The can't-lose card game at a new friend's house always loses

Documented losses at this table run from hundreds to thousands of dollars — one traveler was walked to an ATM and withdrew $3,000. It starts warm, not sketchy: a friendly stranger with a classic pretext — a relative about to move or study in your country would love to meet a foreigner — invites you home for a meal. Then a "can't-lose" blackjack or poker scheme against a wealthy visitor materializes. The game is rigged. Once you owe, the crew escorts you to an ATM to settle. Reported in HCMC and around Hanoi's Hoan Kiem area; it's a long-running con across Southeast Asia.