You got this story from him for your TH-cam , you almost left until he asked you for little help .... and you wrote on your screen : I got scammed or the story is true ....😢😢😢
I lived in Phnom Penh from 2006 to 2008. This guy notoriously panhandled along the riverside and in expat areas. I'm 100% its the same guy. I'm sure other folks will verify this. The story he gave me is that he was deported from the US due to his gang affiliation. He would give other stories to other folks. I'm not saying his 4 year stint in prison was a lie, but he does have a reputation of talking nonsense. I'm honestly surprised he's still alive.
it's the same dude. Google "scammer steve" phnom penh. He's a khmer gangbanger deported from the usa when they yanked his green card after he took part in a murder. Lots of ex USA khmer deportees around. they stick out like a sore thumb. trash of long beach
@@CSarraga You risky. I wouldn't ever deal with something random on the side of the road in that country. Especially with someone I didn't know and a controlled substance.
I knew his story was BS when he said he went to jail for four years for weed in *Cambodia* . If you get caught you can literally ask the cop if you can "pay the fine" (bribe) and get out of it, and that's if the police even bother you. You can literally buy happy pizza anywhere and you can get weed delivered from the store. They'll crucify you for coke or heroine or meth, but weed in Cambodia may as well be oregano.
Steve is well known in Cambodia. He was in jail a few years ago for stealing a woman's handbag in Siem Reap. He never tried to pull anything on me so I always chat to him when I see him. He used fantastic stories to dupe people. He was from Laos and he was crossing into Cambodia and he got "gassed" on the bus and lost his passport. All he needed was some money to get to a church a few miles away. Anyway he's a former gangbanger Cambodian who was deported after a long prison sentence in the US. There were quite a few Cambodian refugees who moved to the US but through neglect or ignorance never actually applied for permanent residency/ citizenship. So after his sentence was served he was sent to Cambodia.
That was very kind of you. I do believe in giving and you never know. When I give someone money I always look at it as if whatever they do with it is no longer my business. If they want to change they will if they don’t that’s on them. I did my part in trying to help.
I work at the airport. I met alot of american citizens who had seek help from american embassy in cambodia. I remember one case vividly where the embassy made alot of arrangements for the citizen, they gave him like $1300 worth of trip money, booked him a flight home. In no way that embassy would let its own citizen starved like that. There is something fishy about his story. He maybe is a cambodian american who committed crime in the US, and got deported back to Cambodia.
@@oioioioioioioioio my point is don't believe him, he's a scammer. He can say that he is a Thai American, Vietnam American, or whatever. He's trying to scam you out of your sympathy
Once you're an American citizen by naturalization, you cannot be deported to your home country for a crime unless you are a PERMANENT RESIDENT aka a Green Card holder.
He's been scamming people for so many years including me and some of my friends with his stories since 2008. He said his passport was stolen and he needed help. It's been along time and he hasn't changed. I live here in Cambodia.
@@lexus3983 you can get a green card and then if you commit a crime it gets taken away and u get kicked out. A lot of guys like him never got their citizhenship as in the states you can live without it.
@@lexus3983If anyone is not a US citizen, s/he will get deported to their Motherland after they served their time even with green cards unless their original country doesn't accept deportation.
@@lexus3983 People get deported on green cards all the time, especially Cambodians. Unless you convert your permanent residency into citizenship by naturalizing, you are potentially subject to deportation if you commit a crime in America. Many Cambodians never sought to formally obtain citizenship, so they end up in situations like this guy.
As a Cambodian and living in Cambodia for almost thirty years and never been abroad before just yet. I can tell you that is 50 truth, 50 lier… depend on you bud! Stay safe and good luck 🍀
Nothing worse than not knowing . But he speaks like he from the hood . My thoughts are he’d been deported from the U. S. And he’s nowhere to go and this is what he does to get by . Rule of thumb when traveling . You’re a tourist ,just don’t get entangled into something that would …and could …… 😊😮
After reading the commens. the people whom interacted with in years ago indicate that he nust have been deported from the US and now makes up stories to get cash....
My gut instinct is that he’s a scammer. Just the way he kept mentioning that he has to wait a few days with no money until he gets his passport…as if to remind you.
Yea I noticed that he made great effort to remind me repeatedly lol.... Did some Google searches on him and there are a few forums talking about Steve the Laotian scammer. May do a follow up video on him..
I'm thinking he isn't Laotian but if he is then it's a very small percentage. He seems more like a deportee of Khmer-American background. Not many Laotians come out here and generally when they do they don't do stupid things.
I have met many Lao Nyaw people in Long beach, California who are Lao descent but their parents born in Battambang, Cambodia. He could be telling the truth about his ethnicity but not other part of his story😂.
Wow after watching the video I really believed him. After reading the comments, I did some research on him and he’s definitely a scammer. There are multiple people who claimed he told them similar stories then asked for money to help. Damn he’s a really good liar lmaaoo
He says he's been in prison for 4 years and he just got out... he was in Siem Reap with us during the covid! I even still have a photo with him from 2020! lol
He sounds believable. After reading other comments on him being a scammer, you never know. If he was at least you got a good story from him. If not damn sucks 4 years after a undercover tuktuk driver. I was warned a lot of not buying anything from tuktuk drivers because they might be undercover.
Hey bro hope you keeping well... Yea, after doing a few searches on him it looks like he might be the scammer that people on Reddit were talking about 😅
Good story bro but u should at least pay the dude something cos u making good content from the story 42k hits on this vid as I'm commenting so he's giving ur channel watch time, cheers for the content.
The Cambodian government should deport every person who gets out of jail back to their own country. Maybe they don’t have enough funds. But, this is a must for hardcore crimes like being a pedo or murderer.
Life is up and down. Things happen, if you're have nothing good to say then, rather not say anything at all. Helps if you can, sometimes people judge how they look and assume. Be the sunshine 🌞, lift each other up when one's feel down. If you are good 👍 to others, that's your blessing. The world 🌎 ♥️ would be a better place if we start caring for one's another.
It's great to help people who are down on luck and want to stand up on their own, but some people just dont want to stand tall. Just look at homeless people in the US!
Lots of cambodian who committed crimes back in the u.s whos not a u.s citizen do get deported back. And there is lots of them back to Cambodia. I dont think hes Loatian or from Laos before if he in Cambodia now.
, happens alot out here now since the gov is shadowing and people all scared. the us embassy is. not helping anyone now ive goñe there 10 times ànd no one is there too help at all..
I hope the Cambodian authorities don't see this video because he dude said he's going to hire someone to beat up the undercover cop before he leaves. That's probably at least 10 years..
I met this guy more than 2 mounts ago in Batambong. And that time he tell a story that he get out yesterday from a jail because he bit up a podopil and need money to go to Pp to the American Embassy in short a con artist
His english is very good and the story sounds convincing to me.. Heard of similar things.. In many of those countries you cant trust the police, they want to make money with you
@@matt62381 Because people didnt trust his story. Me stating that his english is very good was connected to me saying that his story sounds convincing.
I believe in karma. He was an engineer mechanic and didn't realize where he is valued at. So with bad habits of buying illegal street products and from another country, I think he was playing with fire. That's if he's sorry if true. But overall, I would help only enough to get by one day. At least, there's a promise tomorrow. Keep up the great work. P.s, it looks like there's a bunch of scammers in that area in my opinion.
He's a a scammer deported from the USA 20 years ago for a murder charge. He's not from Laos and he is a prolific and well known street hustler and scammer in Phnom Penh. This is hilarious tbf
@@TRUTHx247 I been seeing Steve do his thing for around 14 years now. He gets all around Cambodia, Siam Reap, Kampot, Siahnoukville, Phnom Penh etc. Where there's tourists; there's ole steve
@@riptwan Yeah, so I get the scamming part. But to say he’s not from Laos or other personal details about the man, I’d like to know specifically the sources. Otherwise, just stick to him being a scammer. I’m not saying he’s from Laos or not from Laos but no one seems to know for sure except make assumptions based off their own personal biases and stereotypes. His English sounds as tho he had been living in the states so at least that part is true. However, his actual ethnic identity, he could be anything. Everyone knows drugs are cheap in Asia so many people of all backgrounds flock to countries like Cambodia, thailand, Vietnam, etc.
everytime i bump into this guy he asks for money telling me he just got outta prison. He probably ran out of storage space in his head for all the people he's asked for money and told them how he just got outta prison. I gave hime some money the first time and by the second time 7 months later when i bumped into him again he had forgotten and asked for some money and how he just got outta jail.
Hey Cambo, I subbed you 3 weeks ago. Thanks for coming! Yea, too many red flags while talking to him. Maybe should do a follow up video. Hopefully we meet soon brother ✌️
Yea a little bit of misinformation with the 7/11. Maybe he meant that he walked from around where the 7/11 is 😅.... I gave him what I had in my wallet. 500 RL.... I think I'll survive
(if i’m not mistaken) dude’s shirt is from Boy Blues Bar in Chiang Mai. “Boy” (Thirasak Konchanthet) was a great musician and a very cool, friendly guy who died just recently… 😕. give this a 👍 or a comment if you knew him…
Fools around with drugs and be a friends with people who are fooling around with drugs and using drug, you know what’s going to happen to your life in the long runs. Lesson learners, work hard , do good and be good to society’s also be a decent human being, lives will be easy if you follow the and respect the law no matter where you live in.
I must say, he really has a Cambodian accent when speaking English, definitely not Laos. I'll definitely not fall for this scam when I go to Cambodia. I am schocked that this goes on over there. Cambodia has really developed over the years. Take care.
Are you really that stupid He is Lao you're can't tell because you're never have Lao people as a friend . And the things Cambodia never develop its still look like shit .
I laugh so hard when Trini Explorer has a second thought and thinks out loud, "Did I just get scammed? Was his story true?" Hahaha. Come on Trini Explorer, it is not like he is demanding from you like the panhandlers do to the people in the United States. Man, here where I live, the panhandlers are so horrible and they demand money and stuff and if you say you don't have any spare change for them, they threaten you and curse you and wish harm upon and stuff. And If you actually give them some, they keep demanding for more. I get this at a gas station and a groceries store. Trini Explorer if you did give this man something, please consider it that you are helping out another human being. Come to the United States and you will see lots of homeless in encampments along the freeways, sidewalks, and alleys, and in more hidden places. Cambodia does not have social services to provide its citizens to survive as human beings when they are down on their luck, let alone foreigners. My question remains is that how come Steve the mechanical engineer working for Ford Corporation in San Francisco still lives with his parents in the garage in the States. Haha. Also Trini Explorer with your skin complexion, people around the world will always think that you are blessed with having money, financial security, and Earthly bliss. Just play along and don't go around changing their perception of people with less melanin.
Thanks for the comment man! If this guy is Scammer Steve like some people in the comments have mentioned, then I don't agree with what he's doing. Telling lies for money is basically the definition of a scam. I don't think it matters whether they come from, the US or Laos, whether they are aggressive panhandlers or passive scammers. They're all there for one reason, to extort money. Think about the amount of people he's done that too (if he is Scammer Steve). My friend sitting behind me who lived in Cambodia for a while said that his story was bs. I gave him some cash anyway, albeit, not alot. Ill do some research and do another vid on him.
@triniexplorer6176 I agree. If this guy is a professional scammer taking advantage of Westerners's sympathy, you have to expose him to the world. I also hate money extorters. He did give you a timeline of when he is allowed to get his passport back so that he could use it as a form of ID to access his personal funds so that he could buy a one way ticket back to the states. I also see videos of non-Asian Westerners who are hungry and penniless walking the streets of Cambodia. That is why I thought this guy could be in the same boat, suffering the consequences of his bad choices. If possible, could you find out more about this street smart guy from the American Embassy nearby? In the United States there is a system to provide for everyone to survive as human beings by meeting their basic survival needs. Over in Cambodia, I don't think there is such a thing called the department of social services.
When you visit another country, it’s a luxury not a right, & you should be at your best behavior, and know the laws and follow it before you go. If you break the law, they have every right to give you the maximum because you are a visitor and disrespecting the country. They go in there and breaking the laws.
Offer to Pay the man for the interview ya tight arse, you be making money from the video and you waited for him to ask, didn't offer, last video on this chanel I watch....
Gritty episode where Steve tells his story of being set up by the Cambodian police. 'LIKE' 'COMMENT' and 'SUBSCRIBE'. Thanks and Enjoy ✌️
Hey bro
@@serdarklych4352 Hello brother!
Can we have a quick chat neighbor? Don't wanna knock your door in case you're still sleeping bro 👊🏼
I'm Cambodian , I believe him for some reason ...
You got this story from him for your TH-cam , you almost left until he asked you for little help .... and you wrote on your screen : I got scammed or the story is true ....😢😢😢
I lived in Phnom Penh from 2006 to 2008. This guy notoriously panhandled along the riverside and in expat areas. I'm 100% its the same guy. I'm sure other folks will verify this. The story he gave me is that he was deported from the US due to his gang affiliation. He would give other stories to other folks. I'm not saying his 4 year stint in prison was a lie, but he does have a reputation of talking nonsense. I'm honestly surprised he's still alive.
a lot of deportees don't make it too long. cambodia is rough. Rougher than the mean streets of long beach
it's the same dude. Google "scammer steve" phnom penh. He's a khmer gangbanger deported from the usa when they yanked his green card after he took part in a murder. Lots of ex USA khmer deportees around. they stick out like a sore thumb. trash of long beach
yup. i lived there in a few years back and once he sold me fake weed for a few bucks.
@@CSarraga You risky. I wouldn't ever deal with something random on the side of the road in that country. Especially with someone I didn't know and a controlled substance.
I saw him in Kampot last year,sleeping in the street.
Met him a month ago on riverside and again just today near the TTP market. His passport will still "be ready in 5 days"
I talked to this guy 3 weeks ago and he told me a completely different story. Definitely something wrong with him. Of course he wanted money also.
I guess the jury's out then 😅. I'll definitely have to do a follow up vid. Thanks for the comment ✌️
The SR expat scene knows all about this guy. I’ve dealt with him before. Used to use Church story to ask fir money.
@@sean13People will believe anything. Keep buying into the lies 😂
What story did he tell you?
I knew his story was BS when he said he went to jail for four years for weed in *Cambodia* . If you get caught you can literally ask the cop if you can "pay the fine" (bribe) and get out of it, and that's if the police even bother you. You can literally buy happy pizza anywhere and you can get weed delivered from the store. They'll crucify you for coke or heroine or meth, but weed in Cambodia may as well be oregano.
i met that guy when i went on vacation there 2 years ago.....he said the same story..lol
Steve is well known in Cambodia. He was in jail a few years ago for stealing a woman's handbag in Siem Reap. He never tried to pull anything on me so I always chat to him when I see him. He used fantastic stories to dupe people. He was from Laos and he was crossing into Cambodia and he got "gassed" on the bus and lost his passport. All he needed was some money to get to a church a few miles away. Anyway he's a former gangbanger Cambodian who was deported after a long prison sentence in the US. There were quite a few Cambodian refugees who moved to the US but through neglect or ignorance never actually applied for permanent residency/ citizenship. So after his sentence was served he was sent to Cambodia.
ok so he said he's a Mechanical engineer, so that was bullshit then?
That was very kind of you. I do believe in giving and you never know. When I give someone money I always look at it as if whatever they do with it is no longer my business. If they want to change they will if they don’t that’s on them. I did my part in trying to help.
I work at the airport. I met alot of american citizens who had seek help from american embassy in cambodia. I remember one case vividly where the embassy made alot of arrangements for the citizen, they gave him like $1300 worth of trip money, booked him a flight home. In no way that embassy would let its own citizen starved like that. There is something fishy about his story. He maybe is a cambodian american who committed crime in the US, and got deported back to Cambodia.
Yeah, I was thinking the same way. Somthing does not add up.
Bruh you don’t listen well. He said he’s originally from Laos so Laotian American.
@@oioioioioioioioio my point is don't believe him, he's a scammer. He can say that he is a Thai American, Vietnam American, or whatever. He's trying to scam you out of your sympathy
Yes, the US embassy does financially assist its citizens to return home.
He could be a scammer.
Once you're an American citizen by naturalization, you cannot be deported to your home country for a crime unless you are a PERMANENT RESIDENT aka a Green Card holder.
Don’t feel bad for doing good deeds bro. You got one plus subscribers out of me.
Thanks bro! 🐟
i see this guy regularly in SR , sleeping on the small bridges across the river ... allways different story ... he's got a lot of imagination :)
Met him too…told his prison story then saw him with a case of beers one time then saw him in Battambang…he lies every chance he gets bro…
Looks like the same guy I met 6 months ago
Told me his brother was sending him a passport, he’d lost it ,
Sounds legit. Im from California, he has that cali accent when he speaks
He's been scamming people for so many years including me and some of my friends with his stories since 2008. He said his passport was stolen and he needed help. It's been along time and he hasn't changed. I live here in Cambodia.
There may be some truth to his story. My theory is… his crime was committed in the states and once he got out of prison, he got deported to Cambodia.
He didn’t get green card? He was in the US from 1976?
@@lexus3983 you can get a green card and then if you commit a crime it gets taken away and u get kicked out. A lot of guys like him never got their citizhenship as in the states you can live without it.
@@lexus3983If anyone is not a US citizen, s/he will get deported to their Motherland after they served their time even with green cards unless their original country doesn't accept deportation.
@@lexus3983 People get deported on green cards all the time, especially Cambodians. Unless you convert your permanent residency into citizenship by naturalizing, you are potentially subject to deportation if you commit a crime in America. Many Cambodians never sought to formally obtain citizenship, so they end up in situations like this guy.
As a Cambodian and living in Cambodia for almost thirty years and never been abroad before just yet. I can tell you that is 50 truth, 50 lier… depend on you bud!
Stay safe and good luck 🍀
Same as Hun Sen Regime and now Hun Manet as NEW Prime Minister Serve as Viet Kong dogs 🐕👎🇻🇳❌🇻🇳👎
More like 99.99% liar, 0.01% truth 🤣🤣🤣
Nothing worse than not knowing . But he speaks like he from the hood . My thoughts are he’d been deported from the U. S. And he’s nowhere to go and this is what he does to get by .
Rule of thumb when traveling . You’re a tourist ,just don’t get entangled into something that would …and could …… 😊😮
You didnt get scams, you paid for an interview!
😆 yes it's important to think positively
Great storyteller. He deserved a few dollars for telling "just got out of jail story". 😅
His story was almost 💯 believable, except he kept reminding me that he needed some cash until he gets his passport back 😅
After reading the commens. the people whom interacted with in years ago indicate that he nust have been deported from the US and
now makes up stories to get cash....
I met this guy in Kampot in December last year. He said the same thing to me, that he just got out of jail the previous day 😂
My gut instinct is that he’s a scammer. Just the way he kept mentioning that he has to wait a few days with no money until he gets his passport…as if to remind you.
Yea I noticed that he made great effort to remind me repeatedly lol.... Did some Google searches on him and there are a few forums talking about Steve the Laotian scammer. May do a follow up video on him..
@@triniexplorer6176he is a known scammer... hope you didn't give him too much
Nah I believe him. His English sounds like he's from the states and he not hesitant with his stories.
@@BB-pq3vjhe's a straight up LIAR!! He got deported from Cali
@@triniexplorer6176he's Cambodian and got deported from the US - I personally know him and we all call him lying ass Steve
Some people make their own 'Luck'...this guy can't run fast enough to catch it...
Wasnt there another video of this guy from yrs ago talking about just getting out i believe it was from a fight.
His story is definitely a lie but I bet his real story is fascinating too. He surely did live in the USA with an accent like that.
why would you admit to the cameraman that youll get his ass whenever you get your passport back supposedly....just doesn't make sense 😂
He is a crook Cambodian and he changed his stories to different people he met.
He's not a cambodian.
I met Steve the day he was released and he told me he was incarcerated for 4 years for possession of a stolen motorcycle.
I'm thinking he isn't Laotian but if he is then it's a very small percentage. He seems more like a deportee of Khmer-American background. Not many Laotians come out here and generally when they do they don't do stupid things.
I have met many Lao Nyaw people in Long beach, California who are Lao descent but their parents born in Battambang, Cambodia. He could be telling the truth about his ethnicity but not other part of his story😂.
Upon his request the American embassy can issue a evacuation loan,, you must repay it.
Niceeee man. Your video exploded and you hitted 1k+! I'm happy for you! Good Vlogs! :))
Thank you my brother! Soi7 Jomtien beach 🫶
sounds convincing, even if he's lying, I would still help a brother...
Is he your brother if he lies to you?
Wow after watching the video I really believed him. After reading the comments, I did some research on him and he’s definitely a scammer. There are multiple people who claimed he told them similar stories then asked for money to help. Damn he’s a really good liar lmaaoo
3 lbs he is lukcy to be alive mind less 4 years in jail
Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks his native tongue 👹
Some people can never change,sometimes these people just needs to learn it the hard way.They do it to themselves.
He says he's been in prison for 4 years and he just got out...
he was in Siem Reap with us during the covid! I even still have a photo with him from 2020! lol
He sounds believable. After reading other comments on him being a scammer, you never know. If he was at least you got a good story from him. If not damn sucks 4 years after a undercover tuktuk driver. I was warned a lot of not buying anything from tuktuk drivers because they might be undercover.
Hey bro hope you keeping well... Yea, after doing a few searches on him it looks like he might be the scammer that people on Reddit were talking about 😅
@@triniexplorer6176 did you miss the part where he threatened to put a hit out on the driver who "set" him up?
@@worldlightchaser Yea a violent scammer. The worse kind 😅
Bless this man journey🙏🏽🙏🏽
Good story bro but u should at least pay the dude something cos u making good content from the story 42k hits on this vid as I'm commenting so he's giving ur channel watch time, cheers for the content.
The Cambodian government should deport every person who gets out of jail back to their own country. Maybe they don’t have enough funds. But, this is a must for hardcore crimes like being a pedo or murderer.
Once a conman is always a conman.
Life is up and down. Things happen, if you're have nothing good to say then, rather not say anything at all. Helps if you can, sometimes people judge how they look and assume. Be the sunshine 🌞, lift each other up when one's feel down. If you are good 👍 to others, that's your blessing. The world 🌎 ♥️ would be a better place if we start caring for one's another.
It's great to help people who are down on luck and want to stand up on their own, but some people just dont want to stand tall. Just look at homeless people in the US!
Until he robs and assaults YOU.
Then you’ll be saying the same thing everyone else is.
Don’t be so ignorant.
Lots of cambodian who committed crimes back in the u.s whos not a u.s citizen do get deported back. And there is lots of them back to Cambodia. I dont think hes Loatian or from Laos before if he in Cambodia now.
He might have been born in Cambodia because some Laotians escaped the bombings by the Americans and went to Cambodia as refugees.
, happens alot out here now since the gov is shadowing and people all scared. the us embassy is. not helping anyone now ive goñe there 10 times ànd no one is there too help at all..
I don't want to sound too cynical, but I've been traveling for 30 years, and his story doesn't sound right.
When I was in Cambodia, people were smoking weed openly and in restaurants . I can’t believe the penalties are severe
yeh im a cambodian n i smoked weed in a pub near the place he got arrested😂nth happened tho
they literally have "happy pizza" shops. I'm sure they will lockdown on other drugs but weed, I highly doubt it.
He said 3 ounces though. That's over personal use (although I don't believe him)
@@TitB1199 He may have gotten put in jail in cambodia but he was def deported from america first. A lot of them continue their crimes over in cambodia
@@tainankingso why he said he Laotian ??
I hope the Cambodian authorities don't see this video because he dude said he's going to hire someone to beat up the undercover cop before he leaves. That's probably at least 10 years..
This guy is definitely a scammer. I saw him a few days ago at Riverside.
Cambodia is lovely. I am from TT and I was in Siem Reap (enchanting) and Phnom Penh in Nov 2022.
I met this guy more than 2 mounts ago in Batambong. And that time he tell a story that he get out yesterday from a jail because he bit up a podopil and need money to go to Pp to the American Embassy in short a con artist
He hangs out in Siem Reap too I ve seen him, he told me he was chased down for crack cocaine
In Cambodia , if a tuk tuk drivers offers to get you anything illicit you just keep walking. Is well known some work in with the police.
Oh he’s looking for the tuk tuk 🛺 driver that sold him dope 😅😂and he will get someone to pay his ass out 😂
“Pay somebody to get his azz” These people don’t learn.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 he wild fr
Check that Spot again in 10 days and see if it was A scam....
Check out the look in his eyes toward the end of the video when he thought you were going to leave without giving him some money!
Interesting man, great video though. Entertaining
Every Country Should Legalize All Drugs.....so Less killings and Chaos. Whoever wants to crew themselves be my guest 😅😂✌️
What’s an engineering mechanic????
LOL! Truth!!!
His english is very good and the story sounds convincing to me.. Heard of similar things.. In many of those countries you cant trust the police, they want to make money with you
Why wouldn't his English be good? He literally grew up in the United States. Just raised in the hood.
@@matt62381 Because people didnt trust his story. Me stating that his english is very good was connected to me saying that his story sounds convincing.
Go back after a week or so and see if he’s still there 😅
He definitely from the bay at some point but It might be the other way around, got kicked out the us but SF is a sanctuary city so could be valid
Yep he’s Cambodian with the Cali accent.. deportee. Dude committed crimes and choose to scam people tourists than find a job.
I believe in karma. He was an engineer mechanic and didn't realize where he is valued at. So with bad habits of buying illegal street products and from another country, I think he was playing with fire. That's if he's sorry if true. But overall, I would help only enough to get by one day. At least, there's a promise tomorrow. Keep up the great work.
P.s, it looks like there's a bunch of scammers in that area in my opinion.
He's a a scammer deported from the USA 20 years ago for a murder charge. He's not from Laos and he is a prolific and well known street hustler and scammer in Phnom Penh. This is hilarious tbf
@@riptwan
Name your “sources” bro.
@@TRUTHx247 I been seeing Steve do his thing for around 14 years now. He gets all around Cambodia, Siam Reap, Kampot, Siahnoukville, Phnom Penh etc. Where there's tourists; there's ole steve
@@riptwan
Yeah, so I get the scamming part. But to say he’s not from Laos or other personal details about the man, I’d like to know specifically the sources. Otherwise, just stick to him being a scammer. I’m not saying he’s from Laos or not from Laos but no one seems to know for sure except make assumptions based off their own personal biases and stereotypes. His English sounds as tho he had been living in the states so at least that part is true. However, his actual ethnic identity, he could be anything. Everyone knows drugs are cheap in Asia so many people of all backgrounds flock to countries like Cambodia, thailand, Vietnam, etc.
@@TRUTHx247 He was a Khmer green card refugee living in USA - committed a felony and got deported back to Cambodia. 100% he is not Laotian
Gets out of prison the day before, and already planning another crime? He is a grifting liar.
Scam or no scam, he told a great story. The bigger problem was breathing in his toxic cigarette smoke, especially if you're not a smoker.
the cambodian traffic does more damage than 10 minutes of second hand smoking 🥴🤦♂
@@nofood1 Scam is the winner over second-hand smoke and air pollution from traffic...
If you're concerned about pollution, don't set foot in Phnom Penh!
everytime i bump into this guy he asks for money telling me he just got outta prison. He probably ran out of storage space in his head for all the people he's asked for money and told them how he just got outta prison. I gave hime some money the first time and by the second time 7 months later when i bumped into him again he had forgotten and asked for some money and how he just got outta jail.
Trini you did the right thing
I'm sorry to hear that from you guy. Even me myself don't want to living here😢😢
Would you go to live in Libya or Yemen instead of Cambodia?
Dude, that mf was complete scammed. Why you saying that. You don't love our country at all?
did he just confess about hiring a hitman on tuktuk driver? also, he look like he got deported from US to cambodia
This dude just got out of Jail 6 years ago too. Big scammer.
Hey Cambo, I subbed you 3 weeks ago. Thanks for coming! Yea, too many red flags while talking to him. Maybe should do a follow up video. Hopefully we meet soon brother ✌️
Exactly. Well known in expat scene as scammer
nice vid
I he was a mechanic at Ford, you don't think he can pay the $8000?
Love y’all interacting best ever ..ppl get rob oversea ..bullshit law
Uh, 7/11 came to Cambodia in 2021 tho. Hrm.
"Waiting for my passport... then I'll pay someone to get his ass."
Yea a little bit of misinformation with the 7/11. Maybe he meant that he walked from around where the 7/11 is 😅.... I gave him what I had in my wallet. 500 RL.... I think I'll survive
Lol
You got scammed,he is known all over Cambodia. In Kampot now😂
I would pay someone to get his ass 😂he don’t want another 20 years does he 🤷🏽♂️
(if i’m not mistaken) dude’s shirt is from Boy Blues Bar in Chiang Mai. “Boy” (Thirasak Konchanthet) was a great musician and a very cool, friendly guy who died just recently… 😕. give this a 👍 or a comment if you knew him…
Fools around with drugs and be a friends with people who are fooling around with drugs and using drug, you know what’s going to happen to your life in the long runs. Lesson learners, work hard , do good and be good to society’s also be a decent human being, lives will be easy if you follow the and respect the law no matter where you live in.
Homeless story episode?
What is the real story???
I must say, he really has a Cambodian accent when speaking English, definitely not Laos. I'll definitely not fall for this scam when I go to Cambodia. I am schocked that this goes on over there. Cambodia has really developed over the years. Take care.
Are you really that stupid He is Lao you're can't tell because you're never have Lao people as a friend . And the things Cambodia never develop its still look like shit .
Doesn't sound Laos, neither he has Cambodian accent. Sounds Black American.
@@Littleybridthis fool is a liar. The war in Laos ended in 1975. He stated that he left laos in 1976 during the war..lmao. btw, I am lao.
I heard a Mexican accent?
@@calvincarter5024 he spoke a few spanish words.
They should have locked him up to 40 years.
you got more problems than him...
You have a story for content with a 28k views. That's worth at least 30 bucks for him?
I laugh so hard when Trini Explorer has a second thought and thinks out loud, "Did I just get scammed? Was his story true?" Hahaha. Come on Trini Explorer, it is not like he is demanding from you like the panhandlers do to the people in the United States. Man, here where I live, the panhandlers are so horrible and they demand money and stuff and if you say you don't have any spare change for them, they threaten you and curse you and wish harm upon and stuff. And If you actually give them some, they keep demanding for more. I get this at a gas station and a groceries store. Trini Explorer if you did give this man something, please consider it that you are helping out another human being. Come to the United States and you will see lots of homeless in encampments along the freeways, sidewalks, and alleys, and in more hidden places. Cambodia does not have social services to provide its citizens to survive as human beings when they are down on their luck, let alone foreigners. My question remains is that how come Steve the mechanical engineer working for Ford Corporation in San Francisco still lives with his parents in the garage in the States. Haha. Also Trini Explorer with your skin complexion, people around the world will always think that you are blessed with having money, financial security, and Earthly bliss. Just play along and don't go around changing their perception of people with less melanin.
Thanks for the comment man! If this guy is Scammer Steve like some people in the comments have mentioned, then I don't agree with what he's doing. Telling lies for money is basically the definition of a scam. I don't think it matters whether they come from, the US or Laos, whether they are aggressive panhandlers or passive scammers. They're all there for one reason, to extort money. Think about the amount of people he's done that too (if he is Scammer Steve). My friend sitting behind me who lived in Cambodia for a while said that his story was bs. I gave him some cash anyway, albeit, not alot. Ill do some research and do another vid on him.
@triniexplorer6176 I agree. If this guy is a professional scammer taking advantage of Westerners's sympathy, you have to expose him to the world. I also hate money extorters. He did give you a timeline of when he is allowed to get his passport back so that he could use it as a form of ID to access his personal funds so that he could buy a one way ticket back to the states. I also see videos of non-Asian Westerners who are hungry and penniless walking the streets of Cambodia. That is why I thought this guy could be in the same boat, suffering the consequences of his bad choices. If possible, could you find out more about this street smart guy from the American Embassy nearby? In the United States there is a system to provide for everyone to survive as human beings by meeting their basic survival needs. Over in Cambodia, I don't think there is such a thing called the department of social services.
Brother i saw him 5 mounths ago in Kampot )))
As a Cambodian visited I am deeply disappointed and sorry for you for what our government did to you. Life is just messed up and unfair.
Some of what he said is true .. some may be exaggerated … once you get sent there through politics it’s very hard to get back to the USA..
Moral of the story, don't do drugs or smoke weeds. Enjoy the journey. 👍
Clearly a liar
First, why deal drugs in a foreign country. Second, He is lucky. If he was in Singapore, they will excute him.
I believe him. He's speaking with an American accent
😅
Why does he go live in laos
Subtitles pls
Youve been duped. This guy has been scamming his way around Cambodia for 15 years. Hope you didnt loan him any cash.
I think you just get scammed by this guy. He is Cambodian deported from America after serving his time because of he didn’t have citizenship.
Dude, he's Lao and dark like me. What is he doing in Cambodia ?
Drug pushers deserve everything they get !!
When you visit another country, it’s a luxury not a right, & you should be at your best behavior, and know the laws and follow it before you go. If you break the law, they have every right to give you the maximum because you are a visitor and disrespecting the country. They go in there and breaking the laws.
No Cambodian beggars could talk this fluently.
His story might be true!
if it was a scam it’s a good scam
Offer to Pay the man for the interview ya tight arse, you be making money from the video and you waited for him to ask, didn't offer, last video on this chanel I watch....
I don't make money from TH-cam and I did give him money. Sorry you're having a bad day..
@@triniexplorer6176 my apologies as your not monetized, I shouldn't jump to conclusions
Four years for marijuana? This guy is not telling the truth.
He lied in the begging talking about buying a bag of weed then it changed . Every persom cant be helped