function sampGetPlayerIdByNickname(nick)
    local _, myid = sampGetPlayerIdByCharHandle(playerPed)
    if tostring(nick) == sampGetPlayerNickname(myid) then return myid end
    for i = 0, 1000 do if sampIsPlayerConnected(i) and sampGetPlayerNickname(i) == tostring(nick) then return i end end
		return -1
end