German Backpacker TOBIAS RUNCK Gets Scammed €9,000 by Tuk-Tuk Driver & Overstays Cambodia Visa 6 Months

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Re: German Backpacker TOBIAS RUNCK Gets Scammed €9,000 by Tuk-Tuk Driver & Overstays Cambodia Visa 6 Months

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Jerry Atrick wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 12:10 pm Image

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This is from a friends facebook feed. It says something about land? Google translate gibberish?
FB doesn't use GT, it uses its own terrible translation.

GT's marginal better one reads:
Why a small number of Cambodians want to have their own way, but they are trying to make fun of each other, but cheating on each other, and even getting to know each other. I've taken him to bed at my house. Help her get more but just like you and me ❤️🙏
His name is Tobi Crank (age 29)
He is German
He was cheated for $ 8,000, bought land, named his name in Siem Reap (he had pictures, cheating, and documents)
And he does not have money to travel to his hometown. He wants to go back to his country
He has been in the airport three weeks
The embassy did not see it
This is what he said to me
Please help share each one Cambodian brothers
He does not have money to buy food


Was he cheated out of $8000 in a fraudulent land deal?
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I just logged in to point out that for a 6-month overstay, he needed €9,000??? Something more to the story.

Now it appears that there is indeed more to the story!
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timmydownawell wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 12:21 pm
Was he cheated out of $8000 in a fraudulent land deal?
I'm wondering if he bought land and put it in his gf's name, because she loved him so much. Once the deal was finished, she decided to stop loving him so much.

Still can't be sure though, with such poor translations and lack of inside knowledge.
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Kammekor wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 10:21 am
Pisshead wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 1:07 am my family wouldnt send me 8 Euro let alone 8000 Euros.

let this be a warning not to trust Locals in SEA.
Back home would let a random taxi driver withdraw 9000 USD from your account?
I believe the money was sent to the tuk-tuk driver's account as the German didn't have one.
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Cam Nivag wrote:
Equinix wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 10:25 am
He should have used MG or WU and go to collect the cash together (sure, more expensive but way more secure)
I think he says that he couldn't collect the money at Western Union because he didn't have a valid visa.

Is that ture? Does Western Union check for valid visas? Why? Have they always done that?

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What the german could have done was had the mom send it by Western Union to the tuk tuk driver, don't tell the tuk tuk driver the code, then go with the driver to Western Union and have him collect it. Of course, the driver could still collect the money in front of the kid at Western Union and then try do a runner with the money and tell the kid to fuck off, but that's harder.
That's what I implied. Go together with a person that has a valid ID. The person you go with doesn't have the security number that corresponds with the transfer so no change of getting fcked over (unless they run out of the bank)

WU started checking for a valid visa maybe a year ago.
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The entire point of the secret question/security number on the Western Union transaction

Is that you do not need ID or passport

That is why there is

A security question

Or a PIN

Instead

wow
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It's been quite a long time since I've used western union, as their rates are extortionate, but I recall there was a fairly low limit upon what one could receive without presenting ID.

Some bollox about anti money laundering.
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fax wrote:The entire point of the secret question/security number on the Western Union transaction

Is that you do not need ID or passport

That is why there is

A security question

Or a PIN

Instead

wow
You get a transfer number (MTCN) when you sent a WU transaction. The receiver needs this nr. Without it you won't get your money. (so the tuktuk driver couldn't steal the money)

I've never done it with a secret phrase. But i would imagine that the bank employees would still ask for ID (it's Cambodia).

They also ask what your job is, your phone number and address. (you can, just write whatever you want as nobody will verify it, but I've been asked what I do for work when I wrote in self employed)

Will​ try using a security phrase next time I get a payment through western union =)
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 4:10 pm It's been quite a long time since I've used western union, as their rates are extortionate, but I recall there was a fairly low limit upon what one could receive without presenting ID.

Some bollox about anti money laundering.
Yeah, no ID needed if receiving $1000 or under.
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Equinix wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 4:12 pm They also ask what your job is, your phone number and address.
Yes, the AML KYC is very tedious. Thankfully I only use WU when my international cards break and I'm sure the data collected goes straight to the Greatest Holy US of A.
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