This story is typical of the gambling scams that operate in Malaysia, Bali and Thailand. John Fells had left his home in Australia to find adventure and culture in South East Asia and had stopped off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a couple of days of sightseeing. The gambling scam usually begins with the first hustle – a friendly local ‘bumping’ into you and striking up a conversation. A couple of innocent cups of teas later and you know all about his family and in particular his daughter or niece who will be studying – coincidentally - in the country you are from. The chat progresses to an invitation to the local man’s house to meet his family and more importantly to talk to his relative about the prospects of studying abroad. Not wanting to refuse such warm and friendly offers of hospitality, the scam continues at the man’s home. A friendly gamble is suggested and as the game progresses, money is introduced. You are urged to get out more money from your account – things may even get heated. John Fells lost thousands of dollars in this scam and has been left wondering whether he’d ever let his guard down again when travelling abroad.