Timely reminder looking at the number of people approached to get caught up in a card game scam further down in the posts.Watch out anywhere, anytime for a "Con" and dont let your guard down because you are on holiday.
10 of us got caught in a scam by a well dressed,well spoken , large Indonesian man called 'William' He is in his late forties. Without going into too much detail he offers people jobs with the United Nations in Indonesia. He has bodyguards etc and comes across very well . He pays for all meals, drinks etc and gives the impression of wealth. Where he caught us was the high wages and the diplomatic visa we would get to get in and out of Bali as we liked.
We were all on guard but decided to go along to see if it was for real. After one month of dinners and drinks and meetings at top hotels we all had job descriptions and confirmation of our wages in US dollars etc . Then he asked us each for $500 (US)for our visa docummentation so we could get started with our new jobs. Hell we couldnt get our money out quick enough. we all had our photos taken (with ties on etc ) and filled in the forms and waited for William to give us the date our visa could be put in our passport. We are still waiting and no sign of William. Looking back it seems we were so foolish but the chance to work in Indonesia on high salaries with diplomatic visas etc turned our heads.
We went to the police and they really wanted to help. Strangely we didnt have a photo of William as he covered his face in some way in the few photos we ever took of him. Lesson is William is out there today with a new scam no doubt looking for a chance to scam.