3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately damage is already done. Bunch of people ruined your country Image now😑
@bryantthomas1830 3 жыл бұрын
@@aesirclassicpubgm8228 stfu corruption is everywhere you know how many people in America commit suicide because they got frauded out of money, stocks etc
@sagedaf 3 жыл бұрын
😂 the defeated look of Drew hehe
@georgefoord7240 4 жыл бұрын
I lived in Kenya for six months I would deffo have a local with you it solves so many issues
@rick-be 3 жыл бұрын
It so easy to get a local but sometimes he's a conman too. Then you get screwed twice by him and them.
@SiistahSiistah 4 жыл бұрын
I got so excited to see you were there then i saw the scam part, im so sorry
@kenenna_1011 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Nigeria and Sierra and I don’t like this
@nigeriafirstson5395 4 жыл бұрын
What did you mean by Nigeria and Sierra Leone
@adesinakhorede2723 4 жыл бұрын
Don't link Nigeria to Sierra Leone
@TommyDragonheart 4 жыл бұрын
@@adesinakhorede2723 You know, you need to stop tap dancing for foreign approval. Sierra Leone and Nigeria are both West African English speaking countries. We've got a lot in common
@mbaindukemokai9426 4 жыл бұрын
Adesina Khorede nobody wants to link your country with Sierra Leone, before you start talking go and got your people out of my country first. You don’t see Sierra Leone people seeking for refuge in Nigeria.
@mbaindukemokai9426 4 жыл бұрын
Adesina Khorede it’s people like you that create divisions among Africans. Your part of the problem Africans are facing around the world today.
@arthuraquaye8881 2 жыл бұрын
4:50 How many times did Drew say “Yeah” 😂
@daniellulie2938 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that 😞
@ErnestJay88 4 жыл бұрын
Never Trust Anyone When you travel aboard, even when they said that they are "government officials"
@wqi2396 4 жыл бұрын
Not even ur moma?
@jamesecho3574 4 жыл бұрын
ChUbBy PoTaTo r/whooooosh
@Endelaus 4 жыл бұрын
JamesEcho stop linking subreddits outside of reddit, that’s cringe
@jamesecho3574 4 жыл бұрын
*Casually ignores all the other commenters who post the same exact thing*
@8k5q23 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesecho3574 there's alot
@strongguysg1788 4 жыл бұрын
count how many times he said “yeah”
@user-uq5qe6oo8e 3 жыл бұрын
strongguysg 17 67
@blumacho23 2 жыл бұрын
If you count how many times drew said "yeah" ur a legend
@williamgamelisenaya793 3 жыл бұрын
Drew thanks for high lighting the systematic corruption in West Africa hope things improve for the better. I'm from Ghana & I dread taking my holidays there because of corruption. I'll rather take my holidays in Asia Watching from Sydney Australia
@youngsmokes6687 4 жыл бұрын
18 countries left.. Oooo I smell new unseen crazy content coming from Drew after hes completed travelling to every country in the world!!
@mhighlights9596 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: When you get pulled aside from TSA for the first time:
@aqluvs 4 жыл бұрын
MHighlights 😂😂
@jolenethellama 4 жыл бұрын
😆😆
@rick-be 3 жыл бұрын
TSA is just stupid,they don't take bribes not when their cushy jobs might be at stake.
@INDIBAYINGANZO9974 3 жыл бұрын
You exactly experienced what I went through traveling the border between Tanzania and Zambia, and also between Rwanda and DRC. But on the Rwandan side there is no problem.
@thecomenterthecomenter5569 2 жыл бұрын
What some people don’t understand is that corruption kills. Yes. It’s that bad.
@naynekmsa 4 жыл бұрын
As a born and raised Kenyan, going back home from the diaspora, I got scammed too.
@nikobellic2887 4 жыл бұрын
Damn. I mean, these always happen sometimes. Good luck in the future Drew Binsky.
@jayzg60 4 жыл бұрын
If you watch his Instagram, you can see he had to bribe multiple times in their travels between cities. Not just border crossings.
@ahbeeyuhn7485 3 жыл бұрын
Whenever the guy is talking Drew: *yeah*
@handl3_me 3 жыл бұрын
Next time you could mention that you'll call your embassy to confirm this information!
@rick-be 3 жыл бұрын
Yes,citing a higher authority often can flabbergast scammers, even saying the name of an official(like a vice president or Colonel) that you learned could cow those sneak thieves.I study any strange country I'm traveling through even asking natives who live here for a clue.
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