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A 'Rich Kid of Instagram' Had Four Luxury Cars Destroyed in Arson Attacks
The Rich Kids of Instagram (#RKOI) is a group made up of the sons and daughters of the world's one-percenters. They enjoy showing the internet how filthy-rich they are, posting pictures of themselves jumping into the water out of helicopters and their gaudy toilets made of gold tiles, among other annoying things. But if you look past the worry-free lifestyle they promote on social media, you'll find they have it just as hard as the rest of us. Last week, “Lord Aleem”—a.k.a. 19-year-old Aleem Iqbal, whose father owns a Birmingham, UK–based luxury-car rental firm—had four vehicles torched in as many days, totaling around $850,000 worth of damage. Of course, you might argue it was his own fault—that any of us might attract the attention of arsonists if we relentlessly posted photos of our luxury-car collections—but it's never a nice feeling to watch your most valued possessions being set on fire.
Following the attacks, Aleem suggested that they could either be “a vile act of jealously,” or simply some “mindless vandals on an arson spree.” Regardless of the motive, he promised that “when they get caught” they’ll be “going down for a long time.”
Speculative statements are all well and good, but the news still made me wonder whether any other #RKOI are now worried that their own belongings are going to be targeted by marauding fire starters. To find out, I searched for the Rich Kids of Instagram hashtag and spoke to a few of the people I found.
VICE: What do you think of what's happened to Lord Aleem?
@a_george_life: Lord Aleem shared his address on Instagram, which was a mistake. I've met Aleem a few times. He's a polite and kind-natured individual, but he sometimes lets his "fame" get ahead of him.
@a_george_life: Lord Aleem shared his address on Instagram, which was a mistake. I've met Aleem a few times. He's a polite and kind-natured individual, but he sometimes lets his "fame" get ahead of him.
Do you worry a similar thing could happen to you?
I keep a tight lid on my location, and I’ve never taken pictures of my house or of the area I live in. I have a very high level of security, so I feel safe. You're right—you never know if someone is planning to attack you out of jealousy, but I'm well prepared for such an event.
I keep a tight lid on my location, and I’ve never taken pictures of my house or of the area I live in. I have a very high level of security, so I feel safe. You're right—you never know if someone is planning to attack you out of jealousy, but I'm well prepared for such an event.
You don't share your address, but you do post photos of license plates and that kind of thing.
The plates don't matter because I register the cars in other people's names and keep them in garages. Besides, I've since sold a lot of cars on there and now have different ones.
The plates don't matter because I register the cars in other people's names and keep them in garages. Besides, I've since sold a lot of cars on there and now have different ones.
Why did you first decide to show the internet how wealthy you are?
I simply enjoy looking at other people's pictures, and I'm sure people enjoy mine. For example, I buy rounds of drinks because I like to share what I have with my friends. I like to give other people an insight into that lifestyle. I don’t do it to flaunt my wealth or try to be a Z-list celebrity—I use #RKOI to help share my pictures because Rich Kids of Instagram is popular and I'm happy people gain pleasure from my pictures.
I simply enjoy looking at other people's pictures, and I'm sure people enjoy mine. For example, I buy rounds of drinks because I like to share what I have with my friends. I like to give other people an insight into that lifestyle. I don’t do it to flaunt my wealth or try to be a Z-list celebrity—I use #RKOI to help share my pictures because Rich Kids of Instagram is popular and I'm happy people gain pleasure from my pictures.
Fair enough. Do you get many haters online?
I receive very little backlash from haters, but when I do it doesn't bother me; I couldn't care less about the opinion of someone I don’t know. I appreciate kind words because I believe a positive attitude leads to positive accomplishments, whereas being negative leads nowhere.
I receive very little backlash from haters, but when I do it doesn't bother me; I couldn't care less about the opinion of someone I don’t know. I appreciate kind words because I believe a positive attitude leads to positive accomplishments, whereas being negative leads nowhere.
Does it worry you that what happened to Lord Aleem could potentially happen to you?
@akinbelfon17: Yes, it worries me that I may be the target of thieves, and that’s why I don't give out my personal information to anyone who contacts me online.
@akinbelfon17: Yes, it worries me that I may be the target of thieves, and that’s why I don't give out my personal information to anyone who contacts me online.
Do you think it's a good idea to flaunt your wealth online?
I do think it’s a good idea, because I’m not doing it to make anyone feel bad—I’m just doing it because it’s fun and people like the pictures I post. They don't take it too seriously or as an insult.
I do think it’s a good idea, because I’m not doing it to make anyone feel bad—I’m just doing it because it’s fun and people like the pictures I post. They don't take it too seriously or as an insult.
You describe your occupation as #funemployed on your Instagram.
Yeah, I think "funemployed" describes the life I'm living perfectly, and I don’t think it has any bad connotations. I don't plan on being funemployed for the rest of my life. I know eventually that I might have to get a job and start supporting myself.
Yeah, I think "funemployed" describes the life I'm living perfectly, and I don’t think it has any bad connotations. I don't plan on being funemployed for the rest of my life. I know eventually that I might have to get a job and start supporting myself.
Do you think there are any problems with being famous for simply being a #RKOI?
No. I hope to become famous from the pictures I post. I don't think it’s a problem. Many people have become famous just for posting pictures on Instagram and videos on the internet. Some people have even got their own reality show for being a #RKOI.
No. I hope to become famous from the pictures I post. I don't think it’s a problem. Many people have become famous just for posting pictures on Instagram and videos on the internet. Some people have even got their own reality show for being a #RKOI.
Does it worry you that you could find yourself in the same situation as Lord Aleem?
Luke: I must say, it is pretty horrifying. We must never forget that the internet is real life, and some people pay the price for it. Even if I love showing off my luxurious lifestyle on Instagram, I tend to be much more discreet in real life. I wouldn't want something like that to happen to me.
Luke: I must say, it is pretty horrifying. We must never forget that the internet is real life, and some people pay the price for it. Even if I love showing off my luxurious lifestyle on Instagram, I tend to be much more discreet in real life. I wouldn't want something like that to happen to me.
But you have no problem flaunting your wealth online?
I enjoy sharing my lifestyle with the world, and it’s also a way to provoke and shock some people. And it’s not really flaunting—it’s just my daily life documented. Plus, I really think that people need to see that if you work hard you'll get whatever you want. Work hard and play hard!
I enjoy sharing my lifestyle with the world, and it’s also a way to provoke and shock some people. And it’s not really flaunting—it’s just my daily life documented. Plus, I really think that people need to see that if you work hard you'll get whatever you want. Work hard and play hard!
Do you get much backlash over any of the images you post?
Not really. It’s much more like a mix of admiration and jealousy. I don’t think people see rich people in a good way, and therefore they use social media like Instagram to spread their hate. But, in the end, they just crave the same life.
Not really. It’s much more like a mix of admiration and jealousy. I don’t think people see rich people in a good way, and therefore they use social media like Instagram to spread their hate. But, in the end, they just crave the same life.
OK. Would anything stop you from uploading the images you post?
Maybe I’ll stop uploading. Even though nothing like what happened to Lord Aleem has happened to me, it’s starting to frighten me.
Maybe I’ll stop uploading. Even though nothing like what happened to Lord Aleem has happened to me, it’s starting to frighten me.
Lord Aleem.
Lord Aleem, also known as Aleem Iqbal, is a prominent figure on YouTube, often featuring himself expensive cars. While many fans believe that he actually owns the cars himself, his father owns a car rental business that specializes in expensive cars. Lord Aleem presently has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
The only “claim to fame” that Lord Aleem really has is his YouTube channel, forcing many people to speculate he actually does not have the net worth that he does. He started his first channel back in 2008, which he didn’t really use. However, he decided to start a new channel in 2012, which is when he focused his videos on his alleged car collection.
In 2014, his vehicles came under attack. The entrepreneur had four “supercars” that were worth over £500,000. These vehicles were torched by arsonists, which Lord Aleem contributed to jealousy over his lavish lifestyle. He also said the culprits would be going down ‘for a long time’ – and he would ‘sit back and enjoy the show’ once they did.
Lord Aleem assumes ownership for the many vehicles he has, in spite of them all being owned by his father. According to him, he abides by the rule of “what’s my father’s, is mine,” meaning that he thinks that the vehicles that his father owns are his rightful property as well.
Lord Aleem’s YouTube channel has over 160,000 followers at this time. He is from Solihull, West Midlands. The teenager runs his own Facebook page, in which anyone can tell that he prides himself in his financial status, in spite of the fact that, again, all of it belongs to his father.
He makes his own money from modeling and advertisements for some of the expensive vehicles he drives, which is likely to be the source of his individual wealth.
Millionaire teenager and self-styled 'Lord' has his £500,000 fleet of luxury supercars destroyed in series of arson attacks he blames on 'jealous rivals'.
A millionaire teenager has had four supercars worth more than £500,000 torched by arsonists in what he claims are a 'vile act of jealousy'.
Aleem Iqbal, 19, from Solihull, West Midlands, who goes by the name 'Lord Aleem' on the internet, had his flash Lamborghini set alight last Friday - just five days before three more of his super cars were destroyed by vandals.
The teenager, whose runs a luxury car hire business in Yardley with his father, said the culprits would be going down 'for a long time' - and he would 'sit back and enjoy the show' once they did.
But the wealthy car fanatic - who has a number plate on one of his cars reading 1 ORD for 'Lord' - admitted the loss was not of a scale that he would 'lose any sleep over it'.
He told MailOnline: 'I run a successful business and these people are just trying to ruin that.
'I have not done anything to deserve this. I work hard and I give back to the community. People say I show off but I don't.
'If I wanted to show off, I could say 'I am the ones with all the car, who are you, you peasants', but I don't say that.
'It is not a loss on a scale where I am losing my sleep over it. But it's just cowardly and I hope these people are found.'
Mr Iqbal's father Saleem originally set up Platinum Executive Travel, which offers Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley models for hire, in Birmingham.
Now the teenager - who says his family runs by the motto that 'what's my father's is mine' - also helps runs the business.
He has more than 160,000 followers on the photo-sharing app Instagram, where he dazzles his fans with pictures of his latest cars, and proclaims that he is 'not your average 19-year-old lad'.
He also posts photos of himself with his luxury cars on Twitter, where his profile reads 'Let Your Lamborghini Make The Noise'.
But he says this prolific online presence - which he believes might have been a motive behind the attacks - is often taken in the wrong way.
He said: 'I post those things because I want people to be motivated by my success. If they are motivated to succeed and say I was their motivation, then I have won.
'Even things like the name 'Lord' - it was just a stage name. People might not like it but I can call myself what I want. I won't let people call me that in person.
'I have done nothing to upset people. The worst thing I have done is post some photos of some Lamborghinis but that's not me being flash - they are just flash cars.
Lord Aleem Facebook Offical Account.
Lord Aleem Facebook Offical Page.
'Lots of people buy themselves a Lord title for £20 these days and noone comments. I didn't buy one because why would I spend £20 buying a title when I have a number plate worth thousands with the name on it.
The first arson attack took place after Mr Iqbal hired out a new £340,000 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster for a wedding on Friday last week.
But hours later, the car was set alight outside a house in Luton, Bedfordshire, by three hooded men.
The group was captured on CCTV driving to the site in a Mercedes 4 X 4 before dousing the car in petrol.
Five days later, three more of his luxury cars, worth around £200,000, were destroyed in a second attack close to the family business, which was also captured on CCTV.
Two Audi R8 Spyder supercars and a Bentley Flying Spur were parked in a hotel car park, near to where the company is building a new showroom, when the arson attack took place.
Speaking after the first attack, he said: 'I’m not really in a great state of mind at the moment - I’ve had half a million pounds worth of cars destroyed in the last few days.
'I’m not sure if its an attack on my family because they would have come directly after me or my family if that was the case.
'However, I do believe it could be a vile act of jealousy towards my business or it could just be mindless vandals on an arson spree.
'Either way, one thing is for sure they will be caught and when they do I suggest you sit back and enjoy the show because they will be going down for a long time.
Euromillions: Is Aleem Iqbal the mystery 18-year-old who landed £22m jackpot?
He lives an extravagant life that most teenagers can only dream about.
Regularly posing in front of a fleet of supercars worth twice as much as an average family home, 18-year-old Aleem Iqbal seems to have it all.
But for a man who thinks nothing of showing off his seemingly vast wealth on social media, Aleem was yesterday at pains to stress he was NOT the mystery teenager who scooped £22million on the Euromillions lottery last March – even though his family and friends insist the exact opposite.
Aleem took to Twitter yesterday to deny he had landed the massive windfall, which would make him the biggest teen lottery winner in Britain.
A £22million victory would more than double the £9,736,000 netted by self-proclaimed King of Chavs Michael Carroll – who won aged 19 but blew his fortune on drink and drugs.
So far, teen winners include Callie Rogers, of Cumbria, who won £1.9million in 2003 aged 16, and Ianthe Fullagar, also from Cumbria, who scooped more than £7million on the EuroMillions in 2008 aged 18.
Tracey Makin, of Glengormley, Co Antrim, was another young Lottery winner, scooping £1million aged 16 in 1998.
But adamant he had not joined the club, Aleem insisted on Twitter yesterday: “I haven’t won £22million, I wish I did.
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