Bali Tourists Warned: Exercise Caution with ATMs Amidst Card Skimming Scams
Tourists in Bali are advised to avoid certain ATMs due to potential risks. Tourists in Bali have been cautioned against...
Scams in the City
Golden City Developer in Alleged Fraud Opens Up
Owner and Director of Bumi Kristal Sumbawa, Yansen Barry, feels criminalised by an American citizen’s (Christopher Stephen Smith) report to...
Suspect in Coldplay Ticket Fraud Worth Rp1.3 Billion Uncovered
Central Jakarta Metro Police uncovered a case of fraudulent buying and selling of Coldplay concert tickets. A woman named Ghisca...
Investigation into Alleged Property Investment Fraud Unfolds in Bali
The Bali Regional Police is investigating a case of alleged fraud involving Golden City property investment, with a total financial...
Indonesian Citizens Defraud Saudi Arabia Princess Out of Rp505 Billion
A daughter of the King of Saudi Arabia, Lolwah Binti Muhammed Bin Abdullah Al Saud, has fallen victim to fraud...
Police Hunt Fake US Army Perpetrator in Rp2.4 billion Love Scam
The Greater Metropolitan Regional Police has recently arrested two of the three people suspected of being involved in a love...
10 Blackmailers Arrested in Batam for Threatening to Spread Porn of Officials in China
Ten Chinese citizens have been arrested by members of the Sub-Directorate V Cyber Crime of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate...
Welcome Back Scammers, It’s Like You Never Left
As Indonesia begins reopening its doors to foreign tourists, we can expect an increase in the number of foreign scammers....
Visa Agent Scam Foreigners Stuck In Detention Centre
On Monday, 11th January 2021, four foreigners from South Africa, Hong Kong and Belarus were sent to a detention centre...
Long Road to Freedom for Bali Resort Owners
When German national Gordon Hild and his Indonesian wife Ismayanthi invited another couple to invest in the expansion of their...
Indonesian Police Nab American Bitcoin Fugitive for Child Sex
Police in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have arrested a convicted American paedophile wanted by the US Federal Bureau of...
Bali Resort Owners Acquitted by Supreme Court in Fraud Case
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has overturned the guilty verdicts of German expatriate Gordon G. Hild and his Indonesian wife Ismayanthi, three...
Get Smart or Die Lying
Kenneth Yeung pompously pontificates on education in a time of viral uncertainty. As a pretentious 16-year-old, one of my favourite...
Charming Nest for Sale – Beware of Bad Eggs
My wife saw an online advert for a joglo. The traditional peak-top Javanese homes are rare in East Java, so...
The “Princess” Lied
An Indonesian woman based in Hong Kong posed as a philanthropist princess in order to scam her foreign lovers and...
Scammed by My True Love
DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS ONLY ONE-SIDED; INDONESIA EXPAT HASN’T HAD THE CHANCE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OTHER PARTY....
Let the Sellers Beware
Imagine you’re selling your house without using the services of a real estate agent. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty....
Scammed by a GoJek driver
Just to explain, I am a 32-year-old, British expat, teaching Elementary at an international school in Jakarta and I have...
Beware of Interpol Impersonators
If you get stopped by the cops in Indonesia, make sure they’re not phonies. Two Iranian nationals have been handed...
Beware of Instagram Groomers
Young Children love Instagram. So do predatory pedophiles. Instagram is hugely popular with children and teenagers, making it a favourite...
Money Multipliers Arrested
Critical thinking is imperative when approached by people peddling get-rich-quick schemes. As national elections loom ever closer, promises of greater...