Scam scares tourists all the time, especially first-time travelers. The beauty of the country is one thing, but the way a few local people treat tourists is just another way. Every tourist look for welcoming smile from the place they visit. In Siem Reap, one of the largest tourist destination, with no surprise, scam is just starting to grow. However, being informed of the situation is likely the most important thing of wise travelers.

The scam involves offering a ridiculously cheap bus fare to get you on board then extorting money from you by forcing you to buy visa’s at inflated prices, exposing you exclusively to their money changers and delivering you to their guesthouse in Siem Reap which of course is inconveniently located outside of town. The whole racket is obviously quite profitable for nearly everyone involved. Easy money like this is rare in poverty stricken Cambodia.