Top 10 Scams Connected to Indonesia in 2024Kenneth YeungDecember 10, 2024 by Kenneth YeungDecember 10, 20240As technology develops, so too does fraud, yet Indonesia remains beset by plenty of old-school scams that rely on superstition,...
Sextortion Scam Uses Hacked PasswordsIndonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 7, 20180Indonesia continues to block pornographic websites, but people living here continue to view them, putting themselves at risk of a...
Magic Money Boxes and JenglotKenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018November 17, 2020 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018November 17, 20200Conmen are still tricking gullible people into believing that money can be magically increased by mystical and mythical objects. The...
The Stealing SeasonKenneth YeungJune 6, 2018 by Kenneth YeungJune 6, 20180It’s that time of the year again, when some people are resorting to crime to raise money to return to...
Online Arisan ExposedKenneth YeungFebruary 28, 2018March 3, 2018 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 28, 2018March 3, 20180A simple Facebook page lured hundreds of Indonesians, mostly housewives, into investing their savings in a scheme offering unfeasibly high...
Fake Diplomas Reflect Indonesia’s Broken Education SystemIndonesia ExpatApril 25, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 25, 2017November 11, 20210With chop shops camouflaged as ?foreign-licensed? universities or ?economic institutes?, the demand for fake diplomas is growing in Indonesia....
47 Illegal Money Changers Identified in BaliIndonesia ExpatApril 18, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 18, 2017November 11, 20210In order to protect consumers from illegal money changers, the government has been identifying them and pledging to take action...