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sorry to hear it. have you contacted your credit card company? explain to them that you thought you were only making a reservation that could be cancelled as opposed to a non-refundable pre-payment and see if the credit card company can deny/refuse/refund the charges. it won't hurt to ask in any case. most credit cards have international numbers you can use to call, accept collect calls, or can be reached by email. good luck.

Where are you booked into and for how long ? It may be that you have overpaid, but have you checked the prices on each individual website ? If so how much do you think you are being overcharged ? If you feel you have been badly misled have you spoken (or emailed) each of the places you've booked into and explained the situation ? Indeed have you spoken since to the agents and what is their response ?

Write a letter to the hotels explaining the scam and saying you wish to cancel the booking. Take a copy of those letters and give to your credit card company and they will get your money back. The Catch: this needs to be done asap, not sure how long you have left this but its worth a try.

The hotels will be of no help...they know what happens. Where Are the places? Do you still plan to actually go there? Just go to the places you planned on going to any way. It sucks but don't let is spoil your trip. If you want to use some of it do so but don't feel obliged to use every single night if you don't want to be somewhere.

Kfchris1 I am not trying to sound insensitive, but in 10 years and many trips I would not have even thought about taken that deal. First off anyone reading this who has properly prepared should know that Tuk Tuk drivers are all scammers. Everyone thinks they are cool and they jump on tuk tuks. I avoid them like the plague. Taxis are cheap enough in Thailand. I would never book that many rooms in advance in SE Asia and would never trust any agent with anything I couldn't back up myself. You can aways leave and come back if the deal is good. Even the booking a bus to Cambodia is told as a no no to newbies on just about every website known. TAKE a government bus from the regular public terminal. There is no government bus that goes past the border so if you are going to Angkor Wat and if you book a private VIP bus all the way then after reading this then that is on you! There may be problems.
If you are worried about scams then read up on them. The information is all over the web. The reason I have been good so far is using common sense and asking more experienced people instead of trying to look like I am cool and have all the answers like many people who have been to Thailand once and want to look good to their friends.

Cool. I just wanted to throw that out there..I agree with you though. Unfortunately if people spoke Thai they would hear that many who are around the tourist industry have contempt for tourists. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth too but I have made connections and learned how to avoid certain things, places and people. When you get of the beaten path people can be so much better but one thing is sure....if you are perceived as rich (as most of us are in comparison) someone will try you...sad but true in every poor place.