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  • After a scam left this man on the verge of 6 years in prison he decided the only option was to run. He faced the challenge of sneaking across multiple borders to freedom.
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  • @rafuzibitch
    @rafuzibitch Před 4 lety +311

    Shout to the prisoners who were risking themselves to help out Phil . Kindness and selflessness in such a harsh and violent is so inspiring to see.

    • @ChristineChasty-tx9ys
      @ChristineChasty-tx9ys Před 8 měsíci +8

      I wonder if Phil sent them some care packages after he got back on his feet?

    • @gutz323
      @gutz323 Před 7 měsíci

      I've read a few books and stories about 3rd world prisons, and it seems the inmates are far more likely to help and respect their fellow inmates than the bullying 'every man for himself!' Attitude of western prison systems and its inmates.

    • @Kc-jx8uq
      @Kc-jx8uq Před 5 měsíci

      As if the guards would let them have it . . .​@@ChristineChasty-tx9ys

    • @ChrisP-gc7ue
      @ChrisP-gc7ue Před 5 měsíci

      I wonder why Phil didn't sale his girl funbox

    • @esobut
      @esobut Před 2 měsíci

      @@ChrisP-gc7ueu in y😊it I yiiuiui😅iui😊😊i😅😊

  • @missf7727
    @missf7727 Před 3 lety +144

    The inmates even knew he was innocent. Glad they helped him and he's ok now. What a nightmare.

  • @craigrock8444
    @craigrock8444 Před 4 lety +281

    Probably the most naive man I've ever seen going back after escaping, thinking he was going to get a fair trial and being shocked that he was convicted after all he had seen up to that point. Thank God he was set free and this has a happy ending. Many of these stories dont.

    • @simonlloyd7557
      @simonlloyd7557 Před 3 lety +46

      he and his wife were utterly cretinous and their naivety almost cost them their lives. He is seeing the world through his prism of European values. Big mistake. Some cultures are better then others.

    • @bensonkariuki2082
      @bensonkariuki2082 Před 2 lety +3

      they used voodoo on him thats why he went back. Trust me I am african I know.

    • @craigrock8444
      @craigrock8444 Před 2 lety

      @@bensonkariuki2082 I dont doubt it at alll! Fill me in🙏❤👍

    • @thetruepatriot7733
      @thetruepatriot7733 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bensonkariuki2082 haha... magic isn't real.

    • @robertsolimanm7031
      @robertsolimanm7031 Před 2 lety +11

      The word we use in Australia is stupid

  • @AkanbiOri
    @AkanbiOri Před 2 lety +89

    I don't understand why Phil didn't contact the British Embassy immediately. That would be very unusual.

    • @nachohotdawg5634
      @nachohotdawg5634 Před rokem +10

      That, and I don’t understand why he went back to the court, he could find a way out

    • @simonemanetti3578
      @simonemanetti3578 Před 11 měsíci +6

      The embassy would not have been able to do much as regards his court case they couldn’t aid his escape

    • @thisdrinkinglife
      @thisdrinkinglife Před 10 měsíci +9

      Exactly, it seems a bit of a tall tale

    • @davevansega1771
      @davevansega1771 Před 9 měsíci +12

      More to this story I think.Its a TV program.Maybe he did steal the bloody diamonds.Who cares.Entertaining to watch though.

    • @silverbullet2008bb
      @silverbullet2008bb Před 9 měsíci +9

      @@simonemanetti3578 All he had to do was tell the embassy that he had lost his passport and get them to issue him a new one. Then he could have left via the airport.

  • @kevinday6294
    @kevinday6294 Před 4 lety +786

    And people in Gambia don’t understand why nobody wants to invest in their country?

    • @obscured9414
      @obscured9414 Před 4 lety +67

      They're all deceitful

    • @lydiavera
      @lydiavera Před 4 lety +50

      Another person judging a country from a "reality show ". I guess this shows feed off some rage/hate or whatever misconception people have.

    • @robloxsticknews1022
      @robloxsticknews1022 Před 4 lety +46

      It's basically true

    • @dargus1718
      @dargus1718 Před 4 lety +42

      Hello I am a negerian prince and very rich but right now my family needs help and I only have gold currency.
      Please transact me 10 000 US $ I will pay you 1 000 000 US $ worth in gold back.
      You can trust me I am a royal member we always hold our word, we have to by law.

    • @dirkdiggler5525
      @dirkdiggler5525 Před 4 lety +49

      @@dargus1718 sounds legit. where do I send the money

  • @aridreams567
    @aridreams567 Před 4 lety +473

    Can we take a moment to just appreciate the other inmates? Little angels.

    • @mshammond_uk1831
      @mshammond_uk1831 Před 4 lety +41

      They were amazing...they did his work for him..nice to know there is so much human compassion

    • @kohimakahil3135
      @kohimakahil3135 Před 4 lety +25

      They were/are still suffering from the same injustice. Africa is still under slavery. The only difference is the white man is replaced by black man.

    • @Rocks123
      @Rocks123 Před 4 lety +5

      They carried him you right they were his angels.

    • @grasshopperfiddler
      @grasshopperfiddler Před 4 lety +5

      Ari Dreams they were only ones to any kindness in the whole story

    • @afaquekhan2271
      @afaquekhan2271 Před 3 lety +17

      The other inmates too might be as innocent as Phill. Just conned.

  • @carriejustice7433
    @carriejustice7433 Před 2 lety +48

    I have absolutely ZERO desire to visit these trifling places. I have NO IDEA what makes people want to go to foreign places with rampant corruption. Some people pay to go to these horrible places and you couldn't PAY ME to go.

    • @cookdislander4372
      @cookdislander4372 Před 8 měsíci +4

      I know what the f is wrong with them

    • @GS-zc4sk
      @GS-zc4sk Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same here! Even the word Gambia, just doesn't sound quite right.

    • @carmelpereira6003
      @carmelpereira6003 Před 6 měsíci

      @@GS-zc4sk lol

    • @russelsprout2155
      @russelsprout2155 Před 5 měsíci

      A big shithole of a country

    • @Nia-Kenia
      @Nia-Kenia Před 2 měsíci +1

      TOTALLY AGREE!!! And I’m from West Africa 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @thexxit
    @thexxit Před 2 lety +79

    Honestly, the kindness and generosity of the other inmates really is touching. They have so little and they were willing to give even that for this man who looked like he wouldn't survive a moment. It's so difficult to be trusting - it's a sad state of affairs but it's truly better to keep your guard up at all times.

    • @mehmetroden
      @mehmetroden Před 2 měsíci

      What a pair of doughnut Gambia set up a business....it's only money!

  • @Hannahishawt69
    @Hannahishawt69 Před 4 lety +488

    This is really sad. Nice ppl getting taken advantage of :(
    Super sweet of the prisoners to take care of him tho

    • @patkeeler6645
      @patkeeler6645 Před 4 lety +2

      Scammed tricked

    • @destinyinfinite7116
      @destinyinfinite7116 Před 4 lety +6

      Interesting story

    • @yvettegrant3335
      @yvettegrant3335 Před 4 lety +5

      I take it you don't know your history! ,why do you think Africa is where they are!"did you forget how they were displaced in the USA?.HOW N.AMERICANS ARE NOW SUBJECTED TO THE American bred Africans?,thanx to the French ,English and spanish?.

    • @lightsshades9778
      @lightsshades9778 Před 4 lety +11

      But most of the BLACK prisoners are inocent 2

    • @silbernagle09
      @silbernagle09 Před 4 lety +3

      maybe nice people, but stupid people!!!

  • @eleanormoseley9385
    @eleanormoseley9385 Před 4 lety +133

    I’ve seen so many cases of this happening. People moving to Africa to try and start a new life and then being conned by locals and witch doctors. Then being bribed when they go to the law for help. It’s so cruel

    • @trisktv
      @trisktv Před 4 lety +21

      Welcome to black America

    • @scottashe984
      @scottashe984 Před 2 lety +12

      @Maarya Cousin Blame the victims. You could run for Congress in the States

    • @sidharthchand8072
      @sidharthchand8072 Před rokem

      Who are these white people trying to go to a savage country full of inbreeders trying to start a small business and maybe help thier employment problem, You’re right they deserve to be robbed and hustled

    • @perfect1250
      @perfect1250 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Moral- don't try to act tough if you are not tough

    • @silverbullet2008bb
      @silverbullet2008bb Před 9 měsíci

      This is what happens when third worlders try to mimic first world institutions.

  • @rgenericson5361
    @rgenericson5361 Před 3 lety +38

    I was accused of stealing diamonds, my restaurant was in shambles, I was wrongfully imprisoned, my lawyer stole my money, the courts sentenced me to 10 years in prison. It was at this point, I realized I had been double crossed! Lol! ;-p

  • @maticvass3262
    @maticvass3262 Před 3 lety +49

    I mean I felt kinda sorry for Phil, but again there were so many red flags about Nick that he ignored and lastly why the heck will u travel with a diamond for someone. What tf was he thinking.

    • @Anastasie1986
      @Anastasie1986 Před 2 lety +3

      if they were real diamonds, he could have been arrested at the airport of Banjul and charged with diamond smuggling, this time it would be lawful.

    • @susanarsoniadou
      @susanarsoniadou Před 9 měsíci

      He took the bait

    • @constance875
      @constance875 Před 2 měsíci

      Going to Gambia in the first place is a red flag lol

  • @ravemasterdbzwwe
    @ravemasterdbzwwe Před 4 lety +60

    this channel lowkey fire. i shouldn't be alive brought me here but even though they ran out of episodes they still find high quality entertaining true life survival shows like this and man hunt

  • @jane-marie3289
    @jane-marie3289 Před 4 lety +160

    So they purchase a dilapidated motel, fix it up and by all accounts it's doing well. Then they decide to take a vacation back home leaving it in the hands of a local who wants them to go through border security with supposedly diamonds worth a quarter million. Ya ok, sounds like a plan...ugh!

  • @user-uf8gz3ft8z
    @user-uf8gz3ft8z Před rokem +21

    The prisoners were the true heroes. They knew what he was dealing with, he didn't need to persuade them of his innocence!

  • @engledelaffety4380
    @engledelaffety4380 Před 3 lety +44

    There is a British Embassy in the Gambia, they provide free legal assistance. The couple was woefully ignorant. When Lynn was in England, why didn't she contact the media? her MP? I mean... FFS. There is a large, respected community of ex pats in the Gambia they would have all helped. Thank God for the kind African Prisoners who helped him.

    • @annelitorp4796
      @annelitorp4796 Před rokem +4

      Is just fake, its not even filmed in the Gambia.

    • @Aliraza-hb7tm
      @Aliraza-hb7tm Před rokem +2

      How can you say its fake?

    • @bargainwallart653
      @bargainwallart653 Před rokem

      British emassay full of drunks

    • @thisdrinkinglife
      @thisdrinkinglife Před 10 měsíci +1

      That is of course if he isn't telling porkies

    • @Vedioviswritingservice
      @Vedioviswritingservice Před 9 měsíci +4

      Exactly right. Why not go to the embassy in Gambia? It makes no sense. Lyn was useless too. Why didn't she start a campaign when back in the UK? Burn up the phone talking to MP's, the media...

  • @MadnessMotorcycle
    @MadnessMotorcycle Před 4 lety +289

    Well watching this completely destroyed my life long dream of living and investing all of my money in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

    • @christineshultz7615
      @christineshultz7615 Před 4 lety +23

      My sister in law is in the Congo with the government. With her kids and family. I would never set a damn foot in Africa or take my kids. I'm convinced the only blessing.they have is that they are military. Otherwise they might be like Phil

    • @beringstraitrailway
      @beringstraitrailway Před 4 lety +19

      My sarcasm detector just started buzzing!

    • @lydiavera
      @lydiavera Před 4 lety +31

      @@christineshultz7615 wow, just wow. Am from Kenya in the continent Africa and an shocked at how some white people are ignorant. You hate on a place you haven't even been to. How sad does your life have to be to grow such hatred. I bet you think we live in huts😂😂😂😂. Oh, well tourism is big in Kenya and most are from Britain. We have beautiful scenery, white sandy beaches, 7th wonder of the world and animals. We don't dislike white people or foreigners in Kenya. I sometimes feel we treat foreigners better than locals because from an early age we've been taught to give visitors special treatment. Anyway life is too short to grow so much hate, you want to die with search hate and misconception within your heart???😪😪😪

    • @theprofessor4306
      @theprofessor4306 Před 4 lety +9

      Like seriously CONGO?!!!!!!!!

    • @robloxsticknews1022
      @robloxsticknews1022 Před 4 lety +8

      Most of those places are dangerous

  • @JacquelynNhi
    @JacquelynNhi Před 4 lety +156

    Damn! They took ALL the wrong steps! Why go back? No way! I'd rather die in a jungle then be subjected to the unknown of a Gambian prison. Of course they found him guilty, they were all in on it together. Hell naw...

    • @Elchino5.7
      @Elchino5.7 Před 4 lety +5

      me too, I'd take the risk with my conscious clean

    • @ericjennings6267
      @ericjennings6267 Před 4 lety +17

      also he acted like those other countries he was in the police there would be looking for him after the 5 days were up, why would they care

    • @artman7780
      @artman7780 Před 4 lety +3

      He was so stupid to pay the smugglers to smuggle him out of Gambia, one of the narrowest countries in the world which you could walk out in hours, but decided to walk from much longer Senegal to Sierra Leone.

    • @brianwillis8447
      @brianwillis8447 Před 4 lety

      The will to live

    • @alphamale5802
      @alphamale5802 Před 3 lety +2

      They haven't done to him a fraction of what a white man did to Africans.

  • @luvogogotya3691
    @luvogogotya3691 Před 3 lety +30

    Stories like these need to be told, I love you people. We are all like this. Let's encourage such stories in getting out to people and making awareness to people about our world. Keep up the great work, love you.

  • @brianager5877
    @brianager5877 Před 2 lety +13

    I am so happy you two found each other. You both went through a great injustice and survived to carry on. Everything they took from you was just material things. The most important thing is you have the love of each other and they never can take that away from you. God Bless you both.

  • @vane8062
    @vane8062 Před 4 lety +56

    Crazy how getting lost in the forest was the least of his problem

  • @PinkkElephantt
    @PinkkElephantt Před 4 lety +163

    Problem with us British people, we're too comfortable and have too much faith in the authorities/legal proceedings. If you go into Africa and don't have a savvy head on your shoulders (ie don't be doing deals with diamonds) then you're gonna have a bad time.
    Speaking of which though, why at any time were they not contacting the British Embassy and seeing if they could get some legal assistance before he got sentenced?

    • @mccumiskey87
      @mccumiskey87 Před 4 lety +16

      Maybe they dont have a british embassy there ? i mean they barely got running water & basic sanitation ffs.

    • @Hundert1
      @Hundert1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@mccumiskey87Exactly, good idea

    • @vane8062
      @vane8062 Před 4 lety +3

      @@mccumiskey87 first thought too .. but this was in 1993 so its understandable..

    • @PinkkElephantt
      @PinkkElephantt Před 4 lety +3

      @Jimmy Draco You're really trying to say that you have the monopoly on the English accent being American rather than English? Really?

    • @PinkkElephantt
      @PinkkElephantt Před 4 lety +1

      @Jimmy Draco You're absolutely right. Incidentally I appreciate the fact that you're speaking English to me rather than American. Otherwise I would have had all sorts of trouble understanding.

  • @byronelenica8329
    @byronelenica8329 Před 4 lety +34

    When the prisoners have more decency than the police..

  • @scottstevens2752
    @scottstevens2752 Před 3 lety +11

    If you wanna be nice to people, make sure they deserve your kindness first and don't put yourself in a bad situation, like unfortunately these poor people did...

  • @theotherguy3083
    @theotherguy3083 Před 4 lety +136

    How people move to a foreign country and not speak that language to start a life like this is beyond me.

    • @patkeeler6645
      @patkeeler6645 Před 4 lety +8

      They're tricked. They had a good business

    • @thelaniakean7597
      @thelaniakean7597 Před 4 lety +13

      The Gambia 🇬🇲 speaks English. But yes, I understand what you mean.

    • @CR-me2lt
      @CR-me2lt Před 4 lety

      Back in the day when whites people was clever and smart but now they're stupid.

    • @Gizziiusa
      @Gizziiusa Před 4 lety +19

      more importantly, not knowing the culture and its dangers. Not doing due diligence is simply asking to be raked over the coals. I have no sympathy for ppl who's blind ambition coupled with ignorance and naivety leads them to such a dark place. They dont deserve it. but the world CAN VERY WELL BE a dangerous place. take note.

    • @RantTherapist
      @RantTherapist Před 4 lety +2

      @@Gizziiusa you have no sympathy? NO sympathy for innocent people? You utter moron.

  • @chinaaaa_
    @chinaaaa_ Před 4 lety +162

    I’m addicted to these videos they actually make me paranoid 😭

    • @myyoutubeaccount4282
      @myyoutubeaccount4282 Před 4 lety +1

      lol they should do, most countries are fine :-)

    • @klyntarkenny8046
      @klyntarkenny8046 Před 4 lety +2

      China Lynn me too there used to be a lot of places I wanted to travel, that changed after viewing many of these videos

    • @SpartaKingSparta
      @SpartaKingSparta Před 4 lety +3

      My sister Gambian police don't speak this English this is Ghanaian English believe me

    • @vanillasplash6198
      @vanillasplash6198 Před 4 lety +2

      Just don't be an idiot like the people on these programs and use your intuition

    • @mienamie4448
      @mienamie4448 Před 4 lety

      Me too😕😞😟😣

  • @reylambarte5615
    @reylambarte5615 Před 3 lety +41

    The lesson is never trust any stranger fully

    • @pxxnxh
      @pxxnxh Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly. "Not everyone who is friendly is your friend"

    • @marcosluciosilva2433
      @marcosluciosilva2433 Před 3 lety

      never trust in people

    • @atugonzajose6606
      @atugonzajose6606 Před 3 lety +1

      Hahaha....but he was helped by a stranger again from the prison ! Its all about praying to God so that you don't meet such a problem. That's my thinking

    • @reylambarte5615
      @reylambarte5615 Před 3 lety +1

      @@atugonzajose6606 Jesus said in Mat 10:16 KJV Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. In addition Joh 8:12 KJV Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

    • @-C-
      @-C- Před 3 lety +1

      Wrong. The lesson is Africa is uncivilized so do not go there

  • @dieudonnevilsaint6725
    @dieudonnevilsaint6725 Před 3 lety +9

    I feel so bad for them...... these kind of stories make me feel better about having a tough personality and maybe even a hardened heart. There are really truly evil people out there and we need to hold high standards before letting strangers in our lives.

    • @erikbudrow1255
      @erikbudrow1255 Před 6 měsíci

      You have incorporated your shadow well sir

  • @sandvenexplorer
    @sandvenexplorer Před 4 lety +99

    i LOVE these episodes. Taking notes....make sure these things NEVER happen to me...

    • @melitongarcia9239
      @melitongarcia9239 Před 4 lety

      Nunca digas nunca

    • @Gizziiusa
      @Gizziiusa Před 4 lety +7

      just stay away from Africa. you will be fine. Also, South America can be a challenge too, so i'd stay away from there if I was a novice at intl travel, expat experience...

    • @sandvenexplorer
      @sandvenexplorer Před 4 lety

      @@Gizziiusa yeah, I like Asia....many places to go where you REDUCE the risks of getting in serious trouble, like Thailand is fine AND exotic

    • @hallo84
      @hallo84 Před 4 lety +4

      Just don't go to Africa, Middle East, South America, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and you will be fine.

    • @anhedonianepiphany5588
      @anhedonianepiphany5588 Před 4 lety +2

      @@sandvenexplorer _Seriously?!?_ You _actually believe_ that innocent travellers never find themselves in "serious trouble" in Thailand?!?

  • @dmoezzi7361
    @dmoezzi7361 Před 4 lety +23

    People are so naive. Even when the situation is clear in front of them, they still can't see.

  • @o.908
    @o.908 Před 3 lety +11

    I just can't stop watching this series, it's really good.

  • @caucasiansensation147
    @caucasiansensation147 Před 2 lety +15

    I can't even imagine what this guy went through. This is such a sad story. I don't know that I would have been strong enough to survive

  • @dmoezzi7361
    @dmoezzi7361 Před 4 lety +14

    One thing these stories have in common is that the individuals do not go to their consulate... makes you wonder if they are as innocent as they claim.

    • @annettebrown6478
      @annettebrown6478 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Exactly why not call the consulate?🤷‍♂️

    • @shirleywong4333
      @shirleywong4333 Před 6 měsíci

      bribery

    • @doorguru168888
      @doorguru168888 Před 3 měsíci

      Because technically, he was a smuggler.

    • @block9292
      @block9292 Před měsícem

      The consulate could be one of the reasons the case was thrown out.

  • @bluzta2
    @bluzta2 Před 4 lety +238

    it's the same in all 3rd world countries ...people think they can start a business and make money .....as soon as someone see you making money your doomed ......if you start a tiny business that makes just a little ...no one will bother you ....but they always want to start a club or restaurants and you won't have it long before someone will take it ......there is no trust when it comes to money in poor country's ...

    • @carolmorris404
      @carolmorris404 Před 4 lety +9

      Sadly you are right.

    • @hardstylemetalful
      @hardstylemetalful Před 4 lety +15

      I don't get why anyone would go into these third world countries. You never know what can happen. I prefer to stay where I am at. There is no way in hell I would go to any of these countries. They are not people-friendly places.

    • @lydiavera
      @lydiavera Před 4 lety +11

      @@hardstylemetalful search a sad way to live and eventually die. Judging places you've never been to coz of an episode in a "reality show". Am from Kenya and I believe people from other countries consider us as poor, uneducated and miserable. But you should visit if your income can allow. Tourism is big in my country(numbers don't lie) we offer new experiences including 7th wonder of the world. Don't hate on people you haven't met. If you have the finances life if too short, visit the place and make your own opinion.

    • @ASYTutos
      @ASYTutos Před 4 lety +2

      its one word "corruption"

    • @stefani5441
      @stefani5441 Před 4 lety

      call it civilized and the other havent reach that point. Pretty easy I guess...

  • @secretmunyai9861
    @secretmunyai9861 Před 3 lety +14

    Good people are in prison ... i love how his inmates have been supportive to him.

  • @AbdiPianoChannel
    @AbdiPianoChannel Před 3 lety +33

    When you go a country named Gambia expect to gamble with your life.

  • @djfearross4144
    @djfearross4144 Před 4 lety +33

    I've travelled around Africa and to be honest, for the most part the people seemed very warm, friendly and decent. Seeing videos like this (there are several of them) shows the scale of corruption in Africa. I mean, if we were talking a few individuals, we could compare it to any country but here the corruption is from the top to bottom, it's epidemic. I feel for Africa, it's one of the most beautiful places i've ever been to but i feel when watching these videos is that for many it's impossible to escape the cycle of poverty as a more powerful person is just waiting for you to succeed, just to take it all away from you. And there is nothing you can do about it.

    • @LuvuluvuLaChic
      @LuvuluvuLaChic Před 4 lety +2

      and this was 18 years ago....if they focused on the worst parts of any country they could make it look bad...I'm not saying Africa doesn't have corrupt governments, because they do but its still a fraction of all of Africa...

    • @anhedonianepiphany5588
      @anhedonianepiphany5588 Před 4 lety +2

      ​@@LuvuluvuLaChic Oh, _come on,_ corruption is endemic to _much_ of Africa, but it's hardly alone (take China, for example).
      Also, I'm not sure why you specified "corrupt governments", as a nation could be infested with corruption at _many_ different levels, even with a "clean" government.

    • @johnwilson2284
      @johnwilson2284 Před 4 lety

      Yeah well how about you live right on in or near a ghetto and be homeless then you'll realize how crooked people are. I feel no empathy for people who get scammed like that I just can't wait to inherit some money so I can do something

    • @adamyouness6701
      @adamyouness6701 Před 4 lety +1

      corruption was introduced by european colonial countries when they occupied the land

    • @craigweideman6194
      @craigweideman6194 Před rokem +2

      @@adamyouness6701 hahaha. yeah they were complete angels before that

  • @katherinekang763
    @katherinekang763 Před 4 lety +38

    Very interesting to see you left your motel with someone you are not THAT familiar with. My family owns a local business in town and never left the store with their full time worker. Either have everybody a short break or have at least 1 family member at home.
    Also, help carrying diamonds??? #faint

  • @janeritamwaniki
    @janeritamwaniki Před rokem +5

    Am African and I truly condemn such an act
    It's inhuman. May those who did that never find peace throughout their lives

  • @kemoylogan2474
    @kemoylogan2474 Před rokem +4

    How awful, thank God for their one true friend & the inmates that helped him, what a pit full of snakes those others were!

  • @sabrinacoccagna742
    @sabrinacoccagna742 Před 4 lety +54

    I just read a similar story that happened outside of Kenya 😱
    The other couple said your targeted if you're white bc locals feel like u have money. And they want it.

    • @francismaina1902
      @francismaina1902 Před 4 lety +4

      Sabrina Coccagna am kenyan its quite possible ...we need a change. populists politicians brain washing us.

    • @mia-br2ys
      @mia-br2ys Před 4 lety

      that's not true me and my family went to live near Kenya for 10 years and the locals were so kind they didn't want our money they didn't need our money and we are white and we were never targeted we never even felt like we were being targeted

    • @sabrinacoccagna742
      @sabrinacoccagna742 Před 4 lety +4

      @@mia-br2ys I'm not saying they target everyone... But yes there are reports of certain races being targeted who own businesses. So don't say it's not true. Just say it didn't happen to you. You're lucky.

    • @KingZealotTactics
      @KingZealotTactics Před 4 lety +2

      @@mia-br2ysRight so by your logic if your family weren't viewed that way then all won't be viewed that way...your family is clearly the exception.

  • @luizz18
    @luizz18 Před 4 lety +16

    Wow what an incredible story, props for Phil he held up pretty strong throughout this whole ordeal, god bless both of you!

    • @Michael-zz3pn
      @Michael-zz3pn Před 2 měsíci

      Phil skips the part he negotiated his commission on the diamonds.

  • @kieranhart5776
    @kieranhart5776 Před rokem +4

    It’s amazing that the prisoners had such big hearts in the most unlikely place in the world.

    • @harrymcl4848
      @harrymcl4848 Před rokem +1

      I bet a bunch of them were probably falsely imprisoned too

  • @mauricioramos2246
    @mauricioramos2246 Před 3 lety +8

    These folks tought they were in Paradise when they really were entering hell.

  • @sm3296
    @sm3296 Před 4 lety +25

    It's awful when such terrible things happen to such nice people.

  • @MELEYMELO
    @MELEYMELO Před 4 lety +24

    To have a friend like Phil would be the best thing that could happen to anyone in a life time , i feel i could trust him with my life , what a man;

    • @ctaney2254
      @ctaney2254 Před 4 lety

      He’s a moron

    • @shekulukulay8046
      @shekulukulay8046 Před 3 lety +1

      He’s not

    • @badass6656
      @badass6656 Před 2 lety +1

      I am sure Phil has his dark side too as do most humans.

    • @monyetdeb3025
      @monyetdeb3025 Před 2 lety +3

      Yea, I had similar experience to this guy, and I'm also British. And was naive, in foreign country. Trust wrong people. Your on your own, the British Conuslate don't help.
      You find out your real character, and you learn real nature of humans.

    • @redrustyhill2
      @redrustyhill2 Před rokem

      He is too stupid to be a friend of mine

  • @unicornsparkle5574
    @unicornsparkle5574 Před 3 lety +46

    Another classic classic classic example of ‘THE WIFE IS ALWAYS RIGHT’ She had a suspicion and she was 100% right to be suspicious

    • @thenativist6330
      @thenativist6330 Před 2 lety +4

      😂 the wife got him into this mess.

    • @mcfoxnz2751
      @mcfoxnz2751 Před 2 lety +2

      Uhhhhhh what a thing to say 😅
      So ALL wives are right ALL of the time?
      You sincerely believe that??

    • @susanarsoniadou
      @susanarsoniadou Před 9 měsíci +1

      Female intuition

    • @erikbudrow1255
      @erikbudrow1255 Před 6 měsíci

      Always? Really? What a crock.

  • @titoortiz
    @titoortiz Před 4 lety +10

    Gambia, such a nice place with wonderful people. Cant wait to visit one day....said no one ever.

  • @lynnef9330
    @lynnef9330 Před 4 lety +20

    I wish the two main scammers in this story had been punished for this horrific crime, but agree, the loss of the money is immaterial compared to what could have occurred..

    • @bankymoonb7765
      @bankymoonb7765 Před 4 lety +5

      The system is corrupt.

    • @lynnef9330
      @lynnef9330 Před 4 lety +3

      Yes, This is the 2nd story in which a couple got caught snared in an elaborate scam over there. I can only imagine the number of people we don’t hear about. Pretty scary..

    • @nachohotdawg5634
      @nachohotdawg5634 Před rokem

      Maybe in next episode editor decide to punish them

    • @GS-zc4sk
      @GS-zc4sk Před 8 měsíci

      @@bankymoonb7765
      I like how they pass him around the "Police Station" to be abused by the different "Officials".
      Hopefully they've run themselves aground by now.
      Chopped-Up....that kind of thing they do over there.

  • @4exgold
    @4exgold Před 4 lety +56

    so since he was innocent, did the authorities go after Nick & John for their conspiracy to defraud him (as well as multiple physical assaults)??

  • @almaalma3871
    @almaalma3871 Před 3 lety +7

    People in those countries are trying to get out of there and you going right in” wow

  • @AuditClerk
    @AuditClerk Před 4 lety +5

    How sad it must feel to know that in a place you felt at home, people took advantage.

  • @irisortiz4420
    @irisortiz4420 Před 4 lety +38

    Thank God, his friend helped him ,the one who visit visit him in jail

    • @rickyshaw5560
      @rickyshaw5560 Před 4 lety +10

      Iris Ortiz Amen! N the kindness of he's fellow cells mate,also have helped him out,in the hour of need, with his strength being drained out,helped then to carry him through tough time!

    • @amberrose1108
      @amberrose1108 Před 4 lety +5

      Thank God for his wonderful friend who rescued him!

  • @RantTherapist
    @RantTherapist Před 4 lety +25

    this is why you gotta watch out for people with the evil eye, some people turn green with envy

    • @dinglbarry1275
      @dinglbarry1275 Před 2 lety

      Why look for the evil eyes when you could just avoid the green people

  • @soarhighyandow9109
    @soarhighyandow9109 Před 4 lety +4

    This show fulfills all of my preconceived notions about these places

  • @dilshanaoki7493
    @dilshanaoki7493 Před 3 lety +4

    These actors are amazing ❤️

  • @bekirhadzic4936
    @bekirhadzic4936 Před 4 lety +18

    I think we should also appreciate the editors work of combining everything of this into one video.

  • @InfiniteTriztan1111
    @InfiniteTriztan1111 Před 4 lety +18

    When it's said they would go to Africa, i thought it would be Cape Town or Johannesburg, i get no idea why they chose Gambia and made reckless decisions too(were not aware of the situation, people, etc). Self awareness and being careful and smart are key to be safe anywhere we go.

    • @purplespaceship2417
      @purplespaceship2417 Před 2 lety +1

      Gambia is actually a very popular destination for Brits nowadays. Presumably it's safer now than back then but still, I really have no clue why people would spend money to go there. Another element that people need to understand, Africans overall do not hold white people in high regard, but Gambia in particular is on the western coast and a former slave trade outpost- people there have an especially deep-rooted hatred and contempt for white people.

    • @africacarey
      @africacarey Před 2 lety +1

      When I heard they went to West Africa I was thinking that was crazy

  • @user-lo3el2nt5j
    @user-lo3el2nt5j Před 5 měsíci +1

    Those men who helped him are amazing❤

  • @Linda-vx4fn
    @Linda-vx4fn Před 3 lety +5

    What a lovely person Phil is, so glad he got out. Justice is not always served here, but it will be in the Courts of Heaven. They're a lovely couple! I wish them much peace and happiness through coming to know the Lord Jesus.

  • @theorganicnaturalvegan8462
    @theorganicnaturalvegan8462 Před 4 lety +54

    Living 'the dream' and 'the Gambia' seem to me a contradiction of terms!

    • @MaryJane-tp3qd
      @MaryJane-tp3qd Před 3 lety +1

      I swear to god they should have corrected her or something, couldn’t stand hearing “The Gambia” over and over just for someone to immediately say it right 😂

    • @MaryJane-tp3qd
      @MaryJane-tp3qd Před 3 lety

      @@sirjellybeans6653 sorry I can’t understand you but and not to be rude because I really want to know what you where saying, but I’ve never known someone with a speech impediment not know how to type the letters they can’t pronounce?

    • @MaryJane-tp3qd
      @MaryJane-tp3qd Před 3 lety +1

      @sir jelly beans
      Why you delete your comments?

    • @peaceincommentsection6597
      @peaceincommentsection6597 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MaryJane-tp3qd you are weird//

    • @MaryJane-tp3qd
      @MaryJane-tp3qd Před 3 lety

      @@peaceincommentsection6597 some guy was replying saying he couldn’t say “u” or “d” and was typing them as “v” and “w” then saying it was because of his speech impediment and his sentences wherent coherent... it seems I was interested in what he had to say even tho now I don’t remember the mumbled together message

  • @RantTherapist
    @RantTherapist Před 4 lety +5

    YOU know darn right that that businessman paid off the judge. That's his guardian angel in human form.

  • @anthonyeriksson7537
    @anthonyeriksson7537 Před 3 lety +3

    Im literally watching this cuz I felt down cuz I am struggling a bit to get all informations in my memory for a biology exam tomorrow LOL! Instantly feel much better...

  • @rosedumassi4429
    @rosedumassi4429 Před 3 lety +5

    I feel very sorry for Phil. Good people are very trustworthy. They think everyone is like them!!!

    • @africacarey
      @africacarey Před 2 lety

      It's okay to be good but it's not okay to be good and stupid

  • @hotchocolate4205
    @hotchocolate4205 Před 4 lety +22

    I died every time he screamed Phil 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Church2Mosque
    @Church2Mosque Před 4 lety +25

    Alcohol, gambling etc. Was he expecting to deal with righteous people ?

  • @odeb7924
    @odeb7924 Před rokem +2

    OMG, this is horrifying. People who complain about this Country should watch this a couple times,

  • @i.canalista7718
    @i.canalista7718 Před 3 lety +2

    This is the reality of life in Africa. Very cruel ruthless place.

  • @Bookish_Lattes
    @Bookish_Lattes Před 4 lety +18

    These couples are always wilfully ignorant. I refuse to believe people can be so gullible.

    • @Bookish_Lattes
      @Bookish_Lattes Před 4 lety

      @book marks Good point.

    • @criticalmass6249
      @criticalmass6249 Před 3 lety

      Actually inna civilised world gullible is pronounced= honest.... but Im guessing you dont know what that means or what it takes.

    • @MrShamed69
      @MrShamed69 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes, I bet Weymouth didn't seem so boring after that experience. I would have gone back and appreciated living in a country with a Greggs n Wetherspoons after that!

  • @painfreesunrise
    @painfreesunrise Před 4 lety +52

    I have been travelling in poor countries as well and my experience was the same... they smile into your face, but all they want is your MONEY. they only pretend to be lovely people... most oft them are envious and they actually dont like you at all. money is all they care about....

    • @retroguardian4802
      @retroguardian4802 Před 4 lety +1

      There hungry. They have familys. They care more about there familys then they do been good people. Any good person in there shoes would put family before morals.

    • @willnill7946
      @willnill7946 Před 4 lety +2

      Retro Guardian well better watch out for you

  • @MatebaneWilly
    @MatebaneWilly Před rokem +2

    Deserve a biographic movie

  • @blackestcat-ce4zc
    @blackestcat-ce4zc Před 3 lety

    Wow, these people are so kind to help people.

  • @controlZchannel
    @controlZchannel Před 4 lety +15

    Guess I'm hopping back on this marathon.

  • @loveme9597
    @loveme9597 Před 4 lety +15

    I would be on a rage of vengeance . I wouldn't stop until I saw blood .

  • @Sunshinespeck
    @Sunshinespeck Před měsícem +1

    Never travel to places like these let alone try doing business with these kinds of people. Insane story.

  • @sarjojallowhaffner1484
    @sarjojallowhaffner1484 Před měsícem

    As a Gambian watching this i feel so ashamed of my country and am sorry this happened to you Phil.

  • @youptascuntretard7021
    @youptascuntretard7021 Před 4 lety +118

    Why didn’t you go into a embassy

    • @hzelg5684
      @hzelg5684 Před 4 lety +9

      Because you can only believe only %50% of Phil's story if even that ....othervise there's some truth in "him trying to rip off wrong people" .idk
      It'll all get straighten out ONE day !

    • @LuvuluvuLaChic
      @LuvuluvuLaChic Před 4 lety +19

      It was 1990..who even knows if they had an embassy there...its about be 2020 and ppl are still fearful of traveling to parts of Africa..because of safety....it must have been way worse back then...less developed and less allies with other countries.

    • @carolmorris404
      @carolmorris404 Před 4 lety +7

      You would have to bribe the security, the cleaning lady, the receptionist and no doubt the embassy officials.

    • @LuvuluvuLaChic
      @LuvuluvuLaChic Před 4 lety +5

      @@carolmorris404 NO...not the embassy or cleaning lady but for sure the police and your lawyers..

    • @carolmorris404
      @carolmorris404 Před 4 lety +8

      @@LuvuluvuLaChic my gardener is from Botswana and it is unbelievable how many bribes he had make to get a driver's license.

  • @Wft-bu5zc
    @Wft-bu5zc Před 4 lety +20

    Uh they should've just chosen Spain to begin with

  • @bobipapy2404
    @bobipapy2404 Před 3 lety

    Best doc ever thank you

  • @gregprice103
    @gregprice103 Před 10 měsíci

    its a humbling story, so glad they're happy

  • @furryface1057
    @furryface1057 Před 4 lety +48

    i would've went straight back to England , and took it as a loss

    • @cherylreuter4008
      @cherylreuter4008 Před 4 lety +2

      FurryFace Me too🤨

    • @therewewent1inarow516
      @therewewent1inarow516 Před 4 lety +10

      I would've hired a couple of mercenaries to kidnap John , strap him over a table with a snooker ball jammed in his mouth, and get a couple of mad gay guys to pummel his farter. Anyone agree ?

    • @blackestcat-ce4zc
      @blackestcat-ce4zc Před 3 lety +1

      ME TOO!!! I WOULDN'T EVEN DUCK AROUND WITH THEM VOODOO PEOPLE!!!😱😱😱😱😱

    • @MindyBeee
      @MindyBeee Před 2 lety

      The wife returning did me in 🥴😵😩

    • @MindyBeee
      @MindyBeee Před 2 lety +1

      @@therewewent1inarow516 😂🤣

  • @leonveneto914
    @leonveneto914 Před 4 lety +76

    why didnt they go to the British embassy i wonder

    • @envyXzor
      @envyXzor Před 4 lety +11

      right? lol ... my first thought would be to reach out to my country embassy, or the EU one at least

    • @artman7780
      @artman7780 Před 4 lety +13

      That’s the first thing I thought. The wife should have contacted the embassy when she heard about his imprisonment or he should have went there right after he got his bail instead of his dangerous home.

    • @jameseckert169
      @jameseckert169 Před 4 lety

      Thought he could pay them off

    • @leeg798
      @leeg798 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeh or at least head north on a boat , not south to Sierra leon , he could of made it to Gibraltar

    • @dennischapel341
      @dennischapel341 Před 3 lety +1

      nope, they would be harboring a fugitive. They would just kick him out of the embassy and he would be arrested.

  • @GS-zc4sk
    @GS-zc4sk Před 8 měsíci +1

    Gambia, cant think of a lesser place to go.

  • @danielholtzapple7124
    @danielholtzapple7124 Před 3 lety +3

    All the stories I hear of poeple moving to Africa always end in the same as this. I'll never even visit that place.

  • @jupitorious7925
    @jupitorious7925 Před 4 lety +37

    You decide to open a guesthouse shack in Gambia, simply asking for trouble... Naive

    • @MindyBeee
      @MindyBeee Před 2 lety

      What could possibly go wrong?! 🤣

  • @tsfcancerman
    @tsfcancerman Před 4 lety +26

    Never borrow/rent or make deals thru other ppl, never show that you earn any money

  • @B1TKZH47
    @B1TKZH47 Před 3 lety +2

    “...after all, it’s only money...we have each other.” Brilliant!
    Just two good people conned by some evil thugs.

  • @lizzysimner7715
    @lizzysimner7715 Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is what happens trusting strangers so glad they got out and started afresh

  • @blackbeauty8462
    @blackbeauty8462 Před 4 lety +9

    I wish they could come and invest in my beautiful and peaceful country Tanzania.....so sad seeing ppl treated that way.

    • @shawnreed7876
      @shawnreed7876 Před 4 lety +6

      Why would any European or American want to invest in Africa. I have been to the Gambia as well and even though I was not imprisoned it was one scam after another.

    • @fatmahassan8153
      @fatmahassan8153 Před 4 lety

      magufi doesn't allow foreigners

    • @davidk7441
      @davidk7441 Před 2 lety

      @@shawnreed7876 That's right, white people only want to take advantage of African people and it's resources. It's been like that for a while. Just take but never want to give back.

  • @Hundert1
    @Hundert1 Před 4 lety +7

    Very sick, corrupted world. Crooked devils must be caught and punished.

    • @ijg8343
      @ijg8343 Před 4 lety +1

      And killed in the public view

  • @prog3142
    @prog3142 Před 3 lety +1

    Well done Phil for going back to the hotel
    👏🙄 That image of John was terrifying. I think I’ll have nightmares now lol

  • @googleuser4053
    @googleuser4053 Před 4 lety +1

    Bless those guys that helped him in prison i hope life rewarded them for their merciful acts ☝️👌👍💪🙏❤️ hope this man did something for them once he was out like sending money or food to them at least ones !

  • @joycepeter9329
    @joycepeter9329 Před 4 lety +18

    Africa is beautiful but you got to watch your steps so much happens:)I am a Kenyan by the way and always careful with my people who takes advantage of you

    • @anhedonianepiphany5588
      @anhedonianepiphany5588 Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks for taking the time to give others some knowledgeable and realistic advice.
      Best of luck!

    • @wanjiru50
      @wanjiru50 Před 3 lety +3

      Me too... I'm Kenyan.... My husband is English.... But we all need to watch ourselves everywhere and anywhere.... There are good and bad people everywhere... It's just the extremes and environs... Example... The inmates helped him out too... Good and bad everywhere... Thank God for that...

    • @Kny-tn1mg
      @Kny-tn1mg Před 3 lety

      Well put and as a kenyan i concur.

  • @stedmans4christ
    @stedmans4christ Před 4 lety +24

    There is another story exactly like this where there was voodoo involved as well...it was a young British couple that opened a night club in Africa and they were also thrown in prison on false charges.

    • @1214801
      @1214801 Před 4 lety

      B ecause they are probably the same

    • @marnigardot2310
      @marnigardot2310 Před 4 lety +2

      Young British Girl named Nikki Roberts; another very sad scam story with dire consequences for this young girl.

    • @bigben3462
      @bigben3462 Před 4 lety +4

      It happened in Kenya, am a Kenyan but honestly I feel ashamed of what's going on around in here..but I blame it on our selfish and corrupt leaders

    • @paulinefatuma8372
      @paulinefatuma8372 Před 2 lety

      Nikki Roberts,sad story

    • @lisaperry5999
      @lisaperry5999 Před 2 lety +1

      @@marnigardot2310 was this the lady who married a local and had a kid with him..voodoo scam

  • @vabl894
    @vabl894 Před 3 lety +2

    Why do they never call their embassy in these shows?

  • @jayveebarcarse2613
    @jayveebarcarse2613 Před 4 lety +1

    Lol you trusted so much! lesson learned..

  • @fjjchj9074
    @fjjchj9074 Před 4 lety +5

    Damn, such a tragic tale. He definitely should of realized the danger in that place and continued his escape.

  • @JUrtanschannel
    @JUrtanschannel Před 4 lety +10

    i hope those two crookes who set him up got jailed for this!

  • @AhmedHassan-ed5ue
    @AhmedHassan-ed5ue Před rokem

    Wow incredible story thank

  • @wolfy336
    @wolfy336 Před rokem +3

    I wonder how many of the inmates might have been in on false charges as well - either way it’s truly impressive how much they were willing to risk for a stranger. Hope they all made it out eventually:(