Still don't get what is unbelievable with the story - that a man would be in Cambodia on a business trip alone (he works for small export/import company), that he would got in a bar alone, or that he could be dragged there?

Or Occam's Razor is not applicable if a middle age man travels alone in SE Asia? Honestly, if you are a man fitting that profile, would you expect to be treated as a child predator with kiddie porn on laptop? Would you consider this normal?

Don't you think if one expects that all (most) people are telling lies (not matter that Dr. House says about it) to take advantage of him/her sooner or later (sooner actually) will find oneself alone and hating the whole world?

Thanks for the compliment (no irony attached in this statement). Well, I simply treat people the same way I want to be treated and I do it first without waiting them to make first step. It worked so far for me >20 years of my adult life.

I do not think that it makes me naive person either - the existence of this thread is proving opposite.

Nowdays they are sending emails and this excuse does not quite work. Plus in my book there is no need to keep people around you if they are trying to take advantage of you.

Thanks for suggestion. The job I am doing (service organization spanning across three continents and >10 countries) if I won't apply the same principle one would go nuts next week.