Warning Over Bogus Websites and Fake Cambodian Visas

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Warning Over Bogus Websites and Fake Cambodian Visas

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Cambodia warns tourists over use of fake visa websites
By Phnom Penh Post - February 8, 2019

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia yesterday urged tourists to avoid websites offering e-visas for the country after receiving fresh reports of tourists being ripped off and losing their money.

The country’s ministry warned prospective visitors to only use its official website as there is no legal framework in place to get back any money that is lost.

The call comes after the ministry found bogus websites – including cambodiaimmigration.org, which charged one unsuspecting tourist $300 – falsely claiming to be able to obtain e-visas for visitors to the Kingdom.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:06 am Cambodia warns tourists over use of fake visa websites
By Phnom Penh Post - February 8, 2019

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia yesterday urged tourists to avoid websites offering e-visas for the country after receiving fresh reports of tourists being ripped off and losing their money.

The country’s ministry warned prospective visitors to only use its official website as there is no legal framework in place to get back any money that is lost.

The call comes after the ministry found bogus websites – including cambodiaimmigration.org, which charged one unsuspecting tourist $300 – falsely claiming to be able to obtain e-visas for visitors to the Kingdom.
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According to the ministry’s official website, an application for an e-visa for tourists should be made at evisa.gov.kh. An e-visa is valid for three months and costs $36.
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The visa is valid for 3 months from date of issue, which means you must enter Cambodia within those 3 months, but you still only receive 1 months stay... so many people get confused by this and believe that they're actually allowed to spend 3 months in Cambodia.

Same with visas issued in advance from Cambodian Embassies/consulates.
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isnt there a credit card fee on top of the $36, ( used to be)
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I only recently researched e-visa's and it occurred to me how easily this could be done. For any e-crook, this would be a sure fire moneymaker.
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February 7, 2019
Warning issued over crooked visas
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on the public and tourists not to pay e-visa fees through private tour agencies overseas because they are overcharging and cheating tourists.

Tho Samnang, deputy director-general of the legal and consular department at the ministry, said an Australian tourist recently paid $300 to apply for an e-visa through a private company overseas when the true cost is $36.


“A new case happened on Monday when an Australian tourist paid $300 for an e-visa,” Mr Samnang said. “Our ministry has only one official website which issues e-visas and we charge only $36.”

He said tourists should avoid using the website cambodiaimmigration.org because it cheats travellers. He noted the official website is evisa.gov.kh.

Mr Samnang said that in 2017, the ministry found seven overseas private tour agencies helping tourists apply for e-visas. He noted that the ministry has advised Cambodian embassies overseas not to issue e-visas to agents from the agencies.

“There was one website charging a tourist $90 in 2016 but they could not issue the e-visa and then they forwarded those documents to our ministry. So we detected their IP address and we did not issue e-visas for them because if we allow other websites to be able to issue e-visas, charges will be higher,” Mr Samnang said. “If the fee for e-visas is expensive, tourists will complain to our embassies abroad and then they will decide not to visit Cambodia.”

“If the visa fee is high, they will write negative comments on the website,” he added.

Mr Samnang said Cambodian officials were unable to block all websites cheating travellers because their IP addresses are located in other countries.
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