Jakarta

[Hung Man 1808]

As soon as I get one of these girls with photos of Ferraris, luxury homes, jewellery etc (and not one of them enjoying these) it usually means one thing. Forex trading invites.

If it isn't that, it is gold, or bitcoin.

Always, no matter how long it takes them to get around to it.

Just had one banging on about her winery in China. How many barrels do you produce? "Hundreds of millions". Wow biggest winery in the world. But only trade in China, so no one else knows about it. All closed by Covid, but fortunately her forex trading for a day (with indecipherable figures with no labels) covers the losses!

They'll be selling bridges in Brooklyn to you soon. Unlimited supply!

[Tomasb]

I have a similar story regarding Tinder and HongKong, albeit with different nationalities involved, but somewhat the same tale. I live in the US and when I see an Asian looking woman between 18-40 in Tinder where it says she lives relatively close by, I swipe right. A good percentage of the time they then match with me.

However, the three times it has happened, it turns out they actually live in either HongKong or Shenzhen, the Chinese border city to the north. One gal claimed to live in an upscale beach area in Hong Kong that has million dollar condo's, another lived in Shenzhen and said she owned an upscale men's clothing line with a partner and sent me photos of various high end suits. Another also lived in Shenzhen and was in finance of some sort. They all claimed to be living or traveling in the US visiting relatives or for business until Covid19 called them home, hence the reason Tinder indicated they were close to my home.

Given the distance involved and the fact neither of us can travel to our respective destinations, I grew weary of the convos after a while, not to mention the time difference in communicating. I kept waiting for the hustle though it never came. So wondering like you what this is about.

Also, I received a Tinder match from an attractive Japanese woman living in Tokyo. Her posts were a bit more interesting as she sent me photos of a recent ski trip to northern Japan and some interesting pics of Tokyo. She also claimed to be in Chicago until she had to return in March. Again, I can't travel to Tokyo until the Covid restrictions are lifted though I suppose it's always nice to know someone who speaks and reads English in Tokyo.

So is this just some oddball Asian thing or what?

Sounds like they're trying to scam you to be their long term sponsor. The higher end they carry on, the more you're supposed to entertain them at that level if you go out on a date. It sure does work out better than them telling you that they're a Indonesian housekeeper for some Hong Kong lady and lives at the employer's flat.

[Smoothy]

Below is a small section of the "wine merchant's" conversation indicating she might not have been who she said she was.

I can't even remember the last time I spoke with an Indo girl who knew that much English.

[BenderOver]

I have come across a type of Tinder contact who are obviously scam artists but as I have neither the patience nor the inclination to see it through I don't know what their angle is.

The first one claimed to be an Indonesian woman living in Hong Kong, and living the high life. Personal details were very sketchy but she would WA me pictures of her top-of-the-range Mercedes or the fine jewellery she was wearing that night. I wasn't particularly interested as I am more of a low (very low) hanging fruit kinda guy, pembantus and karaoke hostesses rather than society hostesses being my field of operations, I get the same result for one thousandth of the cost.

Anyway, every morning I would get a new picture of her high life, with a brief description of what she had done the previous day, but nothing in the way of normal human chit-chat. Then one day she sent me a picture of a beautifully set out and elaborate Chinese fish dish that her "maid had cooked her for lunch". Well her maid must be a five-star chef I thought, so I confirmed whether she was actually in a restaurant, no she assured me this was her dining room and her maid had brought her lunch. I then noticed something in the corner of the pic, "So why does your maid bring you a receipt along with your lunch? Conversation ended after that. No big deal, a pointless show-off trying to impress a stranger, I forgot about it.

Now I find myself in a conversation with another Indonesian woman, trapped by visa regulations in Hong Kong. And she obviously has a great career, she showed me a picture of the nice boat she was going out in a spin around the bay. I asked her, not with any great interest, how her trip was. She replied the next morning, apologising for being tired after her trip saying it was fun. The next morning she sends me pictures of two watches, one a Rolex, one an AP, which should she pick? Eenie-meenie I thought and picked one, "ooh" she replies (next morning) "that's the one I like too", and proceeded to ask me about my watch collection. Next morning a picture of her in her bathroom mirror at home, hmmmm, I have seen a few hotel bathrooms before and I know what they look like, besides the four miniature soap bottles in the shower are a bit of a give-away.

So what's the angle? They are pretending to be extremely wealthy independent women, living the high life. The scam is a bit poorly run depending as it does on photos culled from the internet and the messages are only sent in the morning. Like I say I haven't the inclination to follow it through but no doubt it involves bank account details and cash transfers but to be honest the speed at which they operate it could be months before the sting emerges. Anyone been here before? Is there a way I can have fun in return?

Sounds like they're trying to scam you to be their long term sponsor. The higher end they carry on, the more you're supposed to entertain them at that level if you go out on a date. It sure does work out better than them telling you that they're a Indonesian housekeeper for some Hong Kong lady and lives at the employer's flat.

[TripleX]

Thanks, but I guess I was more wondering if there are any find establishments open that I could visit. Not really wanting to bring anything to my apartment.

Many if not most of the Twitter girls work out of an apartment so you can see them at their apartment not yours.

[Hilo77]

Thanks, but I guess I was more wondering if there are any find establishments open that I could visit. Not really wanting to bring anything to my apartment.

Then get on to Agoda or Traveloka and book a hotel room in South Jakarta, you can get a decent enough room for less than $30 in a three- or four-star hotel. Check in at 2 pm, the room is now yours for the next 24 hours. Get on Tinder or Twitter as suggested below, you can easily line up dates starting from mid-afternoon until the wee hours of the following morning. Shower, check out and return to your apartment the next day as pure as the driven snow in the eyes of your neighbours.

In answer to your original question, however, no there are no commercial, point-and-shoot, establishments operating at the moment, but there is no shortage, whatsoever, of available talent online, it just takes a bit of simple effort. Heck you might even get what you're looking for without any cash changing hands, I know I have.

[Blue Bus]

What sort of wine? Red wine. Ha ha that's classic!! Yeah she was no wine merchant that's for sure.

[Hilo77]

Ha ha yes I had the wine merchant as well. It was a couple of months before the currency trader. Same sort of speil, same generic hotel photos. Same same but different!

Take care and stay safe. As they say nowdays.

Below is a small section of the "wine merchant's" conversation indicating she might not have been who she said she was.

[Blue Bus]

Ha ha yes I had the wine merchant as well. It was a couple of months before the currency trader. Same sort of speil, same generic hotel photos. Same same but different!

Take care and stay safe. As they say nowdays.

[Hilo77]

Yes this happened to me last year. Except in this case it was wechat, I'm in melbourne and the woman supposably in sydney. She said she was a currency trader and making huge money and would send photos of gucci handbags and other expensive high end stuff. This all went on for a number of months until one day she sent me a message asking if I would be interested in being partners in the currency trade with her. I replied, ha ha thanks but no thanks I'm quite happy with my currnt investments. Never heard from her again. So yeah eventualy they'll get around to the scam.

I see, thanks that makes sense. The first one was pretty useless as she couldn't manage any sort of conversation beyond flashing her supposed wealth (in hindsight I think there might have been another one, an Indonesian woman who claimed to be a wine importer and when in passing I mentioned something about fasting she asked me why anyone would fast, and then made it clear she had no idea what Ramadan was, an unlikely Indonesian, no matter whet religion she was).

This one I am currently engaged with can actually chat about things, including movies and TV programs, but keeps bringing the topic around to money, investments and luxury items. She insists the hotel bathroom is actually her apartment in Repulse Bay. Yeah, when did you ever see a woman's bathroom that wasn't totally cluttered with tubes, brushes, jars, bottles, cotton wool and all the other crap they store in there? Not even a toothbrush to sully the pristine marble sink unit, while behind her is a crisply folded white towel and the aforementioned miniature shampoo bottles.

This doesn't even seem worthwile pursuing like the Nigerian scammers, sounds like it's all too long and boring.

[JKTBanger]

Try Twitter just search #BOJakSel.

Thanks, but I guess I was more wondering if there are any find establishments open that I could visit. Not really wanting to bring anything to my apartment.

[Blue Bus]

Yes this happened to me last year. Except in this case it was wechat, I'm in melbourne and the woman supposably in sydney. She said she was a currency trader and making huge money and would send photos of gucci handbags and other expensive high end stuff. This all went on for a number of months until one day she sent me a message asking if I would be interested in being partners in the currency trade with her. I replied, ha ha thanks but no thanks I'm quite happy with my currnt investments. Never heard from her again. So yeah eventualy they'll get around to the scam.

[Hilo77]

I have come across a type of Tinder contact who are obviously scam artists but as I have neither the patience nor the inclination to see it through I don't know what their angle is.

The first one claimed to be an Indonesian woman living in Hong Kong, and living the high life. Personal details were very sketchy but she would WA me pictures of her top-of-the-range Mercedes or the fine jewellery she was wearing that night. I wasn't particularly interested as I am more of a low (very low) hanging fruit kinda guy, pembantus and karaoke hostesses rather than society hostesses being my field of operations, I get the same result for one thousandth of the cost.

Anyway, every morning I would get a new picture of her high life, with a brief description of what she had done the previous day, but nothing in the way of normal human chit-chat. Then one day she sent me a picture of a beautifully set out and elaborate Chinese fish dish that her "maid had cooked her for lunch". Well her maid must be a five-star chef I thought, so I confirmed whether she was actually in a restaurant, no she assured me this was her dining room and her maid had brought her lunch. I then noticed something in the corner of the pic, "So why does your maid bring you a receipt along with your lunch? Conversation ended after that. No big deal, a pointless show-off trying to impress a stranger, I forgot about it.

Now I find myself in a conversation with another Indonesian woman, trapped by visa regulations in Hong Kong. And she obviously has a great career, she showed me a picture of the nice boat she was going out in a spin around the bay. I asked her, not with any great interest, how her trip was. She replied the next morning, apologising for being tired after her trip saying it was fun. The next morning she sends me pictures of two watches, one a Rolex, one an AP, which should she pick? Eenie-meenie I thought and picked one, "ooh" she replies (next morning) "that's the one I like too", and proceeded to ask me about my watch collection. Next morning a picture of her in her bathroom mirror at home, hmmmm, I have seen a few hotel bathrooms before and I know what they look like, besides the four miniature soap bottles in the shower are a bit of a give-away.

So what's the angle? They are pretending to be extremely wealthy independent women, living the high life. The scam is a bit poorly run depending as it does on photos culled from the internet and the messages are only sent in the morning. Like I say I haven't the inclination to follow it through but no doubt it involves bank account details and cash transfers but to be honest the speed at which they operate it could be months before the sting emerges. Anyone been here before? Is there a way I can have fun in return?

[PilotPaul]

There are many countries with a much less infection rate than the US so I don't see the risk. Vietnam has had 369 infections and no deaths and Cambodia has had 141 infections and no deaths from covid-19 so I don't see the risk for Americans, though being allowed entry into those countries is a completely different issue.

The risk is that no country will want US residents entering their pristine covid-free country. While many countries have taken the hard decisions to reduce the spread of the virus in their community it would appear from the case numbers that the US has chosen to tolerate high virus rate. US will be able to travel to other covid-high countries like Brazil but entering for a quick holoday low rate countries like Vn, Th or ID unlikely.

[TripleX]

Hey guys,

I relocated to Jakarta about a month ago (got in on a repatriation flight with a freshly processed KITAS). It seems like some things are starting to open up, wondering if anyone has any tips on where to get a short time after work in south Jakarta?

Any wisdom anyone can share?

Try Twitter just search #BOJakSel.