Marathon Winner Demands Prize To Be Paid
An Australian man who won the Indonesia International Marathon 2022 claims to have not received the prize in full and...
Money
Robbery Gang Sentenced To Five Years in Prison in Bali
The Denpasar District Court has tried two foreigners for a robbery that took place in Kuta, Bali on Tuesday 9th...
No New Year Celebration, Money Allocated to Floods and COVID-19
Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has confirmed that there will be no festivities for New Year 2021...
Kaskus Founder Faces Money Laundering Allegations
Andrew Darwis, founder of online community forum Kaskus, has been reported to the Jakarta police for accusations of money laundering....
Why transfer money with Kangaroo Service?
Kangaroo Service is an international fund transfer company that has more than 14 years of experience. Initially, the company focused...
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...
An American Abroad: Tips for Saving Money and Avoiding Unnecessary Fees on your Indonesian Trip
Whether visiting the temples and mountains of Java, exploring the sprawling melting pot of Jakarta, or finding tranquility on the...
Magic Money Boxes and Jenglot
Conmen are still tricking gullible people into believing that money can be magically increased by mystical and mythical objects. The...
Singaporean Detained Over Scamming Indonesians
Indonesian police have arrested a man claiming to be an oil tycoon from Singapore who is suspected of hypnotising people...
How to Get Poor Fast
One of the most popular ways to get rich in Indonesia is through politics. There are endless possibilities for self-enrichment...
AFEX Indonesia on Fintech and Cross-Border Payments
As the world’s fourth most populous country, which has 742 different languages, 18,307 islands and a middle-income class that is...
What Kind of Salary Can a Foreigner Expect in Indonesia?
It’s a common question that many soon-to-be expats bound for the archipelago ask: “How much money can I expect to...
Dirty Money
When buying votes or buying sex, some people resort to using counterfeit cash. Results can be fatal. The precise amount...
Jakarta Man Withdraws Fake Money from ATM
A man in South Jakarta was surprised to find one of the bills he withdrew from a Bank Mandiri ATM...
How Backstreet Bali Money Changers Cheat
Unseasoned visitors to Bali, relieved they’ve safely negotiated Ngurah Rai’s fickle Customs and Immigration, suddenly get hit by the cacophony...
Casting for Sex & Money
There’s no shortage of women eager to become Indonesia’s next top celebrity. One conman took advantage of this hunger for...
God Help Us
With religion being compulsory in Indonesia, the country is fertile ground for scammers seeking easy money under the guise of...
We Haven’t Learned a Thing
It is almost a year since I wrote my first Scams column for Jakarta Expat and there is no shortage...
Faking It
Advances in computer technology and printing are making it easier to forge money. One of the hardest details to fake...