Siem Reap: Two ATMs smashed and 200K USD taken away

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Re: Siem Reap: Two ATMs smashed and 200K USD taken away

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prahkeitouj wrote:Why did they know how to smash it and get money?


However, i still feel that Siem Reap is really safe. Every time i was there, i walked alone in the middle of the night to the guesthouse and nothing happened.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: Siem Reap: Two ATMs smashed and 200K USD taken away

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It really is the wild west!

However, there are cameras in every corner of every country now. Crime in the old days must have been child’s play.

In the first world what could you do with 200K as a fugitive? Cross state lines and you have phoebe on you. Even with throw away pre-paid phones and non-GPS, non-computerized modes of transportation, your chances of never getting caught are less than 1% in the states?

Cambodia is a bit more intriguing and CEO members are already calling it an inside job!

Samouth, shouldn't you feel more safe than barang anyways. You can develop street smarts and a sixth sense for danger in your home country better than barang visitors, no?
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In Cambodia, it's always an inside job.
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Re: Siem Reap: Two ATMs smashed and 200K USD taken away

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Apparently they used gas torches. And I thin arresting the security guards was a good idea.....
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