New "all Indonesia" form you have to fill out
Note there is a new "all Indonesia" form you have to fill out for arrivals, starting as of yesterday.
[URL]https://allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id/[/URL]
Only accidently found out about it due to googling about the protests in the hours before my departure from Thailand.
P4P also seems to be as normal, from my very limited experience.
Now insisting on video calls before any michat meeting, and so far, so good. Didn't insist on it on my first visit last night (just arrived from Thailand, where I didn't bother), and it was, as usual in Indonesia, somebody completely different waiting for me in the lobby, wearing a face mask even. I didn't even bother acknowledging her, but just walked straight past her, looked at some stuff, and back up to the elevator, walking past her again.
Then had a handful of people refusing video call, until one 18 yo agreed and turned up half an hour later, looking as she did on the video call before. Actually she had some problems sending selfie to me from the lobby too. Some sorry ass excuse, so thought it was another scammer, but since I already have moved her from michat to whatsapp for the previous video call, easy to video call her again, so thought I'd do that rather than tell the scammer to fuck off. She still looked right, so went down to meet her. Next time, I'll just video call again directly once she says she's arrived I think, rather than bothering her with selfies. More safe, and quicker too.
Back to the room, banged her, and back she went.
So I think this is the safest and fastest way to weed out the michat scammers:
1) move to whatsapp, video call. Most scammers will refuse, and perhaps some real girls too unfortunately (but I will never know about the real girls). Just a few seconds video call is enough. Say hi, see she looks ok, and then say "ok" or "no".
2) once arrived at hotel, video call again. This weeds out the remaining scammers. See they're at what looks like your hotel in the video call, and the same girl, then go down to meet.
Still have to deal with the "bad service" scam I guess. Won't do this, won't do that, but at least, you're with the real girl now.