Any tips on what can be done about this...
Just heard of a disturbing incident that took place last night. It isn't the first time it has happened and I feel people should know. The supermarket on Sivatha that is open late and next to X-bar has a weird scam going on. This was recounted to me by a girl who was present throughout the whole incident and assured me the guy was innocent. Last night around 2:30-3am a french backpacker was accused of stealing a packet of condoms that he had just placed on the counter to purchase. He was then beaten repeatedly and told to pay $125. The shop workers refused to show camera footage and demanded he pay. The police arrived, the bribe was reduced but he was still made to pay.
The guy was terrified and shaken, the other travellers helped him pay the bribe as he only had $10.
Siem Reap shop may be falsely accusing foreigners of shoplifting then beating and extorting them
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Siem Reap shop may be falsely accusing foreigners of shoplifting then beating and extorting them
Saw this post on the Siem Reap Expats Facebook page.
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Yes, that's certainly possible. The Siem Reap expats are saying on FB that this particular shop has a terrible reputation and I'm trying to flesh out the specifics of that.epidemiks wrote:May be. May also be that the French backpacker tried to lift some frangers.
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It's the Baby Milk Scam shop so who knows what they are prepared to do? False accusations and assault in front of witnesses is more than a little beyond scamming a naive tourist though.gavinmac wrote:Yes, that's certainly possible. The Siem Reap expats are saying on FB that this particular shop has a terrible reputation and I'm trying to flesh out the specifics of that.epidemiks wrote:May be. May also be that the French backpacker tried to lift some frangers.
Re: Siem Reap shop may be falsely accusing foreigners of shoplifting then beating and extorting them
Not sure if your investigation would go this far GM, but curious if the Frenchman was disabled/wheelchair-bound also?
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Buy your condoms in the cold light of day like any self respecting monger and this would never happen
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What's the bet they have connections? Sounds like they had money in the early days, when nobody but the gov/ military had any to set something up. How long have they been open for?the_purple_turtle wrote:I was short changed in there and then pushed out of the shop by tuk tuk drivers several years ago. Nearly got ugly.
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Re: Siem Reap shop may be falsely accusing foreigners of shoplifting then beating and extorting them
Yes, the MILK-FOR-THE-BABY SCAM place.
Horrible people
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Re: Siem Reap shop may be falsely accusing foreigners of shoplifting then beating and extorting them
So I'm guessing she didn't fuck that dirty backpacker that night.
The problem with the world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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The CCTV shows him pocketing the condoms & walking out, French fucker got off lightly with a shoeing, he would have been arrested & taken to court in most countries.
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How do you know what the CCTV shows?Steve Zodiac wrote:The CCTV shows him pocketing the condoms & walking out, French fucker got off lightly with a shoeing, he would have been arrested & taken to court in most countries.
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