Undercover in a Stolen Phone Market in India
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- I went undercover in a stolen phone market in India. This is where your phone might end up! Stolen and recycled phones end up here from pickpocket gangs and electronic recyclers for resale. Fake Chinese iPhones are sold here too. Avoid shopping at these black markets. I'll also tell you how to avoid pickpockets.
To avoid pickpockets and protect yourself from theft, here are some practical tips you can follow:
Stay vigilant and be aware of your surroundings: Pay attention to the people around you and any suspicious behaviour. Stay alert in crowded areas, public transportation, tourist spots, and busy streets.
Keep your valuables hidden: Avoid displaying valuable items such as expensive jewellery, large amounts of cash, or flashy electronic devices. Please keep them in a secure place like a money belt, hidden pocket, or bag close to your body.
Use a money belt or secure pockets: Money belts are pouches worn around your waist, under your clothes, where you can store your passport, credit cards, and cash. Alternatively, use zippered or buttoned pockets that are harder for pickpockets to access.
Minimize your wallet contents: Carry only the necessary items with you, such as one credit card and a small amount of cash. Leave unnecessary documents, extra credit cards, and valuable items safely at your accommodation.
Avoid keeping everything in one place: Distribute your cash, cards, and identification across different pockets or compartments. This way, even if you lose something, you won't lose everything.
Be cautious in crowded places: Crowded areas are prime targets for pickpockets. Maintain extra caution in markets, public transportation, bus stops, queues, and tourist attractions. Keep your hands on your belongings and be wary of distractions created by strangers.
Secure your bags and backpacks: Use bags with secure closures like zippers, and keep them closed and in front of you, especially in crowded places. Avoid leaving bags unattended or hanging them loosely on the back of chairs.
Beware of distractions and scams: Pickpockets often work in teams, with one person distracting you while another steals your belongings. Beware of people causing a commotion, asking for directions, spilling something on you, or acting overly friendly.
Stay away from overly crowded public transport: If possible, avoid overcrowded buses, trains, or subway cars where it becomes easier for pickpockets to operate. Wait for the next one or choose a less crowded time to travel.
Trust your instincts: If something feels off or suspicious, trust your gut and remove yourself from the situation. Personal safety should always be the priority.
Remember, no method is foolproof, but following these tips and staying vigilant can significantly reduce the chances of becoming a victim of pickpocketing.
00:00 Tour of a phone black market in India
00:19 How to avoid pickpockets
01:49 Stolen phone black market tour
03:32 Recycled phones for sale
04:36 How criminals get around anti-theft features
05:41 Counterfeit Chinese iPhones
07:08 Meeting a local seller
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You're so incredible Karl! Please never stop.
@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 Markets like this do have spotters who keep an eye out for the Police and will alert everyone if a raid is coming. But I think this guy might've been drunk because he wasn't making much sense when talking either.
Instead of keeping your phone in backpack I used to keep it in front pocket. But just ensured that music/songs are on and you had your ear phone in place. So if incase music/song gets stop then *understand* that someone has stolen your mobile. Most of mumbaikar try/use this trick in local.
This is why I constantly resist going to india. Police don't care about handcuffing these bloody sellers who are actually thieves.
Those Chinese knock offs, I would
Karl : Seriously telling his story
Me: Noticing that slap 0:32 😆😂
😂😂😂😂😂
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Same. What a gross human, parent, indian
COME ON YOUR FATHER IS WAITING FOR US IN THE CAR! 😂😂😂
Exactly and I lost focus on Karl 🤣🤣🤣
Karl is doing such a brilliant job. He is a traveller with a difference & a master of exposing crimes and injustice that's happening around the world. A real honest man, who wants the world to become a fairer place, devoid of corruption.
Keep it up! ☺️
Thanks, Bro. I just want tourists to enjoy their time in India. And with this video teaching them how to avoid pickpockets.
@@KarlRock Yes bro, your dedication to keeping tourists safe and informed are highly commendable 😊😊...Been following you since you opened this channel and you have always been an inspiration to me.
God bless you! 😊💙
@@explorer.samrat thank you Brother. You’re too kind 🙏
@@KarlRock Do something about the bikie gangs and drug problem in NZ as well.
@@muaythairaja already made a reel about it, “Beware of THIS in New Zealand!”
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94% of pickpockets caught in delhi metro trains were women . according to cisf data 2020 .
wow looks like females aren't as good as pickpocketing as men...
@@bard2227No
@barnabas2399 about to say the same.
Humar choriya....choro se kam thodi hai
@@rishabsingh3338 Perfect
I still remember when I bought one plus 6 on it’s launch date back in 2018 and just after 3 days it was pick pocketed at Hauz khas metro station. That was my first and only experience of getting pickpocketed. It was 10:30 at night and I had no idea what to do next. For an hour I just stood at the station clueless. The next day I tried filing an official police complaint at the police station and this was more hurtful for me than getting my phone stolen. The cops didn’t entertain my complaint and just said “Ye sab toh hota reheta hai. Iski kya complaint likhein.” But if a VIP’s phone get stolen, it’ll take 2 hours for the cops to find it and bringit back to the person. A common man just have to take it like a good little boy.
Irony is not a single Indian making this kind of content.
Kudos to you @karl
Indians hate criticism of their own country. Only foreigners are brave enough to do it.
I dont get whats supposed to be ironic about this
@@zoey8977I mean, no Indian would dare to do this yet a foreigner did.. That's appreciable. This is not some small robbery/crime, there's a big international lobbies with high rank stakeholders within and outside the system of different countries involved in this.
Most Indian youtubers are going to China and just traveling there going in great wall of china to modern chinese cities.
Indians saare biwi ke saath ashleel reel bana rahe hain
As much as I love Karl's videos, they've pretty much singlehandedly convinced me to never ever visit India... Too much to worry about and it's sad that such a great culture and history is ruined by rampant crime, scams, and more.
Don't let it deter you... if you are smart you will have a great time
@@Abcdegfhd See, whether I'm smart enough or not, I just don't want to be bothered like that by people out to screw me over.
Good call. We’re still a long way from being a good place to visit. Too much poverty just forces people to steal, while the top 1% sit with 99% of the wealth
Completely understandable man. I myself as an indian have gotten scammed out of a huge sum of money and my sister also got robbed off of her iPhone. One must never let their guard down here in India.
yep don't come here
Been in India since last May for work. Stolen phones are not worth to buy especially iPhones because its not usable when it has an Apple account. Thanks for posting this, Karl.
Then it would be broken down for the use of the components inside as spare parts as Karl said. Never, set passwords or Pins which a lot of people would know. Those are the strongest security as well as 2-factor authentication on as many of your accounts as possible, plus a one-password wallet application with a master password which nobody else but yourself should know. That's what keeps these... You know whats, out of your personal data.
So you're saying if it's usable it's ok to buy a stolen phone 🤨
@@kalaichelvan im saying that buying stolen phones is a risk because it can track you down with the IMEI number and the phone number you inserted to the phone.
What do you do for work? I'm English and would like to learn a new skill or trade that I can move to India with.
@@Dynamikcheesetoilet salesman? They need those
You're such an inspiration.
Thank you Karl!
Oh yeah!! Yet another "investigative/undercover" Karl Rock video - - my absolute favorites!
These are really helpful videos to indians too cause lately there are so many scams abt tech products not only in offline markets but also online markets is insane-
I had my pocket picked twice in my life. Once in North New Jersey and once in New York. In New Jersey, it was a man dressed up as an old lady. The police knew about him when I reported it. My wallet was recovered.
The other time in NYC. It was more a bump and run. I was waiting at a corner, trying to cross the street. One guy bumped me from one direction, and the other bumped me from another direction. Both of them took off at full speed, going different ways. The good news is this was so long ago that I lost mainly travelers' checks. I was able to get back most of that money once I reported them stolen.
Are you American, or were you visiting? If you aren't American, I'm sorry that happened to you.
@@oiyecant720 American. I lived in North Jersey. I worked in NY.
@@BaneOfPhillipBurnell lol what do u expect from these robbers, do u think they dont carry anything for their safety
I am from Bhubaneswar,, Capital of ODISHA which is an Indian Eastern State... I too was surprised seeing such a market...😅 It seemed to be eerie 😐 Thank U for spreading awareness among the Tourists...
Thankyou karl great vid and info to warn people
Hey how it's going , your channel is my favorite one i especially like it when you explain everything so nicely. I wish you a lot of success with the channel and happy life.
Love ya Karl been following for years. So happy to see you and your beautiful wife on so many wonderful adventures, love all the content you do. Much love.
Its so sad to hear that you got robbed in both India and New York.
Please stay safe Karl!
Its a shame 😞. My iPhone got stolen from Delhi Metro, and I have not yet managed to buy back another iPhone. And in parallel world this is happening 🥺
Buying a phone that you know was stolen which happens to still have information about the original owner somewhere on it would make a great documentary video where you try to bring it back to its owner.
Had my phone stolen many years ago. It was security locked... Called the carrier immediately and had it turned into a $600 paper weight. No one would have been able to access it, I was told. The EIN was made unaccessible. Tracked it on Lookout and it was at an Indian Tobacco Shop, in the strip mall where I had ate dinner at. Of course they denied having it... Luckily, I had all my contacts and photos saved to Google, so they were recouped.
I’m sorry for you! I was traveling with my family in Paris and this lady almost pickpocketed me and I quickly swatted her hand and yelled “ROBBER” in French. She ran so far away but we had called the French police and I don’t know what happened to her after.
They'll smile in your face and lie to their back teeth
They simply use phone’s spare parts if phone is bricked
@@manpreetwired yeah greedy apple charges like $300 for a replacement screen but technicians just buy stolen phones for cheap.
Karl, i can attest that this is how thieves do it in Europe as well. Ive had known some shady stores and people selling stolen phones prior to the smartphone era. What they did was they eirher didnt charge it or took out the battery. Sometimes they didnt even give a charger because they knew it would take time to get a charger and would get away at it.
Btw love these exploration vids. I feel like i am with you on the streets of Mumbai or wherever.
I just lost my phone at Meijer. Someone turned it in. I went to get it 3 hours after it was lost. If it had been Walmart, I don't think I would have ever seen it again.
The Police also make excuses to not register a complaint, suggesting their involvement in these organized crimes.
You videos are always very informative and interesting to watch.
I look forward to every single one of these videos! ❤
The same happens in Brazil, but it's worse, they rob you at gunpoint , and others sell your phone in places like this one.
I love your content Karl! -from Ca
It must be Christmas be Karl Rock uploaded today! ❤
Thanks for the tour and info .
Now i understand your india ban,expose all trash.
Good luck mr and take care you have my respect
I stole some dudes phone once. And the funniest part was that it was totally by accident cause I picked it up thinking it was my phone. Anyhow long story but supposedly it ended up being returned to the owner.
Haha yes, this has happened to me before too. Eventually the phone came back too.
Karl... we love the videos man. You are a GOAT.
That's my phone!
Can't steal my phone if my hands are in my pocket 😏
"Has water got in it? It's wet. -No." pure comedy
Selling 'stolen' items is also a common sales strategy in markets that deal in grey market goods. It's a similar concept to 'garage sale' which creates an illusion that everything will be dirt cheap. Nice tour bro albeit the bored as f sales guys😄
I had my work phone (iPhone) stolen in Mexico. Was a real pain... You have to be careful anywhere there is a tourist spot, that's where thieves target. Besides using a fanny pack/backpack to hide your phone, a pocket that has a zipper is even better. Before you travel, you could find a tailor to sew a pocket with a zipper. That's what I did.
Good idea. Unfortunately its a real problem. I had to stop a woman on a British railway station and tell her to take her phone out her back pocket. It was so easy to snatch and run, she was grateful.
@@Nozylatten wtf?
@@Nozylattenwhy you looked her a55?
I lost mine in paris in 🇫🇷..
@giacomoG555 The amount of times I've seen a girl/woman with half their phone hanging out the back pocket is crazy. It's usually a nice iPhone, too. I don't understand why they do it.
Phone snatching is very common here. Even my teacher got his phone snatched by a biker.
Buy a cheap brand new local clean phone first. That way, it's no loss.
In fact buy two cheap phones, so the first one can be tossed away while the other you keep (especially for emergency or immediate contacts kept at home.)
Being An Indian I did not know that there is a website to report such things.. Thanks man.
0:32 😑 nice lady 👍🏻
Imagine paying for a fake iPhone just so people think you have an iPhone but every time you turn it on you know it's not😂
great video, and very interesting..!!
in barcelona's railway stations they have signs saying "beware of pick pockets.."- and your instinct is to check your pockets (by touching them) to make sure your valuable items are still there... and the pickpockets who hang around now know exactly what pockets to pinpoint..
i was in naples and in the back lanes where guys om mopeds asking if i wanted to buy a mobile phone...one assumes they just stole in minutes earlier..
Brother how about an fan meetup at the famous shivaji park in mahim?? Its just 2 stations ahead!!! Also we love you vlogs that you make in curiosity and honesty
Good video ! It's always interesting seeing the underground black markets. I wouldn't shop there though, firstly I don't want to encourage theft, secondly I don't trust the vendors. What's the point of those phones that aren't charged ?! Who would buy that ?
You are the man Karl..
Hi Karl! Much love from Gallup, NM
Always impressed with India. Beautiful country.
Amazed at the clones sold. I had no idea.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Good one man, keep it up.
When is your Jammu and Bhaderwah vlog coming? Eagerly waiting for that ❤❤
Not for a few months, I have a lot of videos to edit before that. It's gonna be worth the wait though!
@@KarlRock ok
Hi Karl, for this undercover video, what video glasses did you use for this? Looks pretty good for night video. Thanks 🙏
GoPro Hero 10 Black
@@KarlRockdude you have skill i have no clue how u hide it
@@yogames6199 Iski himmat bohot hai, can you imagine a desi guy going to some shady underground market in the USA with concealed camera?
@@vkfan26Your point?
@@naoedouard4422 He said he has a lot of guts like imagine doing something like this in another country like america where people owns gun
While I can appreciate people trying to recycle things and keep things out of landfills I don't like at all people selling stolen phones, giving an easy way for criminals and pickpockets from keep doing what they are doing. It also is a shame because there are plenty of people who don't know any better and would be fooled into buying a phone they can't even use, doesn't work, is blocked, and so on. At same time I hate companies who try to stop you from selling or trade things you purchased, like things you buy these days aren't really yours and they only want you to sell it back to them at basically no value and pay full price for a new phone. I miss the days when we could buy games or other electronics and we fully owned them and could do anything we wanted with them.
*_Pick Pockets & Mobile Phone Snatcher Are Increasing Day by day in delhi This is so Sad... I love my Delhi..._*
I lived there for years and didn't not know about this. I knew shady things happen after hours but stolen phones on sale right outside Dadar station? Damn.
Did Nintendo take down your video or something?
Please Karl reupload the nintendo mod video and probably change the title. Nintendo is very strict as a company.
Really loved that video. Please make another one please
Hey bro, how did u film this? Undercover or straight up like nobody's business? 😎
Good job brother, greetings from malaysia 👍🏼
Going to Mumbai for the first time today, perfect video!
i live in india for so many years and yet i didn't know where these phones go after they have been stolen, in december 2019 on christmas a kid stole our 2 phones and because of google i was able to see that for the last time my phone was turned on in kolkata then i wiped it remotely..... there have been news of stealing rackets that use kids and you won't actually suspect a kid. we only found out how our phones were stolen because of CCTV otherwise child was so slick that you wouldn't notice at all
brother i enjoy your videos and your hindi is on point even better then most indians wow
After watching your videos for some time I've decided India is one of the last places I'd ever want to visit. It seems extremely dangerous. So much so that you sell a book on how to stay safe. Low food standards, countless scams, and rape culture. This country seems unsafe and better off viewed through CZcams videos like yours. Your videos are great and I'll continue to watch them but I can't fathom the concept that you believe everyone should visit India.
0:32 She did him dirty with the Will Smith move💀
She was like “COME ON YOUR FATHER IS WAITING FOR US IN THE CAR!”😂😂😂
IMEI can also be re-written. Sometimes when we block an IMEI, 100s of phones get blocked.
Wth hearing it for the first time.
Hi Karl! Been following you since u used to have very few followers. Hope you will have 1 Billion followers soon
1 billion ?
Love you so much brother 👨 ❤😊
@0:33 Dang that slap was so loud you can actually hear it over Karls narration xD
Nobody likes a thief. It's universal.
lol , bro never heard of politics
didnt expect look at this video 54 seconds after it was posted. Any way very good video
I'm just impressed you can tell which phone is which. I'm terrible with tech. I could not tell you an I phone from an android by looking at it on a table... and certainly not the model.
Karl Rock for new James Bond B)
Love from bihar ❤ you should visit bihar too 🙏
The best way to assure safety is to buy second cheap old Nokia and use it while visiting such countries .
You should also expose those rapido type scammers in metro city 😊😊😊
That's okay but you helped in catchy yify. Never forget.
That slap was personal 😂 0:33
Like Karl rock can be "undercover" in India 😂😂😂
How were you robbed in New York?
Love u bro😂
0:32 the slap tho 💀
Step into the shoes of a detective with Karl Rock as he ventures into the secretive stolen phone market in India. With hidden cameras and undercover operations, Karl uncovers the mysterious world of phone theft and trade. This thrilling video keeps you on the edge of your seat as Karl unravels the complexities of this underground market. Prepare to be amazed by his investigative skills and the shocking realities he uncovers. Hats off to Karl for shedding light on this hidden aspect of society and bringing us along on this thrilling detective journey!" 🕵♂🔍📱
OUR BOY IS GOING INTO THE DEEPS FOR US
Bro go to a place called aiyappan in Mumbai it might be a bit messy but their food is to die for
0:32 typical Indian moms 😂
0:32 Dude!! That smack on the head 🤣🤣
Good job Karl! Another reason why you see only old phones is when a stolen/lost phone is reported to the police, they put the IMEI on watch list and monitor whenever one of these is turned on and used by a cellular network.. So these criminals, they put these phones/laptops in storage for many years till they become obsolete.. With hundreds of phones getting stolen in India every single day, the police cant maintain the list and eventually remove the older records from the watchlist...
Hey! hope you have a good day or night ❤️
Normally when I'm travelling in busy places, i always keep my hands in my pocket, keeping them clutching my phone and wallet at all time
I got my phone stolen too. These markets needs to be known.
Karl hai to mumkin hai ❤
0:33 DAMN THE GIRL ON THE RIGHT LMAOO
I have an old iphone s6 that I love, but the screen is cracked to hell. They have so many s6 models at a fraction of the cost
Stay Safe Karl📱
The head nod 🤣
They need a hurricane to blow through that place.
Higher end phones you can just reset and lock them from the internet.. don't see the point of buying them; some do allow you to wipe phone completely, while others have stricter anti wipe. Can be back track them easily.
Microsoft employee in the morning and phone snatcher in the evening 🥰
In Brazil there are markets like these too but I think the difference is that its not only pickpocketed phones, some of the owners were killed during the robbery. Phones stained by blood. Brazilian justice is the worst.
Hey Karl the Dadar market operates even during daytime
Nice sir
Here they will steal the phone and it makes it way in to a more poorer area and are sold at a quarter or half and they will just say “phone for low price” or something along those lines. it’s usually stolen in in the poorer areas and sold at a lower price outside nearby shopping centre it’s quite weird how they only sell them in a place called Bellville but it makes sense because it’s the 4 most busiest. There’s tons of shops for unlocking Face IDs and passwords where thieves go to unblock stolen phones And it is a hot spot for of crime such as selling counterfeit goods,robbery,muggings,and pickpockets