Around 200 foreigners detained over suspected online scam operation, say Batam authorities

Indonesia detains over 200 foreigners over trading scam

BATAM — Indonesian authorities said on Friday they had arrested more than 200 foreign nationals near the island of Sumatra this week for allegedly running an investment scamming ring. Immigration officers raided an apartment building in Batam, in Riau Islands Province, on Wednesday, where they found 210 foreigners and seized hundreds of computers and cellphones. […]...Keep on reading: Indonesia detains over 200 foreigners over trading scam

Around 200 foreigners detained over suspected online scam operation, say Batam authorities

Indonesian authorities say those rounded up are mostly Chinese nationals, with the rest from the Philippines and Vietnam. They were reportedly involved in illegal activities such as romance scams and phishing schemes.

Indonesia nets hundreds of foreigners at Batam scam centre

JAKARTA: Hundreds of foreigners were nabbed during a raid by immigration officers against an international scamming syndicate at Baloi View Apartment in Lubuk Baja, Batam city, Riau Islands, on Wednesday (May 6).

Hundreds of foreigners nabbed at scam centre in Batam

Initial info show the foreigners were from several countries like China, the Philippines and Vietnam. Read more at straitstimes.com.