Definitely agree. I think traffickers know most people don't want to be rude...but we Definitely need to be sometimes ..and yes even Christian women and girls! You don't have to be nice to every man or guy. Its to protect yourself.
I wish as women we weren’t taught to be “nice” because it’s literally for the benefit of other people. We need to protect ourselves and nice is not a prerequisite. It’s okay to be guarded, cautious and not-friendly, ladies!
It is insane. I’ve been binging these videos and they are endless. I’m trying to inform myself and get a better idea for what’s really going on around us.
Right ! Mine just happened last night and I’m freaking spooked and watching these videos to give me courage to tell my story.. everyone close to me that i told my experience to said they definitely believe that mine was an attempt and I’m glad I’m super aware because i would’ve fell for it if i wasn’t such a scaredy cat it’s sick and sad and needs to be talked about more
Terrifying. The first mention of the tophat gave me chills. Another weird thing, would be that not only his outfit was the same, but I bet it was pristine, like looked brand new, not a wrinkle in sight. Really scary.
The first & last incidents are def sus af! Omg. But ladies, DONT take business cards from suspicious people. If your instincts kick in telling you something is off, LISTEN to it! Some of these traffickers put drugs on business cards that’ll have you passed out so don’t touch anything with your bare hands. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Glad you’re okay! 💛
It's nice to be alert but that thing about cards is actually a common myth. Idk why it is spread so much as "awareness" when there actual dangerous things happening like this but it is a myth that has been passed around for YEARS.
@@2536l1 I’ve heard about it from multiple women who have experienced possible sex trafficking incidents but I’m assuming they put some kind of drugs on the card/object they’re offering you, hoping you’d touch your face/nose, eventually causing drowsiness so they can take advantage of you. I’m not sure, just my assumption. But either way, I don’t interact or take anything from strangers, period!
1st story is a woman who works for them and once you get in the car someone's in the back ready to tie u up . Thats what vibe im getting since you can't see inside the tinted windows..
My daughter was walking to her car after shopping. She was carrying her purse and a bag. Two men ran up from behind, grabbed, from behind the bottom of her sweatshirt and pulled it up over her head covering her face and over her head. If this happens one doesn't know what is happening! A vehicle could drive up along side or one could be dragged into a parked vehicle. She was concerned with covering her body. She dropped her bag and they took off with it. she couldn't identify them. I've told my daughters when they usually offer modeling to pretty girls, If they want to model Go to an agency. And NEVER, NEVER park next to a van that you can not see what is inside. I saw a van that a girl was captured and immediately handcuffed to a seat. The van was sound proofed to the point she could scream and NOT be heard. A van door with you caught with your back to them trying to open your driver door and you have no where to go. Be aware of your surroundings.
@@jacquelynhahn3541 lmao agreed! I appreciate the message though but part of me was like "Wait you saw someone in a van handcuffed?!" Did you get help...and the last couple sentences I kept re-reading and was def lost.😂 Not to bash the writer though since I get the overall message she is implicating but yea I got lost too.
When strangers are trying to get my attention, screaming excuse me. Ignore them. If they insist i'm like man i'm busy. Please get out my face!! When I was younger an arabic man approached me in the fashion district NYC, very handsome and well dressed. Asked me if I was a model that he owned a textile business and he'd like to take me to lunch. I declined bec I found the whole convo weird. When I internet date guys ask to pick me up and take me shopping. Don't go anywhere with strangers. Not even around a corner. Don't be distracted in the city too much going on. I wear my headphones to not be spoken to but they are actually off. Do not answer to ppl saying hey and excuse me. Always meet internet date at a place of your choosing. And carry a weapon always. These are weird sick times. Stay safe. PS: trust your instincts the first time. If it feels weird. Get out of the situation as best as you can.
Right! Or maybe a teenage girl. I feel like she thought I was way younger or maybe even a tourist. I’m not a New Yorker tho! But i lived in nyc for 6 years. Thanks for watching!
No, no person who has lived in a city or who has any common sense would sit in a strangers car. Maybe someone who grew up in a super small town or who is sheltered or maybe a young girl, but that is it.
@@Woooooooohooo I probably would have before I got sexually harrassed (my harrasser used my deep rooted anxiety to disrespect or hurt people in order to harrass me) ..My parents always taught me to respect older people to the point of being scared to disrespect or just say no to elders , so it was deeply rooted in me to be nice and Idk if it's still in me but I'm in therapy now, so I hope that it will help me to learn how to say 'no'...I might have experienced a human trafficking attempt as well but am unsure about it as I didn't know about the signs of human trafficking then just because I grew up very sheltered...
@@jackie.s2569 You are right that is completely valid and I did not think to consider the possibility of individuals who have experienced abuse/assault in the past. I know that being a victim of abuse/assault raises your chances of experiencing it again, and I also know that sometimes you can end up being trafficked by an abuser, but I didn't think about how being a victim of abuse/assault could also raise the chances of being trafficked in situations like this. I jumped on the comment too fast. I am so sorry you experienced that and I sincerely wish you all the best with therapy. 🙏
@@Woooooooohooo No, you did nothing wrong but your comment made me feel called out, so I had the feeling that I should share my experience as I think that even a person with common sense could do it. Knowing about me being pressured to do something I didn't want to and then being blamed by the police and my parents for not leaving the place and not keeping my ground made me think that the person who I was before the event and maybe still am would have done it..Just because of being scared of "saying no" when an older person keeps on asking me to do something and guilt tripping me... I'm not even sure if the way my parents taught me to respect older people is considered abuse..They've been only always very strict, the only abuse I might experience is mental abuse as my father has narcissistic, moody and controlling ( due to anxiety issues) traits due to his own childhood trauma.. So you don't need to feel bad 💕 Just wanted to add something to your comment ☺
The way she was dangling the keys right in front of your face made me think that she could’ve put a scent on it and if it was close enough could’ve made you faint. Idk if this far fetched but considering how adamant she was that could’ve been a possible tactic.
Woah that last story was extremely creepy. Being a woman in these times is so scary, I had a similar experience. I live in a very busy city and I was doing my grocery shopping and while shopping I seen this very tall older white man in every aisle I went through. I kept an eye on him but I wasn’t obvious that I was watching him. I was in the grocery store for 2 hrs, he was in the store longer than me and had only got one item. I check out, and I’m loading the trunk of my car I notice a black SUV with tinted windows driving into the lot, they were going to be driving past the trunk of my car so and I also notice the same older white man walking towards the front of my car. So I yell loud enough to stop him in his tracks (and walk towards the front of my car away from the SUV), “why are you coming so close. What is it you want?” Bc I can tell something is off, then out of nowhere this young girl that looks homeless/disheveled is walking through the lot towards me literally walking by the SUV that’s driving very slow. The older white man then says “ I was just asking if you seen where I parked my car” ... so I take out my taser and the SUV speeds past and the man walks away. And the disheveled girl just continues to walk past me staring at me, she then goes into Walmart. I hurry and load the rest of my groceries and get in my car + lock the doors. The older white man walks into the woods and the SUV is circling the lot. I pulled off so fast and went home. It was terrifying .
wow, heart wrenching, this happened to me I know at the time it is so scary but any info you can pass on to the police as little as you think can be massive to them. god bless you and thank God he was watching over you and your quick thinking!
when I was 14 a man came into my job & asked me if I was a model. said he was a photographer. got me to meet him at an address after work. had a make- up artist with him. thank God my mother insisted that she & my sister go with me because the address was an abandoned building in downtown Portland on the boat docks. it was evil. it was a close call
@@christinasofly8122 I guess I’ll never know for sure, but my goal here is to just spread awareness! So if something similar happens to someone else, they can be aware! And the old guy I could def overpower, but I’m wondering if he worked for someone else...or nowadays people use roofies or sedatives you never know. Thanks for watching ❤️
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Exactly. I'm an upstate New Yorker the few times I've been to the city or now my adult sons have visited with their friends I'm all about SAFETY. We actually went for a medical appointment ourselves this past year and couldn't find a spot close to the facility we were visiting and I can't even IMAGINE asking a stranger to sit in our car, lol. Definitely sketchy. No one in their right mind would do that in any city.
Candice please be careful dear. Sounds like these people may be still trying to engage with you. Please don’t worry about whether you appear to be rude when engaging... just get them out of your face and be aware of distraction techniques used to keep you engaged. Be totally aware of your surroundings I am not saying be paranoid but have a situational awareness. Also, You don’t have to feel the need to share what you do as a profession with strangers you encounter. People who are up to no good try to parrot whatever you say in conversation, I’ve noticed that you’ve mentioned you’ve encountered that several times.
The next time you encounter one of them give them that look in the eye and don’t say a thing. Stone face ...no smile. Rebuke that evil spirit in the name of Jesus.
Sounds like stalking. I once had someone stalking me and didn't even know it until he told me. He told me he would wait for me by the train station where I exited and watched me silently. After he revealed the reason why he was doing that (bec. he was interested in me), I told him I didn't feel the same. Thank God that was the end of that.
Lol i felt there was no other explanation as to how he was wearing the same outfit and kept popping up everywhere in such weird scenarios 😩 he gave me such weird energy!
Maybe you've made the connection already but those aren't coincidences, they are all tied together. From what I've seen they sell the person before they even have them so it's no coincidence that you keep running into the same person. I would change your routes, try different ways of getting to the same place.
one night years ago when I was 18 or 19, I was leaving Walmart alone. I noticed this van in the parking lot. Didn’t think anything of it. There were lot of people around. It was about 9 or 10 at night. When I left I noticed the same van pulling up right behind me. didn’t think about it because I thought we were going the same way. Then i decided to start making random turns just to see if they were following me and they were still behind me. I had stopped at a stop sign but it was in a darker area and I didn’t see anyone around. and the crazy van tapped my car. Not even enough to leave a dent....like barely tapped it. Like they wanted me to get out or something. I was scared and didn’t get out of the car. And they had their lights bright so I don’t even know if they did or not. I waited a couple minutes and I just sped off. I started driving like a maniac. And when I pulled off and made a right, the van lights weren’t blinding me anymore. I could see that the passenger door of the van was open but i couldn’t tell if the passenger had gotten out which was weird af. I didn’t report it because I was scared that I would get into trouble for leaving an accident scene even though it was literally a tap. Was weird how they slowly tapped my car. Like it was intentional.
Ok this is so creepy!!! I’m so glad you listened to your gut and didn’t get out!!! They definitely were trying to bait you 😳 glad you are safe and thanks for watching!
Girl, from you mentioned the random turn offs and they at still behind you I knew without question that they are planning to do something to you. No question. Nothing is that coincidental.
Wow, horrific experience, however I think it is not a coincidence, I think you have been picked out & targeted, thankfully God is watching over you and your sister (angel) seems to be on your mobile at both times... please take care you are vigilant, hopefully this will never happen again and I am so grateful you have taken the time to record this video for all the young people out there. Thank you and i pray you continue to stay safe, you are so beautiful I see the light of The Lord covering you, so blessed! :)
Hi thanks for watching and the kind words! I do think God’s Grace had a lot to do with it. 😊 my goal is to spread awareness especially to younger women/teenagers that might not be as savvy. God bless you ❤️
I strongly suggest all people especially women read the book “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker as well as “Out of the Shadows” by Timea Nagy a human trafficking survivor and educator both are invaluable for different reasons. I am so glad you are safe and telling your story(ies) ❤️
Omg. This is why I could NEVER live in a big city, amidst other reasons. That old man was STALKING you. That's my impression even with the long breaks of time in between. Prayers for you honey, stay safe and don't give ANYONE the benefit of the doubt.
Omg these stories are so scary🥺😩 I’m so glad you’re safe and okay. I’m way too nice of a person and still working on learning how to be say NO to people but these types of stories remind me just how real human trafficking is👏🏼 Also, you’re such a good story teller!! I literally could picture every moment you were explaining😱♥️
Hey girl! Thanks for watching and you’re so right, it’s like ingrained in women’s heads to be “kind” and “polite”. We gotta change that narrative. My husband has been teaching me that’s it’s totally ok to be assertive to anyone that makes you uncomfortable ! ❤️
You’re so right, Honestly one thing I learned after living in nyc for a while is that safety takes priority over manners lol. My husband always tells me I need to be more rude. He’s born and raised in nyc though haha. Thanks for watching!
@@CandiceConcepcion Exactly honey. F manners. Don't even engage. Or answer. Look them in the eyes remember their face and keep it moving! Glad you are safe hun!
@Nstink EXACTLY I would have pulled out my phone and taken a picture of her or something. People get away with things because almost-victims DONT CALL THE POLICE
This...... My daughter and I have the “talk” all the time, it a shame that we basically have to raise our daughter’s to be warriors! Defense class, cpl class, stranger danger, meanwhile raising them to be nice to everyone, sharing, helpful all the things hoping this will NEVER happen... but still looking over your shoulder kinda living in fear! Shameful and I’m sorry this situation arose many time- but great full that u we’re un-harmed!
So well said! Women are expected to be everything and nothing all at once. I’m trying to teach my daughter that you can be empathetic but have full assurance in herself!
@@CandiceConcepcion thank you, I know this was in nyc- and in most situations in BIG cities. However it happens outside city limits as well, and because it’s in rural area most often then not, it’s either not see, not reported OR deemed a runway situation- I tell you what- a few years ago both my youngest kids- then ages 12&11 used to walk home, about a 20 min walk, not far - I decided to just pick them up, a white small suv was at the end of our road sitting there at the stop, she waves me around her, I go.. I get to me kids drop off spot and her this lady comes after a few minutes slow driving passes me on the road goes about 1/4 mile and stops in the road- no houses near there, a few minutes go by she pulls up behind me , stays then goes back toward my road. Finally the bud comes kids get off and I drive right passed her she turns her head away!?! After that no more walking home and I signed them up for online school. Had I not been there, what could’ve happen? Ugh living in the country side you get to know the cars that frequent your area and she was definitely outta place!
What if that old man was a stalker? This is why I never share my location on social media...or really use it much to begin with. I'm really apprehensive about posting photos too. Call me paranoid but I would rather live a quiet life than being constantly targeted. Never ignore that still small voice in your spirit.
When I was 6 years old I was in the parking lot of the local library when a man approached me and asked if I could crawl through the window of his truck. He said he locked his keys inside and since I was small I could fit through the back window. I literally saw his keys on a keychain attached to his pants so of course I said no and I ran back inside and told the librarians. Thank goodness I was smart enough to recognize that at 6. (note: my mother used to leave my sister and I at the library after school while she worked long hours so that's why I was alone)
I was walking every morning, I would listen to my music with my headphones, this was in the mid 90s As I left my home to go for my early morning walk, my husband said Be careful, I don’t like that you listen to your music, because you aren’t aware of your surrounds by distraction.... well after I started to walk, I. Thought if what he said... a few blocks into the walk, I see a car drive very slowly it was a station wagon, and i see two men in the car, the one in the passenger seat, got down to the floor and started to open the door, they were maybe 12 feet away, I quickly went to the house I was passing, and rang the bell... and as the woman opened the door they drove off fast. To this day, I know Thry were going to abduct me without a doubt...When I got home my husband was still home, I told him what happened, we got into his car and we drove around the neighborhood for about an hour, my husband was so determined to find this car, but with no avail.my husband was a NYPD officer, if it wasn’t for him bringing to my attention, to pay attention to my surroundings, I don’t think I would have even noticed, I would have been into my music the station wagon was following me at a snails crawl... I was about to get abducted for sure, I am grateful I was walking in my neighborhood where there was home, after home.... and I could easily walk up to someone’s home and ring the bell And one other time, I was driving on the highway to get to the mall, I took notice a car was following me, I would go to another lane he would too, when I went off the exit, where the mall was he followed me, I went to the mall, and parked my car where there were a lot of people so I could get out, I went to security, they followed me out, and followed me to a different location in the mall parking lot and on the side of the mall where I parked my car, they told me when I was leaving the mall, to come and get security, they followed me to my car to make sure no one was following me.... as I drove home there was no one following me, so I felt safe going straight home.... I’m glad you were wise enough and street smart, and you escaped these incidences...
@@CandiceConcepcion it still haunts me to this day, I lived in a peaceful neighborhood, I never would think something like that would happen at 8am.... you had some scary situations, I am so glad you made a video about it, it will help,others. I don’t even know how it was in my feed, but I made sure to watch... take care, a d always stay street smart xo
I'm happy you're alright. When you said the car was moving at a "snail crawl" that made me think of this one time a few years ago when I was 22 I visited my friends apartment in JP (Jamaica Plain in Boston). She had a corner store 2 blocks from her apartment and I told her I was going to pick something up from there and walk over (it was in the middle of the day around 12 and sunny and beautiful out). I got to the store and a dark blue mini van followed me almost all the way down one of the residential streets leading back to my friends apt. But why wouldn't a car pass a person walking slowly down the road??!! I could hear the mini van slowly rolling behind me but never passing for like a minute and I got scared, too scared to turn around and face it b/c I thought what if that becomes their "cue" to jump out with rope and start running after me?! So I immediately turned directly into a driveway of the next house, I walked up this random driveway and into this strangers backyard pretending like I lived there. I ran to the other side of the house and peeked around the corner to watch what the mini van was doing and it ever so slowly creeped by the house. It slowly past the house but kept slowly creeping down the street as if it was watching in the rear view mirror. Then it gets to the end of the street and JUST SITS THERE FOR A MINUTE. And I'm still at the side of this strangers home on their property waiting for that car to turn. FINALLY it took a left and drove off. Gotta be careful, these psychos are everywhere!!!
@@mallowhawk294 I just saw your reply, you had almost the same experience as I did, I’m glad you were aware, I’m sure they were up to no good. Since that day, I am very aware of my surroundings
Creepy. When I was younger I was always approached by sleazy, bogus model/talent scouts........ Recently, I was approached by the “Women of God” bible study group (can’t quite recall the name). They seemed a little pushy and really wanted me to come to their bible study. Unbeknownst to them....Im heavily involved in humanitarian and missionary work. I pulled out my bible like what’s up, let’s chat? They didn’t want to talk anymore and scurried along. You have to be aware of your surroundings and have your guard up.
Omg, I used to see them in Williamsburg all the time, right outside the train station talking to random young women. It baffled me because they looked like normal young girls but there was a manic quality to how they spoke. Made my red flags go all the way up.
You're so gorgeous and angelic, these evils be after you. Candice, girl, use that side eye you do so well, but on these fools. Don't say nothing and RUN. Imma pray you up tonight, send you some angles of protection. 😇 Thank you for sharing your stories, some of these things I never thought of. I'm like you, I really am polite and I love to help people. I think I really need to chill with it though.
This tells me that you must fit a type that's always in demand (I'm sorry to say) OR they try to destroy so many people's lives they don't even Remember them all. Trafficking is a horrible crime. Hope you keep being safe. Thank you for this video.
😩 the more I reflect on these happenings, the more creeped out I get. At the time I didn’t really connect them all, but now I’m seeing it’s quite possible I was a target.
I was at the mall once shopping alone and a man--probably in his mid/late 20s came up to me. He starting talking about something random. Then he started to say his car was having trouble and that's when I told him I had to go. I was like 19 at the time and I felt scared the rest of the time I was at the mall. I was constantly looking over my shoulder.... I've thought about If that happened to me again, I would try to pretend to be adding his number to my phone, but instead snap a picture of him and take that picture to security.
I was followed around in a grocery store & luckily I reported that so I was escorted out by security. A few weeks later I had some random girl banging on my door & & knocking on my windows asking for help. I believe it was a kidnapping attempt. My sneaky link at the time rushed over , but I moved out of that house a few days after because I no longer felt safe
Stories like this are so scary, really glad you’re okay. Since last year I’ve been giving out a fake name when someone random asks me and I don’t want to be rude, like in bars/clubs mainly because i used to work as a shot girl but i guess the habit stuck with me after the job, it just makes me feel so much more at ease 100% recommend 🥶 we gotta protect ourselves 😒
I had a similar experience with a Asian woman in a local shopping mall near me just randomly started conversation w/ me .. asked me if i live in the area, what i do things like that, and wanted to take my #. Lmao she claimed she was a housewife, new to the area, thought I had i nice personality and wanted to hang out sometime. I took her # (didn’t want to be rude even tho I shouldn’t have done it) I blocked right after that was tooo random no one has ever came up to me and said something like that all my life in NYC.
Daynisha V hey girl thanks for watching and sharing your story. So important for us to share experiences to help prevent the worst from happening to others. That sounds so weird, especially for NYC, sounds like your intuition kicked in!
It sounds like maybe they are all connected and you were being watched? Did you ever report this stuff? It might be good to have a paper trail in case it happens again! They might not have all been coincidences. All of that was so creepy!
What scary situations, I'm glad you're safe. Thank you for making this video and posting it, it's so educational and it also provides a place for other women to share their stories in the comments. Liking and responding to people's comments so far down the line helps people feel heard and validated, and justified in their suspicions. So many of us are learning about so many different tactics used to take advantage of us and we can avoid it and stay safe. Take care of yourself ❤️ I hope we can all feel safe in our homes and cities some day
The stories are all weird, l was in NY for l year and a car followed me tried to get me in his car, lots of people around and l ran back to school and lost him , l was so scared and decided not to shop just went back home, NY is really scary
To Candice Conception... I could kiss your feet for sharing your experiences (all of which you DID escape human traffickers) ... approximately 22 years ago I was at Pearson International Airport, Toronto waiting for my sons flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia which was delayed by two hours. I encountered a young woman whom I discovered had been living at the airport for 3 days. I still don’t know what made me want to take her hand and not let go, maybe the fear, sadness, brokenness, absolute terror, or pain I saw in her eyes and to this day I do not know what made her trust me. She had escaped from human traffickers thanks to one of her handlers who could not continue in the human trafficking grind. He helped to get her as far as Toronto but then was alone & penniless. She was from Vancouver Canada and had been sold by her mother at the age of almost 14 to trafficers. She was taken to California and from there used at political, corporate & major sports events all over the US & Canada. She was terrified of the police finding & returning her. She had not a day of education after she was sold. It took 3 months for her to feel safe enough to actually step outside in our very private backyard. It is a long story. My friend & I sheltered her, eventually were able to get her an ID & a social insurance card. She eventually got a job at a neighbourhood restaurant who paid her under the table. Then we paid for her to take a bar tending course and she worked at small community bars out of the city, changed jobs frequently, moved frequently once on her own... So Candice you think perhaps I may not believe you....I BELIEVE EVERY WORD. I am just so grateful you were not caught and like I said..I could kiss your feet for sharing your experiences! My friend & I swore an oath to never reveal her name and we never have or will. But I have tried to spread the word about human traffickers, to boys and girls. They think I am paranoid. Over protective. It is being more exposed especially over the past 4 years & law enforcement are closing in on them but humans traffickers run in the circles of very powerful ( politically & financially) people & sadly a police force that often looked the other way or worse protected the traffickers. You know it is the second most lucrative industry in the world next to drugs at no#1. Bless you. I am so glad you remained safe...stay that way!! Gratitude for sharing and educating others🙏🙏👏👏♥️♥️
When I was homeless, (mom told me to learn how to survive) I was sleeping outside. I couldn't go to a shelter because of an incident that occurred a few years ago with a bully.🙄( Told her don't go to sleep, mainly because I intended on fighting AFTER I got off work🤷🏽♀️, she told the police and had her friend write a report. One police officer at this shelter stopped me from coming in, because she was aware of my Character and the other Girl, she told me not to come in or I would be in jail for seven years for verbal harassment so I never went back). Anyway, outside, some clean white guy came to me and said how about you stay with this guy (spanish guy who tried to get me to come to his house a few times in three weeks, during winter time. ) I just didn't feel the need but then I caved. The biggest snow storm in years was approaching and I wasn't sure what to do but I was aware that People love to play on a woman's vulnerability. Fast-forward, within four days he kept trying to get me to lay on his bed and sleep with him. If he didn't have a recliner chair I would've slept on the floor. Next thing I knew I caught him taking a picture of me when I went to the sink, to wash my hands. I asked him if he just took a picture and he was stuck. I took his phone and seen that he had five pictures of me. The first pic was the firsts day I came in, with my coat and bookbag. I was putting my bookbag down with my back turned and he had snapped the photo. I deleted everything. I didn't want him to see me too uncomfortable, so I lied to him and told him to ask for a picture next time. It's ok. He asked if I was leaving and I said no I'm going to stay for a few more weeks. Maybe two three weeks. I need to save money. I literally made a fort with my dumbass with a blanket. I waited until he went to work and I left. Slept outside for another two weeks before I was able to save for a place., I mean I was working and had just got my job two months after being homeless. I slept through the next snow storm. I'm just grateful that he wasn't a rapist. He can be a creep but I'm glad he wasn't a rapist and didn't have a group of men drag me to a truck. I can't even let a man pay for dinner after that shit 😂 Idgaf
Wow this is crazy thanks for sharing. I bet you learned a lot in your life experience. I’m glad you are safe and hopefully healthy. Thanks for watching, wishing you many blessings!
@@wisdomknowledgelover6293 thank you so much. At that time, I really just went against my intuition. It's kind of been that way since I was 6 years old. I've been taught to doubt myself because my mother was an overprotective parent. So I never truly trusted my decisions. And for that I fell down and tumbled hard. So I dealt with a lot of trauma in my life but I've been doing a lot of self healing. I like to think that I'm making progress. I've never been a prostitute. At the time that I was homeless I was celibate for 2 years. So that's another reason why I was grateful I didn't get raped or anything. I've never done any hardcore drugs like snort coke and whatever the f***. I used to smoke weed but I haven't smoked weed since 2019. I just made some pretty sober and dumb decisions. I'm really working through all that and learning how to trust in myself again and building my confidence so that I can make the right choices for me
@@nicoleraheem1195 I have made dumb decisions too in the past with unhealthy relationships. I keep asking God for wisdom and turn everything over to Jesus..
It sounds like creepers for sure pulling a scam or possible trafficking. But the old man in a hat is definitely a trafficker stalking women all over the city. Def his full time job. I wish you could've used your phone to take his picture of him and his liscence plate. And filed a police report-!!!
These are so bad. I had a couple weird ones but thankfully none got too aggressive. When I was walking in the mall with a friend at 15ish years old I remember these 2 guys easily in their 30s starting asking if we wanted to go for a smoke outside. I declined and said we don't smoke but they were pretty insistent and kept saying come on, why don't you guys come downstairs, we're just gonna have a smoke and can blaze if you girls want :/ I knew what exit they were talking about and it's like a side door that takes you to an outdoor, parking area underneath the mall overpass. No cameras or anything in that section so there was no way I would go.
@@CandiceConcepcion Definitely, and honestly if I happened to be a smoker I'm pretty sure I might have gone with just to look cool or to not offend them. I'm so thankful videos and resources like this are so available now.
I was almost taken by sex traffickers too, in London. I was on public transport at 9pm, going home after work, I was 23 years old. A black man and a white woman approached me on the bus, and they were super friendly and charming, and they wouldn’t stop talking and complimenting me. They caught me off guard and quickly pulled up a camera and took photos of me. The man was wearing sunglasses(at night!), a suit and a suitcase and the woman was wearing normal clothes. I thought they looked odd together. They said they were model agents and wanted to send me to Stockholm in Sweden for a modeling gig. They asked for my mobile number, and I gave it (They were skilled manipulators).They got off the bus same stop as me, and asked me if I wanted to take some photos in their apartment around the corner. That’s when my intuition kicked in so I responded “my boyfriend is waiting for me at home, but how about tomorrow”? And I smiled and walked away from them as I said “bye!”. Imagine standing in a dark alley in London at night with 2 human traffickers and nobody else around.. I wonder what that man carried in his suitcase... as I walked away they slowly walked after me with creepy smiles on their faces. The man also called my mobile as I walked away from them, but I kept walking home. I was terrified. I called my boyfriend who lived in the area and asked him to come quickly. He called the sex trafficker back and told him that he was going to hunt him down and kill him. it was all talk just to scare the trafficker obviously, but my bf sounded convincing. I just couldn’t sleep at night in that apartment, I was terrified to get kidnapped, so after going a few days of no sleep at all, I moved apartment. I was disappointed when I told my friends about happened because they almost blamed me, they told me that I was naive and never should’ve spoken to strangers on the bus in the first place. But they didn’t understand how skilled these ppl are at manipulating. I sometimes think about this day, and how my life would’ve changed if I had said yes to that modeling job. Frightening beyond words!! Sex traffickers are scum and I hope they all rot in jail. Period.
Thank you for sharing your story! Luna is my daughter’s name ☺️ I am so glad you avoided that situation. Don’t feel bad, because we live and we learn. Our instincts don’t tell us not to trust people and these people are skilled at what they do! All we can do is share our stories and spread awareness so we can help others!
Wow you’re nice . I would ask why these people are talking to me or just look at them and walk away. No one should be having a conversation with strangers in NY periodt.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I will be sharing this with my daughter because she is around your age and she also is in the city a lot. As New Yorkers, we get comfortable always being around crowds and busy streets but the traffickers are always on the prowl whether day or night crowded or desolate, so we have to stay alert at all times. These events all sound like potential trafficking attempts, I am glad you did not fall for their wicked plans. God Bless you sister 🙏🏽
thanks for watching! I’m glad my stories can help spread awareness! Yes, we need to always be aware even in daytime and remember never to go to a sketch alleyway or get in a strange vehicle. Also, ALWAYS check Uber/lyft license plates before getting in! ❤️
I'm from Brazil and I love real crime stories, especially human trafficking and mysterious disappearances and from what you said I believe that all cases could have been attempts at human trafficking, mainly because you said that people had a different appearance and in the first case the woman who approached you appeared to be European. As in addition to being beautiful and young, you are black, and people with different characteristics from the countries to which they are trafficked are worth a lot of money because they are seen as exotic, which is why there are several cases of Brazilian women trafficked to the northern hemisphere and women from the east European (generally with light hair and eyes) trafficked to Spain, Turkey, Egypt and other Arab countries (mostly with darker hair and skin), for example
Yes ! I believe everything you’re saying. I live in New York City and I’ve experienced some of the same situations. I also used to go to a lot of casting calls wanting to be a model and actress and I have run into a lot of suspect people. Thankfully growing up my mom and older sisters have made me & my younger siblings afraid of the world in a way, sounds weird but they kind of prepared us about what was out there. If it wasn’t for that I think; I would’ve fell for a lot of those encounters I’ve come across with those types of people. I’m glad you’re OK
Wow. Praise Jesus that you are safe sweet one! I need to share this with my kids so they can become more aware. Always listen to the first thought/intuition that you get. It’s God whispering:)
Listen young Lady. You must be very special to God for the enemy to keep trying to take you out. Please give your life to Christ Jesus so you can be under His protection! Im praying for you Love you!!!
I was walking down the street of the small town I was living in and a woman I'd never seen was across the street looking at me and coming towards me. She crossed specifically to talk to me, and called me "friend", the way some people do to strangers. I was grossed out by her and left. I think maybe she approached me one more time as I was going into a store. Then, as I was shopping, she approached me and held out money to me. I told her firmly--possibly loudly--no, and left. I was embarrassed. I had no idea at that time about how people are approached for sex trafficking. It's only today that I learned that this could have been that.
Wow how strange. Thanks for sharing. I think these predators come in all shapes and sizes. It’s so important we don’t take anything for granted, it much better to air on the side of caution ♥️
@@CandiceConcepcion I previously lived in an apartment building in which we had 24 hour access to the lobby video camera through our TVs. This now gives me a heart attack. I now see that 24 hour surveillance cameras and security guards have just as much potential for harm as for protection.
Shes telling her whole life routes on here, no wonder they are coming. Don't make it easy for them to get you, call the police and report this now. And stop telling the world where you can be found, this isn't a game their playing, its a way of life for them!
Thank you for sharing this!! I'm so thankful and amazed at how God uses the conscience!!! So many ladies' hearts and minds stirred that something creepy is happening. Listen to it!
You need to move to Wyoming haha. It sounds like these people are strategically targeting and following you. Maybe hire a private investigator to see if they can ID this network of creeps
@@evamay9508 just because something "literally happens in every state" doesn't change the fact that some places have higher RATES and RISK of that particular crime 🙄
@@pricklypear1111 the point is that no woman should feel they arent at risk in any place...these people are literally stalking at Walmart in the boondocks. Idk why awareness is a roll ur eye event..
These stories are so shocking to me, I live in Eastern Europe (Hungary) and I've met literally no one in my life who had something like this happen to them, I'm sure there is trafficking here also but I cannot imagine how careful you have to be as a woman in the U.S. Sometimes I even walk alone at night in the city and luckily nothing creepy has ever happened to me.
Im also from Europe, specifically from Finland and this type of thing is unheard of. Makes you wonder.. This seems to be super common in the US, why..?
Human trafficking is VERY common in Eastern Europe. It worries me that you aren't aware of this! However, more women in Eastern Europe are trafficked to other countries, often under the pretense of a job (such as modeling) or they are just blatantly kidnapped whereas in America it tends to be domestic trafficking and these kinds of grooming techniques are more often used. To the other person who mentioned Finland - it is MUCH less common there than other EU countries, but from what I've heard it has been pretty steadily increasing even there. In the US I would say a good amount of people don't know someone this has happened to (it has never happened to me or any of my friends as far as I know), there are just a lot more stories here because we have SO many more people and TH-cam also is pretty American dominated.
There is a book by a woman named Timea Nagy called “Out of the Shadows” she is a human trafficking survivor, educator and social advocate from Hungary now living in Canada.
I was totally waiting for the circle-glasses guy to ask you through the car window if you ever tried modelling again... that would have been so funny. The demon end is good too tho.. lol
I am glad you listened to your GUT FEELING! Where I went to University in the West Coast, traffickers can be anyone even fellow classmates. Once, a classmate made up an excuse to invite me to party outdoor on a main street in downtown on St. Patrick’s Day, where he suggested for us to take the light rail (and suddenly switch location to a private home with lots of strange men). I changed my mind and decided to drive home instead. Another incident, another schoolmate took us girls out for club-hopping as if we were “stocks”. He suggested that women should have sugar-daddy and invited some random dude to join us at our club table and extended our night out for late-night dinner.
This is soo scary. When I was about 13 on the way to school a business woman drove up in a nice car and asked me to post her letter which was 3 metres away. I posted it and she then offered to drive me to school. Seemed innocent and she was well put together so I was tempted but didn’t. Now I feel like that was a potential nightmare. These stories are so important to share. Thank you 🙏🏽
Hi thanks for watching and sharing! I definitely think any reasonable adult would NOT offer to give a child that they don’t know a ride unless there was an emergency 🥴 I’m glad you are safe!!
@@josuemc93 It's a scary World out there. You out in public thinking everything normal not knowing somebody is literally watching you behind the shadows, it's scary yoo. Be safe.
I stumbled upon this video, and your last story jogged my memory of the same thing that happened to me several decades ago. I have a parent from NYC, and while I've never lived there, I have spent a lot of time there and have experienced seeing the same people in multiple places. I grew up in a large west coast city so running into the same people was exceedingly rare. However, and your video reminded me of this, that from ages 15-22 on several occasions the same man approached me and told me I could be a model. He was always in a suit and well-groomed but apparently he walked around the many many neighborhoods in this very large city. I think that it's weird that over a 7 year period I had run into him in completely different areas of the city at least 3 times that I can remember.
You know how something happens to someone else and you might be like Oh dag, I wish that was me….. Ummm No , I have NEVER been in any of those situation as of yet and don’t wanna be. I been watching so many of these videos and it’s beyond Scary! Glade your aware.
I wasn’t wise to them haha! I honestly did not connect any of these until I was telling some friends and they suggested it may have been something like this! And now, after posting this video, im actually starting to think these were all connected! Thanks for watching :)
Lastly, because your appearance fits the bill for trafficking, you will most likely continue to experience those types of situations...that being the case, always be aware of your environment, don't remain on the phone and take a self-defense course at your gym. At least learn a few moves that may empower you even more!
Yeah my next door neighbor. Its so weird because she is always going out every four hours and doesn’t seem to sleep. One time I saw her with just a bra and jeans. Like actually a bra. I also see her hang out with only young men. Its really weird. She invites the young men over and she has a baby. They also have drinking problems. The mom doesn’t seem to care. I always see a lot of activity next-door its really weird. I just moved to CA last year. I have seen real weird things already. I haven’t talked to anyone because I don’t know who to trust. I just to out with my bf and no one bothers me luckily when im with him. But that girl stares at me a lot I don’t know why.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us I actually ended up here because I was looking up a story of a woman that almost got kidnapped by Uber Lyft. I know there’s another story of a woman girl that got killed because she got in the wrong over as well.
Oh no. That is really scary and it’s good to spread awareness so everyone always stays on their toes and don’t take little things for granted. Thanks so much for watching and sharing! ❤️
At first I was thinking nah these are all unrelated incidents of some typical NY creeps - but the more I watched the more the similarities (or in some cases the same guy) are just too weird to overlook. Trafficking isn’t a big problem (that I know of) where I live, but I definitely had the same creepy guy finding me in the shops, on walks, even driving by my old apartment; now it makes me think twice. Genuine thanks for this vid bc it’s a necessary reminder to stay vigilant
Hey thanks for watching! I made this video a year ago, just to detail these weird instances, but the more views and comments I get, the more I realize I believe I may have been being stalked or targeted. Unbeknownst to me completely! it’s true-it’s so unlikely to run into strangers over and over again, especially in different places! stay safe ❤️
Hey! Thanks for that advice! You couldn’t figure out my job by this description, there are really hundreds of office buildings in midtown haha, if you’re from nyc you would know! But I actually went to multiple gyms in nyc and stopped going to that gym during the pandemic (I also moved out of nyc since this video aired)❤️😩
These stories are ultra important! The fact that close to 500,000 kids disappear every year and the MSM doesn't talk about it... IDK, as a society we need to stop this sht!
Ive lived in NYC for 20 years and these weird encounters are super common and not necessarily sex trafficking stories. I could go on and on about weird and bizarre things that have happened to me over the years. But I had a REAL kidnap attempt 15 years ago when I was hanging out in a strip club as a customer and I befriended a girl who was also there as a customer. She said we could make some real money together, i believe she said she was a model in Las Vegas or something. I was dumb and got in a car with her. There was a man in the car who was clearly her pimp and they locked the door and started driving away. I begged them to just let me go. Apparently i was not the guy's type or they didnt see me as money making machine because eventually they decided to let me go . I was young and dumb and never reported them. I can assume its worse now with social media, Tinder, etc. But the stories you mentioned are not that weird imo. Just random nyc weirdos.
Hi thanks for watching! I only lived in New York for 6 years, but I have been a world traveler since the age of 15. So I have pretty good intuition. There’s no way to prove for sure these were human trafficking attempts, but my goal here is to spread awareness because it’s so easy to let your guard down in everyday circumstances. Thank you for sharing your story, which seems pretty blatantly like a kidnapping attempt and I’m so glad you were able to get out! Please consider checking out my other videos and subscribing❤️
Wow! I am thankful you have that sense that tells you when something is weird! That last story... whoa... creepy as heck! Maybe God just wanted you to see him all those times, knowing he wouldn't remember you, because he's always looking for new victims, so that you could tell everyone on your channel. Thank you!
Glad you're safe and it's good for anyone men or women to be cautious! It's perfectly legal to carry self defense items so stock up on your tasers and pepper sprays 🌶️
@@CandiceConcepcion Dang I would think a big city like New York it would be mandatory at this point lol, I just looked it up and it's hard to find a clear answer some are saying it has to be pocket size and clearly state it is for self defense while most are saying it has to be bought from a pharmacy be 18 and over with no felony convictions or bought from a licensed gun dealer. Sounds like a lot of work!
It’s OKAY to be rude to strangers! Normalize NOT being so nice
Yes this!!👍🏾👍🏾 something that I’m bad at but learning!!
I could not agree more especially in a place like new York. And More people now days should understand why.
Seriously!!!!!
Definitely agree. I think traffickers know most people don't want to be rude...but we Definitely need to be sometimes ..and yes even Christian women and girls! You don't have to be nice to every man or guy. Its to protect yourself.
yes, this pushover has turned into an a-hole and I'm never bothered now..lol
I wish as women we weren’t taught to be “nice” because it’s literally for the benefit of other people. We need to protect ourselves and nice is not a prerequisite. It’s okay to be guarded, cautious and not-friendly, ladies!
Amen to that!
Yes yes yesss!!!! 10000%!
THAT
We don't even do NICE in NYC !!!! THATS a tourist thing.
She doesn't even sound like a NYer frfr
The fact that there is so many of these videos on TH-cam
Very creepy
Seriously!
It is insane. I’ve been binging these videos and they are endless. I’m trying to inform myself and get a better idea for what’s really going on around us.
Right ! Mine just happened last night and I’m freaking spooked and watching these videos to give me courage to tell my story.. everyone close to me that i told my experience to said they definitely believe that mine was an attempt and I’m glad I’m super aware because i would’ve fell for it if i wasn’t such a scaredy cat it’s sick and sad and needs to be talked about more
Its all for views lol
That guy was indeed a demon. That's very rare to keep seeing the same stranger in New York. You were definitely being targeted.
The same outfit is wilt
Terrifying. The first mention of the tophat gave me chills. Another weird thing, would be that not only his outfit was the same, but I bet it was pristine, like looked brand new, not a wrinkle in sight. Really scary.
The first & last incidents are def sus af! Omg. But ladies, DONT take business cards from suspicious people. If your instincts kick in telling you something is off, LISTEN to it! Some of these traffickers put drugs on business cards that’ll have you passed out so don’t touch anything with your bare hands. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Glad you’re okay! 💛
Wow that is really good advice I would not have even thought about that! Thanks for watching ❤️❤️
Omg, what a good point!!!!!
I definitely had not thought of that either!
I was just watching this what trips me out is that how can someone touch something like a business card have some type of Drugs and pass out?
It's nice to be alert but that thing about cards is actually a common myth. Idk why it is spread so much as "awareness" when there actual dangerous things happening like this but it is a myth that has been passed around for YEARS.
@@2536l1 I’ve heard about it from multiple women who have experienced possible sex trafficking incidents but I’m assuming they put some kind of drugs on the card/object they’re offering you, hoping you’d touch your face/nose, eventually causing drowsiness so they can take advantage of you. I’m not sure, just my assumption. But either way, I don’t interact or take anything from strangers, period!
this is why you can't ever do favors for strangers. EVER.
1st story is a woman who works for them and once you get in the car someone's in the back ready to tie u up . Thats what vibe im getting since you can't see inside the tinted windows..
My daughter was walking to her car after shopping. She was carrying her purse and a bag. Two men ran up from behind, grabbed, from behind the bottom of her sweatshirt and pulled it up over her head covering her face and over her head. If this happens one doesn't know what is happening! A vehicle could drive up along side or one could be dragged into a parked vehicle. She was concerned with covering her body. She dropped her bag and they took off with it. she couldn't identify them.
I've told my daughters when they usually offer modeling to pretty girls, If they want to model Go to an agency. And NEVER, NEVER park next to a van that you can not see what is inside. I saw a van that a girl was captured and immediately handcuffed to a seat. The van was sound proofed to the point she could scream and NOT be heard. A van door with you caught with your back to them trying to open your driver door and you have no where to go. Be aware of your surroundings.
What?
@@jacquelynhahn3541 What part did you not understand? Not trying to be rude, genuinely asking!:)
@@TakecenterStage everything lmfao. The Sentences don’t make since. Nor do they add up.
@@jacquelynhahn3541 lmao agreed! I appreciate the message though but part of me was like "Wait you saw someone in a van handcuffed?!" Did you get help...and the last couple sentences I kept re-reading and was def lost.😂 Not to bash the writer though since I get the overall message she is implicating but yea I got lost too.
I'm thankful and glad your daughter is alive.... What city was this in???
When strangers are trying to get my attention, screaming excuse me. Ignore them. If they insist i'm like man i'm busy. Please get out my face!! When I was younger an arabic man approached me in the fashion district NYC, very handsome and well dressed. Asked me if I was a model that he owned a textile business and he'd like to take me to lunch. I declined bec I found the whole convo weird. When I internet date guys ask to pick me up and take me shopping.
Don't go anywhere with strangers. Not even around a corner. Don't be distracted in the city too much going on. I wear my headphones to not be spoken to but they are actually off. Do not answer to ppl saying hey and excuse me. Always meet internet date at a place of your choosing. And carry a weapon always. These are weird sick times.
Stay safe.
PS: trust your instincts the first time. If it feels weird. Get out of the situation as best as you can.
I love all of these tips! I met my husband on tinder but you best believe we had our first date at a HUGE CROWDED bar ❤️😂😂
They def use fine men to lure women and then drug and traffic them
yes the first story was DEFINITELY weird. She was trying to make you her next payday.
Alexcya Basilio glad you agree!
No New Yorker I know would sit in anyone’s car but a young tourist might.
Right! Or maybe a teenage girl. I feel like she thought I was way younger or maybe even a tourist. I’m not a New Yorker tho! But i lived in nyc for 6 years. Thanks for watching!
No, no person who has lived in a city or who has any common sense would sit in a strangers car. Maybe someone who grew up in a super small town or who is sheltered or maybe a young girl, but that is it.
@@Woooooooohooo I probably would have before I got sexually harrassed (my harrasser used my deep rooted anxiety to disrespect or hurt people in order to harrass me) ..My parents always taught me to respect older people to the point of being scared to disrespect or just say no to elders , so it was deeply rooted in me to be nice and Idk if it's still in me but I'm in therapy now, so I hope that it will help me to learn how to say 'no'...I might have experienced a human trafficking attempt as well but am unsure about it as I didn't know about the signs of human trafficking then just because I grew up very sheltered...
@@jackie.s2569 You are right that is completely valid and I did not think to consider the possibility of individuals who have experienced abuse/assault in the past. I know that being a victim of abuse/assault raises your chances of experiencing it again, and I also know that sometimes you can end up being trafficked by an abuser, but I didn't think about how being a victim of abuse/assault could also raise the chances of being trafficked in situations like this. I jumped on the comment too fast. I am so sorry you experienced that and I sincerely wish you all the best with therapy. 🙏
@@Woooooooohooo No, you did nothing wrong but your comment made me feel called out, so I had the feeling that I should share my experience as I think that even a person with common sense could do it. Knowing about me being pressured to do something I didn't want to and then being blamed by the police and my parents for not leaving the place and not keeping my ground made me think that the person who I was before the event and maybe still am would have done it..Just because of being scared of "saying no" when an older person keeps on asking me to do something and guilt tripping me...
I'm not even sure if the way my parents taught me to respect older people is considered abuse..They've been only always very strict, the only abuse I might experience is mental abuse as my father has narcissistic, moody and controlling ( due to anxiety issues) traits due to his own childhood trauma.. So you don't need to feel bad 💕 Just wanted to add something to your comment ☺
The way she was dangling the keys right in front of your face made me think that she could’ve put a scent on it and if it was close enough could’ve made you faint. Idk if this far fetched but considering how adamant she was that could’ve been a possible tactic.
I agree
That’s actually a very smart observation
I believe you may be talking about the chemical Chloroform that you see them use in the movies
i have had nightmares of this happening to me
or a very strong Drug
Woah that last story was extremely creepy. Being a woman in these times is so scary, I had a similar experience. I live in a very busy city and I was doing my grocery shopping and while shopping I seen this very tall older white man in every aisle I went through. I kept an eye on him but I wasn’t obvious that I was watching him. I was in the grocery store for 2 hrs, he was in the store longer than me and had only got one item. I check out, and I’m loading the trunk of my car I notice a black SUV with tinted windows driving into the lot, they were going to be driving past the trunk of my car so and I also notice the same older white man walking towards the front of my car. So I yell loud enough to stop him in his tracks (and walk towards the front of my car away from the SUV), “why are you coming so close. What is it you want?” Bc I can tell something is off, then out of nowhere this young girl that looks homeless/disheveled is walking through the lot towards me literally walking by the SUV that’s driving very slow. The older white man then says “ I was just asking if you seen where I parked my car” ... so I take out my taser and the SUV speeds past and the man walks away. And the disheveled girl just continues to walk past me staring at me, she then goes into Walmart. I hurry and load the rest of my groceries and get in my car + lock the doors. The older white man walks into the woods and the SUV is circling the lot. I pulled off so fast and went home. It was terrifying .
Glad you are safe 💗🙏
I’m glad you are safe and watched your surroundings.
Omg what a Crazy Story! Did you consider reporting this to authorities?
wow, heart wrenching, this happened to me I know at the time it is so scary but any info you can pass on to the police as little as you think can be massive to them. god bless you and thank God he was watching over you and your quick thinking!
Thats scary, glad you're ok
when I was 14 a man came into my job & asked me if I was a model. said he was a photographer. got me to meet him at an address after work. had a make- up artist with him. thank God my mother insisted that she & my sister go with me because the address was an abandoned building in downtown Portland on the boat docks. it was evil. it was a close call
Wow scary and a close call. Thanks for sharing❤️
Wtf!
the first one is SO STRANGE especially for nyc holy shit she was def on some evil shit
Yah it was so bizarre! Thanks for watching please consider checking out my other videos and subscribing!
Ummm, could an over active imagination be the issue here, especially with the elderly man.
you could over power him if he tried something anyway.
@@TanekaRoberts a low key lesbian I’m weakkk😂😂 how did you get that vibe??? Thanks for watching ❤️
@@christinasofly8122 I guess I’ll never know for sure, but my goal here is to just spread awareness! So if something similar happens to someone else, they can be aware! And the old guy I could def overpower, but I’m wondering if he worked for someone else...or nowadays people use roofies or sedatives you never know. Thanks for watching ❤️
Exactly. I'm an upstate New Yorker the few times I've been to the city or now my adult sons have visited with their friends I'm all about SAFETY. We actually went for a medical appointment ourselves this past year and couldn't find a spot close to the facility we were visiting and I can't even IMAGINE asking a stranger to sit in our car, lol. Definitely sketchy. No one in their right mind would do that in any city.
Candice please be careful dear. Sounds like these people may be still trying to engage with you. Please don’t worry about whether you appear to be rude when engaging... just get them out of your face and be aware of distraction techniques used to keep you engaged. Be totally aware of your surroundings I am not saying be paranoid but have a situational awareness. Also, You don’t have to feel the need to share what you do as a profession with strangers you encounter. People who are up to no good try to parrot whatever you say in conversation, I’ve noticed that you’ve mentioned you’ve encountered that several times.
The next time you encounter one of them give them that look in the eye and don’t say a thing. Stone face ...no smile. Rebuke that evil spirit in the name of Jesus.
Also be careful about wearing headphones that are noise canceling in public.
Yes I agree with her
Yes I agree strongly. Also she don't need to tell the internet the area she works in :(. Consider a new placement and keep it secret.
Sounds like stalking. I once had someone stalking me and didn't even know it until he told me. He told me he would wait for me by the train station where I exited and watched me silently. After he revealed the reason why he was doing that (bec. he was interested in me), I told him I didn't feel the same. Thank God that was the end of that.
Wow thats scary. You're lucky!
this is so creepy...wow. i’m so glad you aren’t naïve. my anxiety would’ve been super high omg.
Me too! Good to share any stories like this, just to make others aware! Thanks for watching ❤️
Interesting how you called him a demon. Spiritual world is alive and well. Pray before you leave your house.
Lol i felt there was no other explanation as to how he was wearing the same outfit and kept popping up everywhere in such weird scenarios 😩 he gave me such weird energy!
Yep a little devil just like that old lady in that movie called Legion.
Maybe you've made the connection already but those aren't coincidences, they are all tied together. From what I've seen they sell the person before they even have them so it's no coincidence that you keep running into the same person. I would change your routes, try different ways of getting to the same place.
I never would have thought that but it makes complete sense.
Yes
Yes so true
It does not make sense. These events were too far apart.
Coincidences don’t exist
one night years ago when I was 18 or 19, I was leaving Walmart alone. I noticed this van in the parking lot. Didn’t think anything of it. There were lot of people around. It was about 9 or 10 at night. When I left I noticed the same van pulling up right behind me. didn’t think about it because I thought we were going the same way. Then i decided to start making random turns just to see if they were following me and they were still behind me. I had stopped at a stop sign but it was in a darker area and I didn’t see anyone around. and the crazy van tapped my car. Not even enough to leave a dent....like barely tapped it. Like they wanted me to get out or something. I was scared and didn’t get out of the car. And they had their lights bright so I don’t even know if they did or not. I waited a couple minutes and I just sped off. I started driving like a maniac. And when I pulled off and made a right, the van lights weren’t blinding me anymore. I could see that the passenger door of the van was open but i couldn’t tell if the passenger had gotten out which was weird af.
I didn’t report it because I was scared that I would get into trouble for leaving an accident scene even though it was literally a tap. Was weird how they slowly tapped my car. Like it was intentional.
Ok this is so creepy!!! I’m so glad you listened to your gut and didn’t get out!!! They definitely were trying to bait you 😳 glad you are safe and thanks for watching!
Don't be so scared you don't know where a police station is... never go straight home
Wow 😳 thank god you think fast, these people are evil
Wow
Girl, from you mentioned the random turn offs and they at still behind you I knew without question that they are planning to do something to you. No question. Nothing is that coincidental.
Wow, horrific experience, however I think it is not a coincidence, I think you have been picked out & targeted, thankfully God is watching over you and your sister (angel) seems to be on your mobile at both times... please take care you are vigilant, hopefully this will never happen again and I am so grateful you have taken the time to record this video for all the young people out there.
Thank you and i pray you continue to stay safe, you are so beautiful I see the light of The Lord covering you, so blessed! :)
Hi thanks for watching and the kind words! I do think God’s Grace had a lot to do with it. 😊 my goal is to spread awareness especially to younger women/teenagers that might not be as savvy. God bless you ❤️
"I'm trying to not be completely rude"... Me: Always rude.
Goals 😂
Same I always come off as rude 😂😂😂
I'm rude ASF! Nobody approaches me!
I strongly suggest all people especially women read the book “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker as well as “Out of the Shadows” by Timea Nagy a human trafficking survivor and educator both are invaluable for different reasons. I am so glad you are safe and telling your story(ies) ❤️
is there a way for me to highlight this comment! thank you for sharing!
@@CandiceConcepcion you are very welcome! ❤️ if you happen to read either of those books let me know what you think of them! Much love 💕
I'm happy that you are safe.
Thank You,
Natasha Samuel
Omg. This is why I could NEVER live in a big city, amidst other reasons. That old man was STALKING you. That's my impression even with the long breaks of time in between. Prayers for you honey, stay safe and don't give ANYONE the benefit of the doubt.
Happens in small ones too
Happens anywhere honestly
The last guy sounds like the Monopoly Icon.
Oh my gosh....😂😂😂 wait a second...
Or Roger Stone
Omg these stories are so scary🥺😩 I’m so glad you’re safe and okay. I’m way too nice of a person and still working on learning how to be say NO to people but these types of stories remind me just how real human trafficking is👏🏼 Also, you’re such a good story teller!! I literally could picture every moment you were explaining😱♥️
Hey girl! Thanks for watching and you’re so right, it’s like ingrained in women’s heads to be “kind” and “polite”. We gotta change that narrative. My husband has been teaching me that’s it’s totally ok to be assertive to anyone that makes you uncomfortable ! ❤️
All of your stories are valid! Human traffickers getting crafty these days so you never know!
Thanks for watching please consider subscribing ❤️I hope these stories make us all a little more aware and alert!
Yes they are. They really blend in well with the public.
i dnt understand why u even made conversation . w these people
at this point who cares about being rude.. so glad you are safe love
You’re so right, Honestly one thing I learned after living in nyc for a while is that safety takes priority over manners lol. My husband always tells me I need to be more rude. He’s born and raised in nyc though haha. Thanks for watching!
@@CandiceConcepcion Girl i probably wd of done the same..im just glad you are safe and have told uour9 story to others so we can
@@CandiceConcepcion Exactly honey. F manners. Don't even engage. Or answer. Look them in the eyes remember their face and keep it moving! Glad you are safe hun!
@@Katheg28 thank you !! 😂❤️
14:26 I would’ve been like “yea! What’s the address?!” Taken it, then give it to the police
@Nstink EXACTLY I would have pulled out my phone and taken a picture of her or something. People get away with things because almost-victims DONT CALL THE POLICE
This......
My daughter and I have the “talk” all the time, it a shame that we basically have to raise our daughter’s to be warriors! Defense class, cpl class, stranger danger, meanwhile raising them to be nice to everyone, sharing, helpful all the things hoping this will NEVER happen... but still looking over your shoulder kinda living in fear! Shameful and I’m sorry this situation arose many time- but great full that u we’re un-harmed!
So well said! Women are expected to be everything and nothing all at once. I’m trying to teach my daughter that you can be empathetic but have full assurance in herself!
@@CandiceConcepcion thank you, I know this was in nyc- and in most situations in BIG cities. However it happens outside city limits as well, and because it’s in rural area most often then not, it’s either not see, not reported OR deemed a runway situation- I tell you what- a few years ago both my youngest kids- then ages 12&11 used to walk home, about a 20 min walk, not far - I decided to just pick them up, a white small suv was at the end of our road sitting there at the stop, she waves me around her, I go.. I get to me kids drop off spot and her this lady comes after a few minutes slow driving passes me on the road goes about 1/4 mile and stops in the road- no houses near there, a few minutes go by she pulls up behind me , stays then goes back toward my road. Finally the bud comes kids get off and I drive right passed her she turns her head away!?! After that no more walking home and I signed them up for online school. Had I not been there, what could’ve happen? Ugh living in the country side you get to know the cars that frequent your area and she was definitely outta place!
Raised in NYC area, we are not known to be friendly so it is absolutely acceptable not to talk to strangers.
What if that old man was a stalker? This is why I never share my location on social media...or really use it much to begin with. I'm really apprehensive about posting photos too. Call me paranoid but I would rather live a quiet life than being constantly targeted. Never ignore that still small voice in your spirit.
When I was 6 years old I was in the parking lot of the local library when a man approached me and asked if I could crawl through the window of his truck. He said he locked his keys inside and since I was small I could fit through the back window. I literally saw his keys on a keychain attached to his pants so of course I said no and I ran back inside and told the librarians. Thank goodness I was smart enough to recognize that at 6. (note: my mother used to leave my sister and I at the library after school while she worked long hours so that's why I was alone)
😮🙈...
I was walking every morning, I would listen to my music with my headphones, this was in the mid 90s
As I left my home to go for my early morning walk, my husband said Be careful, I don’t like that you listen to your music, because you aren’t aware of your surrounds by distraction.... well after I started to walk, I. Thought if what he said... a few blocks into the walk, I see a car drive very slowly it was a station wagon, and i see two men in the car, the one in the passenger seat, got down to the floor and started to open the door, they were maybe 12 feet away, I quickly went to the house I was passing, and rang the bell... and as the woman opened the door they drove off fast. To this day, I know Thry were going to abduct me without a doubt...When I got home my husband was still home, I told him what happened, we got into his car and we drove around the neighborhood for about an hour, my husband was so determined to find this car, but with no avail.my husband was a NYPD officer, if it wasn’t for him bringing to my attention, to pay attention to my surroundings, I don’t think I would have even noticed, I would have been into my music the station wagon was following me at a snails crawl...
I was about to get abducted for sure, I am grateful I was walking in my neighborhood where there was home, after home.... and I could easily walk up to someone’s home and ring the bell
And one other time, I was driving on the highway to get to the mall, I took notice a car was following me, I would go to another lane he would too, when I went off the exit, where the mall was he followed me, I went to the mall, and parked my car where there were a lot of people so I could get out, I went to security, they followed me out, and followed me to a different location in the mall parking lot and on the side of the mall where I parked my car, they told me when I was leaving the mall, to come and get security, they followed me to my car to make sure no one was following me.... as I drove home there was no one following me, so I felt safe going straight home....
I’m glad you were wise enough and street smart, and you escaped these incidences...
Thank you for sharing! Thank goodness your husband made you aware! So good to share this awareness!
@@CandiceConcepcion it still haunts me to this day, I lived in a peaceful neighborhood, I never would think something like that would happen at 8am.... you had some scary situations, I am so glad you made a video about it, it will help,others. I don’t even know how it was in my feed, but I made sure to watch...
take care, a d always stay street smart xo
I'm happy you're alright. When you said the car was moving at a "snail crawl" that made me think of this one time a few years ago when I was 22 I visited my friends apartment in JP (Jamaica Plain in Boston). She had a corner store 2 blocks from her apartment and I told her I was going to pick something up from there and walk over (it was in the middle of the day around 12 and sunny and beautiful out). I got to the store and a dark blue mini van followed me almost all the way down one of the residential streets leading back to my friends apt. But why wouldn't a car pass a person walking slowly down the road??!! I could hear the mini van slowly rolling behind me but never passing for like a minute and I got scared, too scared to turn around and face it b/c I thought what if that becomes their "cue" to jump out with rope and start running after me?! So I immediately turned directly into a driveway of the next house, I walked up this random driveway and into this strangers backyard pretending like I lived there. I ran to the other side of the house and peeked around the corner to watch what the mini van was doing and it ever so slowly creeped by the house. It slowly past the house but kept slowly creeping down the street as if it was watching in the rear view mirror. Then it gets to the end of the street and JUST SITS THERE FOR A MINUTE. And I'm still at the side of this strangers home on their property waiting for that car to turn. FINALLY it took a left and drove off.
Gotta be careful, these psychos are everywhere!!!
@@mallowhawk294 I just saw your reply, you had almost the same experience as I did, I’m glad you were aware, I’m sure they were up to no good. Since that day, I am very aware of my surroundings
@@christined2495 Yes definitely, and I carry pepper spray as well. Crazy world
The last story, the old man with the black outfit was a demon! Pray before you go out into the city and ask God to protect you each day.
Girl that’s what I said! How did I keep running into his creepy self! 😩
@@CandiceConcepcion he’s stalking you ugh can you get his picture I’m scared yo
Creepy. When I was younger I was always approached by sleazy, bogus model/talent scouts........ Recently, I was approached by the “Women of God” bible study group (can’t quite recall the name). They seemed a little pushy and really wanted me to come to their bible study. Unbeknownst to them....Im heavily involved in humanitarian and missionary work. I pulled out my bible like what’s up, let’s chat? They didn’t want to talk anymore and scurried along. You have to be aware of your surroundings and have your guard up.
You literally just avoided a cult, it’s the “queen woman God” thing cult
Omg, I used to see them in Williamsburg all the time, right outside the train station talking to random young women. It baffled me because they looked like normal young girls but there was a manic quality to how they spoke. Made my red flags go all the way up.
You're so gorgeous and angelic, these evils be after you. Candice, girl, use that side eye you do so well, but on these fools. Don't say nothing and RUN. Imma pray you up tonight, send you some angles of protection. 😇 Thank you for sharing your stories, some of these things I never thought of. I'm like you, I really am polite and I love to help people. I think I really need to chill with it though.
This tells me that you must fit a type that's always in demand (I'm sorry to say) OR they try to destroy so many people's lives they don't even Remember them all. Trafficking is a horrible crime. Hope you keep being safe. Thank you for this video.
😩 the more I reflect on these happenings, the more creeped out I get. At the time I didn’t really connect them all, but now I’m seeing it’s quite possible I was a target.
@@CandiceConcepcion could be also - I've read the other comments and that also makes sense. Stay safe*****
I was at the mall once shopping alone and a man--probably in his mid/late 20s came up to me. He starting talking about something random. Then he started to say his car was having trouble and that's when I told him I had to go. I was like 19 at the time and I felt scared the rest of the time I was at the mall. I was constantly looking over my shoulder....
I've thought about If that happened to me again, I would try to pretend to be adding his number to my phone, but instead snap a picture of him and take that picture to security.
Wtf sit in her car she must of thought you wer a kid or something 😂😂😂😂😩😩😩😩🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮‼️‼️
I was followed around in a grocery store & luckily I reported that so I was escorted out by security. A few weeks later I had some random girl banging on my door & & knocking on my windows asking for help. I believe it was a kidnapping attempt. My sneaky link at the time rushed over , but I moved out of that house a few days after because I no longer felt safe
Wow! Sounds like he was stalking you .I'm glad you are safe and your instincts kicked in .
Thanks and thanks for watching! Living in nyc has taught me to always be on my toes!
Stories like this are so scary, really glad you’re okay. Since last year I’ve been giving out a fake name when someone random asks me and I don’t want to be rude, like in bars/clubs mainly because i used to work as a shot girl but i guess the habit stuck with me after the job, it just makes me feel so much more at ease
100% recommend 🥶 we gotta protect ourselves 😒
just bark at them really loud. They always get scared
😅🤣
This might be the best comment.
I haven't laughed that hard in ages. I might try it 🤣 I like barking
I had a similar experience with a Asian woman in a local shopping mall near me just randomly started conversation w/ me .. asked me if i live in the area, what i do things like that, and wanted to take my #. Lmao she claimed she was a housewife, new to the area, thought I had i nice personality and wanted to hang out sometime. I took her # (didn’t want to be rude even tho I shouldn’t have done it) I blocked right after that was tooo random no one has ever came up to me and said something like that all my life in NYC.
Daynisha V hey girl thanks for watching and sharing your story. So important for us to share experiences to help prevent the worst from happening to others. That sounds so weird, especially for NYC, sounds like your intuition kicked in!
yeahhh someone doing that in nyc is sooo rare it was def something weird i'm glad u blocked her number
Wooooow 😧... there using housewife too? That’s absolutely crazy
It sounds like maybe they are all connected and you were being watched? Did you ever report this stuff? It might be good to have a paper trail in case it happens again! They might not have all been coincidences. All of that was so creepy!
What scary situations, I'm glad you're safe. Thank you for making this video and posting it, it's so educational and it also provides a place for other women to share their stories in the comments. Liking and responding to people's comments so far down the line helps people feel heard and validated, and justified in their suspicions. So many of us are learning about so many different tactics used to take advantage of us and we can avoid it and stay safe. Take care of yourself ❤️ I hope we can all feel safe in our homes and cities some day
You probably were being stalked a bit as a potential target
Scary shit!!
Probably?
The stories are all weird, l was in NY for l year and a car followed me tried to get me in his car, lots of people around and l ran back to school and lost him , l was so scared and decided not to shop just went back home, NY is really scary
That sounds so creepy, I’m glad you made the decision to run!! Thanks for watching ❤️
The old "Art Gallery" lure...WTF??
It’s good that you listened to your instincts. Practice “city face”, don’t make eye contact, don’t respond to strangers, don’t have your EarPods in.
To Candice Conception... I could kiss your feet for sharing your experiences (all of which you DID escape human traffickers) ... approximately 22 years ago I was at Pearson International Airport, Toronto waiting for my sons flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia which was delayed by two hours. I encountered a young woman whom I discovered had been living at the airport for 3 days. I still don’t know what made me want to take her hand and not let go, maybe the fear, sadness, brokenness, absolute terror, or pain I saw in her eyes and to this day I do not know what made her trust me. She had escaped from human traffickers thanks to one of her handlers who could not continue in the human trafficking grind. He helped to get her as far as Toronto but then was alone & penniless.
She was from Vancouver Canada and had been sold by her mother at the age of almost 14 to trafficers. She was taken to California and from there used at political, corporate & major sports events all over the US & Canada. She was terrified of the police finding & returning her. She had not a day of education after she was sold. It took 3 months for her to feel safe enough to actually step outside in our very private backyard.
It is a long story. My friend & I sheltered her, eventually were able to get her an ID & a social insurance card. She eventually got a job at a neighbourhood restaurant who paid her under the table. Then we paid for her to take a bar tending course and she worked at small community bars out of the city, changed jobs frequently, moved frequently once on her own...
So Candice you think perhaps I may not believe you....I BELIEVE EVERY WORD. I am just so grateful you were not caught and like I said..I could kiss your feet for sharing your experiences! My friend & I swore an oath to never reveal her name and we never have or will. But I have tried to spread the word about human traffickers, to boys and girls. They think I am paranoid. Over protective. It is being more exposed especially over the past 4 years & law enforcement are closing in on them but humans traffickers run in the circles of very powerful ( politically & financially) people & sadly a police force that often looked the other way or worse protected the traffickers. You know it is the second most lucrative industry in the world next to drugs at no#1.
Bless you. I am so glad you remained safe...stay that way!! Gratitude for sharing and educating others🙏🙏👏👏♥️♥️
Wow thank you so much for watching! And sharing this with us. ❤️😩 I’m so glad to have this platform to help spread awareness! Stay safe ❤️
So glad you are safe! Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve shared this with my 22 year old daughter.
im glad to hear I can potentially help someone out!
@@CandiceConcepcion
Absofreakinlutely!!
These stories are legit. I can feel it. Thank you for sharing!! It's keeping the rest of us safe. ❤
Thanks for watching!!!❤️❤️
When I was homeless, (mom told me to learn how to survive) I was sleeping outside. I couldn't go to a shelter because of an incident that occurred a few years ago with a bully.🙄( Told her don't go to sleep, mainly because I intended on fighting AFTER I got off work🤷🏽♀️, she told the police and had her friend write a report. One police officer at this shelter stopped me from coming in, because she was aware of my Character and the other Girl, she told me not to come in or I would be in jail for seven years for verbal harassment so I never went back).
Anyway, outside, some clean white guy came to me and said how about you stay with this guy (spanish guy who tried to get me to come to his house a few times in three weeks, during winter time. )
I just didn't feel the need but then I caved. The biggest snow storm in years was approaching and I wasn't sure what to do but I was aware that People love to play on a woman's vulnerability. Fast-forward, within four days he kept trying to get me to lay on his bed and sleep with him. If he didn't have a recliner chair I would've slept on the floor.
Next thing I knew I caught him taking a picture of me when I went to the sink, to wash my hands. I asked him if he just took a picture and he was stuck. I took his phone and seen that he had five pictures of me. The first pic was the firsts day I came in, with my coat and bookbag.
I was putting my bookbag down with my back turned and he had snapped the photo. I deleted everything. I didn't want him to see me too uncomfortable, so I lied to him and told him to ask for a picture next time. It's ok. He asked if I was leaving and I said no I'm going to stay for a few more weeks. Maybe two three weeks. I need to save money.
I literally made a fort with my dumbass with a blanket. I waited until he went to work and I left.
Slept outside for another two weeks before I was able to save for a place., I mean I was working and had just got my job two months after being homeless.
I slept through the next snow storm.
I'm just grateful that he wasn't a rapist. He can be a creep but I'm glad he wasn't a rapist and didn't have a group of men drag me to a truck.
I can't even let a man pay for dinner after that shit 😂
Idgaf
Wow this is crazy thanks for sharing. I bet you learned a lot in your life experience. I’m glad you are safe and hopefully healthy. Thanks for watching, wishing you many blessings!
Hope you are okay...You are very brave...
@@CandiceConcepcion I learned everything but to close off my heart
@@wisdomknowledgelover6293 thank you so much.
At that time, I really just went against my intuition.
It's kind of been that way since I was 6 years old. I've been taught to doubt myself because my mother was an overprotective parent. So I never truly trusted my decisions. And for that I fell down and tumbled hard.
So I dealt with a lot of trauma in my life but I've been doing a lot of self healing.
I like to think that I'm making progress.
I've never been a prostitute.
At the time that I was homeless I was celibate for 2 years.
So that's another reason why I was grateful I didn't get raped or anything.
I've never done any hardcore drugs like snort coke and whatever the f***. I used to smoke weed but I haven't smoked weed since 2019.
I just made some pretty sober and dumb decisions.
I'm really working through all that and learning how to trust in myself again and building my confidence so that I can make the right choices for me
@@nicoleraheem1195 I have made dumb decisions too in the past with unhealthy relationships. I keep asking God for wisdom and turn everything over to Jesus..
Glad you’re ok❤️, and yes this is a pandemic! I’ve heard horror stories of girls trafficked in NYC and end up in Philly 🙁
It sounds like creepers for sure pulling a scam or possible trafficking. But the old man in a hat is definitely a trafficker stalking women all over the city. Def his full time job. I wish you could've used your phone to take his picture of him and his liscence plate. And filed a police report-!!!
Same. Now I’m fucking scared for when I move in but now I know!!!
These are so bad. I had a couple weird ones but thankfully none got too aggressive.
When I was walking in the mall with a friend at 15ish years old I remember these 2 guys easily in their 30s starting asking if we wanted to go for a smoke outside. I declined and said we don't smoke but they were pretty insistent and kept saying come on, why don't you guys come downstairs, we're just gonna have a smoke and can blaze if you girls want :/ I knew what exit they were talking about and it's like a side door that takes you to an outdoor, parking area underneath the mall overpass. No cameras or anything in that section so there was no way I would go.
You were a super smart 15 year old! My fear is that someone more naive would fall for these tricks. That’s why we have to keep raising awareness!!
@@CandiceConcepcion Definitely, and honestly if I happened to be a smoker I'm pretty sure I might have gone with just to look cool or to not offend them. I'm so thankful videos and resources like this are so available now.
That is so rude dangle keys in your face lmao, sounds fishy
Lol I know right! Thanks for watching!
I most definitely would’ve smacked those keys out of her hand, my fuse is too short for that type of nonsense
I was almost taken by sex traffickers too, in London. I was on public transport at 9pm, going home after work, I was 23 years old. A black man and a white woman approached me on the bus, and they were super friendly and charming, and they wouldn’t stop talking and complimenting me. They caught me off guard and quickly pulled up a camera and took photos of me. The man was wearing sunglasses(at night!), a suit and a suitcase and the woman was wearing normal clothes. I thought they looked odd together. They said they were model agents and wanted to send me to Stockholm in Sweden for a modeling gig. They asked for my mobile number, and I gave it (They were skilled manipulators).They got off the bus same stop as me, and asked me if I wanted to take some photos in their apartment around the corner. That’s when my intuition kicked in so I responded “my boyfriend is waiting for me at home, but how about tomorrow”? And I smiled and walked away from them as I said “bye!”. Imagine standing in a dark alley in London at night with 2 human traffickers and nobody else around.. I wonder what that man carried in his suitcase... as I walked away they slowly walked after me with creepy smiles on their faces. The man also called my mobile as I walked away from them, but I kept walking home. I was terrified. I called my boyfriend who lived in the area and asked him to come quickly. He called the sex trafficker back and told him that he was going to hunt him down and kill him. it was all talk just to scare the trafficker obviously, but my bf sounded convincing. I just couldn’t sleep at night in that apartment, I was terrified to get kidnapped, so after going a few days of no sleep at all, I moved apartment. I was disappointed when I told my friends about happened because they almost blamed me, they told me that I was naive and never should’ve spoken to strangers on the bus in the first place. But they didn’t understand how skilled these ppl are at manipulating. I sometimes think about this day, and how my life would’ve changed if I had said yes to that modeling job. Frightening beyond words!! Sex traffickers are scum and I hope they all rot in jail. Period.
Thank you for sharing your story! Luna is my daughter’s name ☺️ I am so glad you avoided that situation. Don’t feel bad, because we live and we learn. Our instincts don’t tell us not to trust people and these people are skilled at what they do! All we can do is share our stories and spread awareness so we can help others!
Wow you’re nice . I would ask why these people are talking to me or just look at them and walk away. No one should be having a conversation with strangers in NY periodt.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I will be sharing this with my daughter because she is around your age and she also is in the city a lot. As New Yorkers, we get comfortable always being around crowds and busy streets but the traffickers are always on the prowl whether day or night crowded or desolate, so we have to stay alert at all times. These events all sound like potential trafficking attempts, I am glad you did not fall for their wicked plans. God Bless you sister 🙏🏽
thanks for watching! I’m glad my stories can help spread awareness! Yes, we need to always be aware even in daytime and remember never to go to a sketch alleyway or get in a strange vehicle. Also, ALWAYS check Uber/lyft license plates before getting in! ❤️
I'm from Brazil and I love real crime stories, especially human trafficking and mysterious disappearances and from what you said I believe that all cases could have been attempts at human trafficking, mainly because you said that people had a different appearance and in the first case the woman who approached you appeared to be European. As in addition to being beautiful and young, you are black, and people with different characteristics from the countries to which they are trafficked are worth a lot of money because they are seen as exotic, which is why there are several cases of Brazilian women trafficked to the northern hemisphere and women from the east European (generally with light hair and eyes) trafficked to Spain, Turkey, Egypt and other Arab countries (mostly with darker hair and skin), for example
I’m so glad you’re all sharing your stories because there are so many subtleties to the way these people maneuver. Stay safe all!!
Girl this is freaking me out BIG time!!!
Glad your smart and strong enough to say no!!
Yes ! I believe everything you’re saying. I live in New York City and I’ve experienced some of the same situations. I also used to go to a lot of casting calls wanting to be a model and actress and I have run into a lot of suspect people. Thankfully growing up my mom and older sisters have made me & my younger siblings afraid of the world in a way, sounds weird but they kind of prepared us about what was out there. If it wasn’t for that I think; I would’ve fell for a lot of those encounters I’ve come across with those types of people. I’m glad you’re OK
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching ❤️
Wow. Praise Jesus that you are safe sweet one! I need to share this with my kids so they can become more aware. Always listen to the first thought/intuition that you get. It’s God whispering:)
Listen young Lady. You must be very special to God for the enemy to keep trying to take you out. Please give your life to Christ Jesus so you can be under His protection! Im praying for you
Love you!!!
Your inner voice is very acute, and it gets more so as you get older. Listen to it like your life depends on it, because it just might.
I was walking down the street of the small town I was living in and a woman I'd never seen was across the street looking at me and coming towards me. She crossed specifically to talk to me, and called me "friend", the way some people do to strangers. I was grossed out by her and left. I think maybe she approached me one more time as I was going into a store. Then, as I was shopping, she approached me and held out money to me. I told her firmly--possibly loudly--no, and left. I was embarrassed. I had no idea at that time about how people are approached for sex trafficking. It's only today that I learned that this could have been that.
Wow how strange. Thanks for sharing. I think these predators come in all shapes and sizes. It’s so important we don’t take anything for granted, it much better to air on the side of caution ♥️
@@CandiceConcepcion I previously lived in an apartment building in which we had 24 hour access to the lobby video camera through our TVs. This now gives me a heart attack. I now see that 24 hour surveillance cameras and security guards have just as much potential for harm as for protection.
@@susanaklassen130 wow that’s true, I don’t think we should live in fear, but instead awareness!
This last guy knows where you live and is stalking and following you. Get his license and report it.
Why do you think this
I think so to I’ve lived in nyc and you do not see the same person THAT MANY TIMES FYI GIRL
Shes telling her whole life routes on here, no wonder they are coming. Don't make it easy for them to get you, call the police and report this now. And stop telling the world where you can be found, this isn't a game their playing, its a way of life for them!
Thank you for sharing this!! I'm so thankful and amazed at how God uses the conscience!!! So many ladies' hearts and minds stirred that something creepy is happening. Listen to it!
You need to move to Wyoming haha. It sounds like these people are strategically targeting and following you. Maybe hire a private investigator to see if they can ID this network of creeps
Trafficking literally happens in every state
@@evamay9508 just because something "literally happens in every state" doesn't change the fact that some places have higher RATES and RISK of that particular crime 🙄
@@pricklypear1111 the point is that no woman should feel they arent at risk in any place...these people are literally stalking at Walmart in the boondocks. Idk why awareness is a roll ur eye event..
These stories are so shocking to me, I live in Eastern Europe (Hungary) and I've met literally no one in my life who had something like this happen to them, I'm sure there is trafficking here also but I cannot imagine how careful you have to be as a woman in the U.S. Sometimes I even walk alone at night in the city and luckily nothing creepy has ever happened to me.
Thanks for watching all the way from Hungary ❤️
Im also from Europe, specifically from Finland and this type of thing is unheard of. Makes you wonder.. This seems to be super common in the US, why..?
Human trafficking is VERY common in Eastern Europe. It worries me that you aren't aware of this! However, more women in Eastern Europe are trafficked to other countries, often under the pretense of a job (such as modeling) or they are just blatantly kidnapped whereas in America it tends to be domestic trafficking and these kinds of grooming techniques are more often used. To the other person who mentioned Finland - it is MUCH less common there than other EU countries, but from what I've heard it has been pretty steadily increasing even there. In the US I would say a good amount of people don't know someone this has happened to (it has never happened to me or any of my friends as far as I know), there are just a lot more stories here because we have SO many more people and TH-cam also is pretty American dominated.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information and spreading awareness ❤️❤️
There is a book by a woman named Timea Nagy called “Out of the Shadows” she is a human trafficking survivor, educator and social advocate from Hungary now living in Canada.
Thank you so much for sharing your past experience 😊 it gave me so much info I can use and I'm really aware 💗🙏 God bless
I’m happy to share! We always have to keep our eyes open for ourselves and others! Please check out my other videos and consider subscribing ♥️
I was totally waiting for the circle-glasses guy to ask you through the car window if you ever tried modelling again... that would have been so funny.
The demon end is good too tho.. lol
Me too 😂😂
I am glad you listened to your GUT FEELING! Where I went to University in the West Coast, traffickers can be anyone even fellow classmates.
Once, a classmate made up an excuse to invite me to party outdoor on a main street in downtown on St. Patrick’s Day, where he suggested for us to take the light rail (and suddenly switch location to a private home with lots of strange men). I changed my mind and decided to drive home instead.
Another incident, another schoolmate took us girls out for club-hopping as if we were “stocks”. He suggested that women should have sugar-daddy and invited some random dude to join us at our club table and extended our night out for late-night dinner.
This is soo scary. When I was about 13 on the way to school a business woman drove up in a nice car and asked me to post her letter which was 3 metres away. I posted it and she then offered to drive me to school. Seemed innocent and she was well put together so I was tempted but didn’t. Now I feel like that was a potential nightmare. These stories are so important to share. Thank you 🙏🏽
Hi thanks for watching and sharing! I definitely think any reasonable adult would NOT offer to give a child that they don’t know a ride unless there was an emergency 🥴 I’m glad you are safe!!
You sure can be nice to strangers, but you don't owe them trust!
I’d be scared they are stalking you
They have to be stalking her. The long time frames in which she kept seeing them is super weird.
@@muhamedjones122 Certainly keeping tabs on her.
@@josuemc93 It's a scary World out there. You out in public thinking everything normal not knowing somebody is literally watching you behind the shadows, it's scary yoo. Be safe.
I stumbled upon this video, and your last story jogged my memory of the same thing that happened to me several decades ago. I have a parent from NYC, and while I've never lived there, I have spent a lot of time there and have experienced seeing the same people in multiple places. I grew up in a large west coast city so running into the same people was exceedingly rare. However, and your video reminded me of this, that from ages 15-22 on several occasions the same man approached me and told me I could be a model. He was always in a suit and well-groomed but apparently he walked around the many many neighborhoods in this very large city. I think that it's weird that over a 7 year period I had run into him in completely different areas of the city at least 3 times that I can remember.
Thank you for sharing! Glad you are safe. And for watching ❤️
You know how something happens to someone else and you might be like Oh dag, I wish that was me….. Ummm No , I have NEVER been in any of those situation as of yet and don’t wanna be. I been watching so many of these videos and it’s beyond Scary! Glade your aware.
So many creepy people in Newyork . I’m glad u always have ur guard up.
For real it's such a tricky place. You have to watch out and be careful.
true but there are really creepy people everywhere. NYC just allows you to interact with them more haha
Could it be a weird stalker? Seems like sex trafficking scams would move on once they know you are wise to them.
I wasn’t wise to them haha! I honestly did not connect any of these until I was telling some friends and they suggested it may have been something like this! And now, after posting this video, im actually starting to think these were all connected! Thanks for watching :)
Sometimes ppl are hand picked or ordered. It's a sick reality.
Lastly, because your appearance fits the bill for trafficking, you will most likely continue to experience those types of situations...that being the case, always be aware of your environment, don't remain on the phone and take a self-defense course at your gym. At least learn a few moves that may empower you even more!
What is the bill for trafficking or what kind of appearance are they looking for ? I am honestly trying to educate myself
@@marcelleines5176 women, young(naive) and attractive i guess, walking alone, if they are thinner or weaker maybe they cant fight back
Yeah my next door neighbor. Its so weird because she is always going out every four hours and doesn’t seem to sleep. One time I saw her with just a bra and jeans. Like actually a bra. I also see her hang out with only young men. Its really weird. She invites the young men over and she has a baby. They also have drinking problems. The mom doesn’t seem to care. I always see a lot of activity next-door its really weird. I just moved to CA last year. I have seen real weird things already. I haven’t talked to anyone because I don’t know who to trust. I just to out with my bf and no one bothers me luckily when im with him. But that girl stares at me a lot I don’t know why.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us I actually ended up here because I was looking up a story of a woman that almost got kidnapped by Uber Lyft. I know there’s another story of a woman girl that got killed because she got in the wrong over as well.
Oh no. That is really scary and it’s good to spread awareness so everyone always stays on their toes and don’t take little things for granted. Thanks so much for watching and sharing! ❤️
Thanks so much for sharing this! I think your instincts were totally correct and this is so helpful for other women to hear. So glad you are safe 💜💜💜
At first I was thinking nah these are all unrelated incidents of some typical NY creeps - but the more I watched the more the similarities (or in some cases the same guy) are just too weird to overlook. Trafficking isn’t a big problem (that I know of) where I live, but I definitely had the same creepy guy finding me in the shops, on walks, even driving by my old apartment; now it makes me think twice. Genuine thanks for this vid bc it’s a necessary reminder to stay vigilant
Hey thanks for watching! I made this video a year ago, just to detail these weird instances, but the more views and comments I get, the more I realize I believe I may have been being stalked or targeted. Unbeknownst to me completely! it’s true-it’s so unlikely to run into strangers over and over again, especially in different places! stay safe ❤️
I wouldn’t tell people where you live/work out, you describe it in this video, you should delete this and re-upload
Hey! Thanks for that advice! You couldn’t figure out my job by this description, there are really hundreds of office buildings in midtown haha, if you’re from nyc you would know! But I actually went to multiple gyms in nyc and stopped going to that gym during the pandemic (I also moved out of nyc since this video aired)❤️😩
Thats what I said! Come on girl, they love the hunt, and your feeding them the food they like the best!
PRAYING BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKING I'M SO HAPPY GOD SPARE YOU THANKS FOR SHARING GOD BLESS YOU ❤
WOW 😳 this sounds like something out of The twilight zone!!!!!!
Thank you for spreading awareness! 💕May God bless you
God bless you too! Thanks for watching ✨
I had similar situations. I'm not a friendly person and sometimes i pretend i don't understand what they're saying.
These stories are ultra important! The fact that close to 500,000 kids disappear every year and the MSM doesn't talk about it... IDK, as a society we need to stop this sht!
Ive lived in NYC for 20 years and these weird encounters are super common and not necessarily sex trafficking stories. I could go on and on about weird and bizarre things that have happened to me over the years. But I had a REAL kidnap attempt 15 years ago when I was hanging out in a strip club as a customer and I befriended a girl who was also there as a customer. She said we could make some real money together, i believe she said she was a model in Las Vegas or something. I was dumb and got in a car with her. There was a man in the car who was clearly her pimp and they locked the door and started driving away. I begged them to just let me go. Apparently i was not the guy's type or they didnt see me as money making machine because eventually they decided to let me go . I was young and dumb and never reported them. I can assume its worse now with social media, Tinder, etc. But the stories you mentioned are not that weird imo. Just random nyc weirdos.
Hi thanks for watching! I only lived in New York for 6 years, but I have been a world traveler since the age of 15. So I have pretty good intuition. There’s no way to prove for sure these were human trafficking attempts, but my goal here is to spread awareness because it’s so easy to let your guard down in everyday circumstances. Thank you for sharing your story, which seems pretty blatantly like a kidnapping attempt and I’m so glad you were able to get out! Please consider checking out my other videos and subscribing❤️
Girl, You are really pretty and these ppl know it.
Stay safe and please have mace ready!
😊 aw thank you, and thanks for watching! I no longer live in nyc!
Wow! I am thankful you have that sense that tells you when something is weird! That last story... whoa... creepy as heck! Maybe God just wanted you to see him all those times, knowing he wouldn't remember you, because he's always looking for new victims, so that you could tell everyone on your channel. Thank you!
Glad you're safe and it's good for anyone men or women to be cautious! It's perfectly legal to carry self defense items so stock up on your tasers and pepper sprays 🌶️
Thank you for watching!! I think pepper spray is illegal to carry in nyc, but I still think it’s a good idea haha
@@CandiceConcepcion Dang I would think a big city like New York it would be mandatory at this point lol, I just looked it up and it's hard to find a clear answer some are saying it has to be pocket size and clearly state it is for self defense while most are saying it has to be bought from a pharmacy be 18 and over with no felony convictions or bought from a licensed gun dealer. Sounds like a lot of work!
You can carry mace it is legal they also made tasers legal I live in nyc