Scams In The City: Degrees of DeceptionKenneth YeungJuly 29, 2013August 16, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 29, 2013August 16, 20172 917 Regulations on qualifications for expatriate English instructors have been tightened over the past decade, so some teachers are resorting to...
Can’t Eat, Busy BeggingKenneth YeungJuly 15, 2013October 20, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 15, 2013October 20, 20171962 It’s that time of year again, when beggars converge on Jakarta to make money during the fasting month of Ramadhan....
Scams In The City: Fake Concert Tickets, Please.Kenneth YeungJuly 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 2, 2013August 16, 20172 930 Jakarta is becoming an increasingly popular destination for international music acts. And for every big concert, scammers are ready to...
Feasting With PanthersKenneth YeungJune 19, 2013August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJune 19, 2013August 23, 201712030 An Englishman living in Jakarta, never a fan of intimate female companionship, made the mistake of accepting an offer from...
Beware the Bule ConmanKenneth YeungJune 3, 2013August 16, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJune 3, 2013August 16, 20172 861 Scammers come in all shapes, nationalities and professions. Christopher Linn Shields (35) is a toad-like American expat who scammed his...
Crooks in UniformKenneth YeungMay 20, 2013August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 20, 2013August 23, 20172 462 Heading home after a late night out, I was pulled up in West Jakarta by two apparent policemen. At such...
Drugged DrinksKenneth YeungMay 6, 2013August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 6, 2013August 23, 20173 1668 An attractive woman in a Jakarta bar looks around for the drunkest and most clueless unaccompanied male foreigner – the...
Scams in the City – Internet BoyfriendsKenneth YeungApril 24, 2013October 20, 2017 by Kenneth YeungApril 24, 2013October 20, 20170352 Nigerian Sweetheart Unlike most scams coming from Nigeria that rely on greed, the Sweetheart Scam preys on heart-strings to loosen...
Scams in the CityKenneth YeungMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMarch 26, 2013September 4, 20170386 Being scammed by a confidence trickster is one of the most embarrassing things a person can admit to – apart...