Beware the $3 Massage Parlors

CamExpat · Post by **CamExpat** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:05 pm

So 2 questions on this, cause it seems to be in common with previous postings:

1) why are people carrying so much cash with them to places where their wallets are going to be out of reach.
2) how are the police successfully 'catching' these folks on a he said / she said situation long after the theft occurs?

This time next day... last time I think it was sometime later. I can understand if the victim realised on the spot and kicked up a fuss on the spot and called the police... but next day?

Clearly still new to Cambodia and have some things to learn.

Anthony's Weiner · Post by **Anthony's Weiner** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:20 pm

LIVIDZX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:57 pm Another one?! Seriously, wallet underneath the pillow your head is resting on - how hard can it be?

For the young guys hard, us older guys probably not that hard or if hard not that long

willyhilly · Post by **willyhilly** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:32 pm

Did he pay them with the fake dollars. If so at least he saved three bucks.

fax · Post by **fax** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:19 am

CamExpat wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:05 pm how are the police successfully 'catching' these folks

They use their own police massage technique.

icetiger81 · Post by **icetiger81** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:26 pm

A fool and his money are soon separated...

onico · Post by **onico** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:59 pm

How I look when I walk around Phnom Penh with 600$ in my pocket :

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:04 pm

onico wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:59 pm How I look when I walk around Phnom Penh with 600$ in my pocket :

indigoindigo · Post by **indigoindigo** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:01 pm

Getting mugged or pick pocketed is always a risk, why not carry around $600

SternAAlbifrons · Post by **SternAAlbifrons** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:57 am

Personally, when i have that much cash in my pocket i tend to walk with a bit of a swagger.

bazbsg · Post by **bazbsg** » Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:53 am

Mister1107 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:27 am A warning to anyone using the massage parlours on and near St 172.

I went there last night but made the stupid mistake of just getting money out of an ATM.
I thought I was playing safe by putting my pants on the bed beside me instead of the clothes hook by the door.

Only when I got back to my room did I notice the fake 100usd bill and was also missing 40. I thought straight away the ATM had given me the fake bill but remembered reading this thread and realised I had been robbed during the massage. There must have been someone hiding in the room who came out and stole the money and swapped the 100usd bill . Didn't hear a thing.

I'm down 140usd and was tempted to call the police but don't want my mug plastered all over the internet.

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This happened to me too, probably in the same massage place. Street 19 near street 172. My two real $100 bills got exchanged for two fake ones with the word COPY on the front and the same serial number on both bills. I didn't use any ATM there and this is the only place an exchange could have taken place. Unfortunately I didn't find out until a week later when I had already left Cambodia and was trying to exchange money in Indonesia.

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