1.34 Million YouTuber Pitbully Scammed in India
Health YouTuber 'Fitbly', who has 1.34 million subscribers, was revealed to have been scammed by the police and a rental car company during a trip to India.
Indian police demanding a fine of 5,000 rupees for crossing the yellow line. [Photo source=YouTube video capture]
On the 24th, Fitbly shared on the YouTube community, "I heard that I am appearing on several Indian news outlets," and reported that local media were covering the fact that she was scammed during her trip to India.
According to a video posted by Fitbly on the 20th, the Indian police demanded a fine of 5,000 rupees (about 78,000 KRW) for crossing a yellow line. Fitbly apologized and handed over all the cash she had at the time, about 3,000 rupees.
The police pocketed the cash Fitbly gave them and even reduced the fine by 500 rupees.
Fitbly explained, "It turns out that the police officer did commit fraud, and I heard that he was suspended after being reported by Indian people," adding, "I didn’t even realize it and shook hands with him when he reduced the fine."
She continued, "From the comments, there is a video of the police officer’s family kneeling and apologizing, and they say they will return the money, but it seems the matter is escalating," showing her discomfort.
In fact, local media outlets have been reporting related news one after another. The local media India Today shared the video and reported, "A traffic police officer made a Korean pay 5,000 rupees without issuing a receipt. This video is widely shared on social media (SNS)," and added, "The Delhi police suspended the officer in question, Mahesh Chand, and ordered an investigation."
The front part of the vehicle was damaged, and the rental car employee on the sidewalk demanded compensation. However, Pitbull claimed that the car had never collided and that there was mud on it when the employee appeared. [Photo by YouTube video capture]
After it was revealed that the fine paid to the police was a scam, Fitbly also raised questions about the response from the rental car company.
Fitbly claimed, "The rental car staff took 210,000 KRW, saying it was for speeding and running a red light," and added, "They said that even exceeding the speed limit by 1 km in a 60 km zone would be caught on camera, but in fact, there was no speed camera or even a traffic light."
She continued, "There were no traffic lights or road signals at all, so how could it have been caught on camera? It was really strange that the charge came immediately via text message," and said, "I definitely never hit another car, but when the rental car staff came, there was mud on the car."
At that time, the staff came to Fitbly’s accommodation to take the car, inspected it, claimed the front part of the car was damaged, and demanded compensation. Also, as Fitbly said, they demanded a fine of 210,000 KRW on the grounds of speeding violations, and since the staff said only cash was accepted, Fitbly withdrew money and handed it over.
In particular, she said, "The important thing is that I paid 2.5 million KRW as a deposit when renting the car, but I still haven’t gotten it back," and added, "Since I rented the car through a travel application, I will file a complaint and share the progress."
Finally, Fitbly expressed her feelings, saying, "The Indian friends I met during the trip were innocent, kind, and it was truly a happy trip, but because of a few bad people, I feel differently," and added, "I was careful because India is known for scams, but I never thought I would be a victim. I never imagined that the police and the rental car company would scam me."
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