Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
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Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
Kampong Thom, Cambodia News: On August 8, 2018, at 11 am, a 46-year-old man and his wife Roeun Pi, 44-year-old, got scammed into exchanging their life savings in gold for a small worthless statue, in Kampong Thom.
The police said that on August 5, two unknown suspects drove into a small village where they met the victims, saying they were looking for some land to buy. Then, on August 8, the suspects called the victims to say that they had a fabulous statue which was like a treasure, and they would sell it to them for only $10,000.
So the victims went and dug up all the gold that they were saving for their retirement, and they gave it to these people because they trusted them.
Unfortunately, the people they trusted were crooks, who took the gold from the victims, and then left them with a statue that is worth nothing. Eventually, the victims realised that they had been scammed, and they didn't know what to do because they were ashamed of having being so foolish. However, they told their neighbor, who called the police, and the authorities are now on the outlook for the scammers.
(Needless to say, the scammers were not answering their telephone.)
The police said that on August 5, two unknown suspects drove into a small village where they met the victims, saying they were looking for some land to buy. Then, on August 8, the suspects called the victims to say that they had a fabulous statue which was like a treasure, and they would sell it to them for only $10,000.
So the victims went and dug up all the gold that they were saving for their retirement, and they gave it to these people because they trusted them.
Unfortunately, the people they trusted were crooks, who took the gold from the victims, and then left them with a statue that is worth nothing. Eventually, the victims realised that they had been scammed, and they didn't know what to do because they were ashamed of having being so foolish. However, they told their neighbor, who called the police, and the authorities are now on the outlook for the scammers.
(Needless to say, the scammers were not answering their telephone.)
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Re: Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
Goes to show how stupid some people are. Why did they not just sell their Lexus to get the 10,000 dollars and leave their life savings in gold in the ground.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Re: Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
They are also stupid for believing that something so small is a statue. I'd call it a figurine or a statuette.
It's amazing that a pair of imbeciles such as this couple could amass 10K in savings.
It's amazing that a pair of imbeciles such as this couple could amass 10K in savings.
Re: Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
..... a sucker is born every minute
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Re: Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
Who has 10k buried in the ground????
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Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Re: Credulous Couple Scammed of their Life Savings in Gold for Worthless Statue
What is the statue supposed to do? Maybe they aren't using it correctly
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