Sri Lanka - Robbed by scam artists in Tissa 🇱🇰💸

Sri Lanka - Robbed by scam artists in Tissa 🇱🇰💸 | Trexpat travel

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2 жыл бұрын

In this episode I get scammed and robbed by shady characters in the Yala safari tour operator organized crime ring, in the gateway to Yala National Park, Tissamaharama. I also get assistance from friendly and helpful locals. Enjoy the beautiful national park but beware of the scams!
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@sinhalasongsandmoviesprodu5124 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful vlogs in Srilanka ❤❤

@MJ-Travel 5 ай бұрын

so sorry to hear this, I can understand how bad it feels, hope the rest of your journey went smoothly. Thanks for sharing this with us to raise the awareness, as I will visit Sri Lanka in March, this is very helpful. Thank you! 🙂🙏

@travelwithtrexpat 5 ай бұрын

Thank you MJ-Travel! The rest of the trip was great, there are so many nice people and things to see and do in Sri Lanka. Enjoy!

@NoshIt-HK9 2 ай бұрын

Don't trust ANYONE in Sri Lanka. They are very accustomed to ripping off tourists there. Big smiles, all happy, but don't be fooled, they are constantly thinking of how much you have and how little they have, and they seriously think that you owe them! "It's not fair, you are rich and I am poor. You owe me." Scammers try every angle, from extortionate tuk-tuk rates to food prices, drinks prices, room rates. If you are white there is absolutely no doubt that you are a target. Sri Lanka is not scam city, it is scam country! Beware. Thieves! This most definitely includes the police, who subsidise their income by scamming tourists. In fact, the police are the worst, because they will threaten you if you contest their claims. Dangerous people, the Sri Lankan police!

@Janiduvirunaka 2 жыл бұрын

You're really lucky to see the leapords cuz its really really rare. I've been to Yala 4-5 times and never seen one yet and the driver itself told us that he has seen only 3 times for his 15years of work there. I'm really sorry about the scams you had to go through. Stay safe, stay blessed 🙌🏼. Thank you for visiting Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 🙏🏼

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

I’m lucky to see them… I’ve been to African safaris a few times and never seen one there. I will post the video of them in a future episode on Yala/Kumana. My tip is 1) Book with that driver; He’s the best 😁 and 2) Go in the morning not afternoon and 3) Be willing to stay multiple days in Tissa until you see them 😂

@Janiduvirunaka 2 жыл бұрын

@@travelwithtrexpat haha yeah for suree🌚❤

@priyankap4051 2 жыл бұрын

Good 👍

@judefernando4541 2 ай бұрын

රටේ නම්බුව කන කාළකන්ණි හිගන්නෝ , රගන්නේ පොරවල් වගේ .දැන් ලෝකයම දැනගත්තා තෝ කව්ද කියලා. ඔයිට වඩා හොදයී පුකෙන් බඩවැලක් ඇදගෙන කෑවනම් හිගන්නා.

@malshi3725 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that you had to go through this ,really. Im ashamed as a lankan. Hope you have a great time

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

No worries just like… really?

@berta.9912 2 ай бұрын

@@travelwithtrexpat Be silence i'm in charge here

@megadismayed 2 ай бұрын

When ever you hire a tour guide, ensure that he is certified...this helps with complaints and arrests. all hotels, motels, home stay have to be registered with the Tourist Board and if they are, take a snap shot. tour drivers - no matter how experienced, must have certification. if you work outside these guidelines, you are on your own. the scums play on a persons pity and you must report them else smother person will fall into this trap. expose curruption

@cdeux3059 2 ай бұрын

Even the certified ones are also sometimes scammers. I had experience with those so called “CERTIFIED” people coming to my villa and asking me for commission for bringing tourists.

@MoAli-jc1pz Жыл бұрын

They give me headache next to American Embassy road the scammers

@chamarawickramasinghawickr4584 2 жыл бұрын

the drink which you had in this video is sri lankan gal arrack, gal means stone

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

Stone arrack, that’s an appropriate name for this… 😉

@sportemart6395 Жыл бұрын

I will knock Isuru coward out when I see him, do not worry.

@samanmalbandara3433 Ай бұрын

Very sad.we should treat tourist very well.bcz they bring us dollers to Sri Lanka.

@ZevFei Жыл бұрын

what camera are you using?

@travelwithtrexpat Жыл бұрын

iPhone 12 regular at 720/30 😉 I really should invest in a better camera haha

@ZevFei Жыл бұрын

i thought you are using a gopro or something the video looks great. just stay with your iphone then

@travelwithtrexpat Жыл бұрын

@@ZevFei No, GoPro is only really for underwater 😉

@ashanmendis8091 2 жыл бұрын

sorry for you had to go through this

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, it was more just shocking how some people lack integrity 🤷🏼‍♂️ Plus I would say it’s not great for tourism… 😉

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, everyone else in Sri Lanka is so nice and helpful!

@commonnowpleasestop Жыл бұрын

Did you get your money back? - Sad, I've had a wonderful experience with Sri Lanka and its people. It's a great country.

@travelwithtrexpat 10 ай бұрын

I know, I love Sri Lanka too, I had a great time as well. Oh no, that money is long gone... Haha

@boneboy9246 Ай бұрын

bro 10k lkr is like what 60usd lol, but still a scam is a scam its good u reported to the police and got guy arrested.

@dayansubasinghe8312 Жыл бұрын

What happened at the Police station? Did you get a justice

@travelwithtrexpat Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah right… the paper was probably filed under 300 other similar papers 😂

@AquariumTV 2 ай бұрын

I hope the authorities arrest him. When it comes to tourism, the police take it seriously.

@ravimunasinghe8955 2 ай бұрын

I cannot imagine why foreign travellers fall into these traps. This traveller very correctly knew that some scammers travel as normal passengers upto the last point (in this instance it's Tissamaharama) & then say hello to the foreigners. I strongly assume the foreigners have heard about the friendly Sri Lankan citizens and very sadly fall into the traps of the scammers !!!! Very experienced travellers will shrug these crooks off without saying a word. A normal Sri Lankan will hardly talk to a foreigner on the road but smile at them & if asked something, they will very respectfully answer you & go ahead. But a scammer will follow a foreigner for miles & then try to sell something or offer anything which is not requested!!!! So, we request the future foreign travellers to be careful by not believing these crooks and falling into their traps. It is high time the Sri Lanka Tourism development Authority (SLTDA) or Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) hand over some leaflets recommending HOW NOT TO FALL INTO TRAPS set by the touts, scammers & crooks in Sri Lanka. Happy journey

@travelwithtrexpat Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips

@madmaxen 2 жыл бұрын

That guy isuru is a real crook.

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

100%. Blatantly stole and unashamedly admitted it to my face 😂

@lahirusiyambalagoda4881 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for visiting my homeland and promoting my country to bring dollars to Sri Lanka where the economy has collapsed ... Sthuthiyi See You Again... ❤️🇱🇰

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope more people visit, it’s such a nice country with really friendly people who suffer now because of this situation 😪

@NoshIt-HK9 2 ай бұрын

@Frankfurtmann87 Жыл бұрын

Hey you sound like your from the South. Which part of murica are u from?

@travelwithtrexpat Жыл бұрын

Haha you’re the first who said that 😂 No I’m from the West coast 😉

@Frankfurtmann87 Жыл бұрын

@@travelwithtrexpat interesting! I’m from SC and you sound like a true southern gentleman! Anyhoo keep up the good content

@travelwithtrexpat Жыл бұрын

@@Frankfurtmann87 Amazing, thanks so much Shaniqua L!

@prtygrl5077 2 ай бұрын

No, you should have reported it. Sri Lanka is very different from India. Sri Lankan police care about foreigners in this government.

@Shawenx Ай бұрын

This happened before new government, See the date

@inkacarbonnchrome7849 2 ай бұрын

Complain it brother

@jh4803 2 жыл бұрын

So what happened to your Rs.10,000? Did you get it back?

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

Oh that money's long gone now... And I can't imagine it went to helping anyone in Sri Lanka in this time of crisis...

@jh4803 2 жыл бұрын

@@travelwithtrexpat I am sure the police are involved it too. I am a Sri Lanka and this is a disgrace

@travelwithtrexpat 2 жыл бұрын

@@jh4803 I certainly wouldn't doubt that!

@Ap-zh6gr 2 ай бұрын

The top political layers of sri lanka are almost corrupted, and almost 60% citizens are No difference. People of SL have no political sense at all, electing repulsive bad piece of shits as their representatives in the parliament. Land of smugglers. Believe m, I'm from SL.