Comments on: One Bizarre Night — Poker Scam in Saigon

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:21:56 +0000

Same thing happened to me in Saigon. Interesting to read someone elses experience on it. I walked out as soon as it became clear they wanted me to gamble for money. I felt a bit stupid for having been i the situation in the first place. But they certainly prey on peoples politeness and its all so well choreographed its easy to walk into.

By: wes

wes — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:35:40 +0000

It’s all Dave’s fault! ;)

Not really. He had sense enough to walk away early so there really wasn’t anything for him to talk about.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:36:03 +0000

Just to update everyone, as of April, 2012 various Filipino groups are actively doing this scam in both Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. I am in Phnom Penh and have been approached by Filipinos on three separate occasions in the past three weeks. They always started by asking where I bought my shirt. When I told them I was here for several months, they ended the conversation in a few sentences. The third time I told the man I was here for a few days he showed me pictures of his wife and daughter, which I believe were fake because they looked like models. The story is always the same: his/her daughter/sister is going to my country to work in an ambulance/be a nurse etc. They have all the capital cities memorized, and have a bunch of things they say to make it look like they’re established people. I.e. one told me his wife owns the store across the street, etc. I really hope police do more to catch them.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:33:10 +0000

Because Dave didn’t know … at the time we briefly talked about it, the only thing we knew was that Wes had met some guy and was going to catch up for a chat again the next day. I wasn’t even certain that what had happened to me that day was even a scam – it felt like one, but I’d walked away before I could be certain.

Of course, 24 hours later there was a very different story to tell. ;-)

By: teenie

teenie — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:18:40 +0000

this is creepy..
and dave is like a ghost.. wonder why he didn’t stop you from going with them knowing exactly that he experienced the same scam as you were about to experience..