Common scam patterns — Cambodia
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Editorial notice
Patterns documented from public scam reports and provider feedback. New patterns emerge; report new ones to us via /contact.
- Operators that present voluntourism inside residential children's institutions as a normal option — Cambodia is the textbook orphanage-tourism case; refuse on first mention.
- Tuk-tuk drivers offering 'tours' of orphanages or 'visits' to children's homes — never engage.
- Programs collecting fees in cash on arrival rather than via a registered bank account.
- Vague 'community development' framing without naming the specific Cambodian partner organisation.