Police have revealed a scam method employed by two Liberian\nnationals, initialled SDT and I, involving counterfeit money through the\n\u2018black dollar\u2019 or black dollar scheme. Police stated that the suspects\nused a certain liquid to convert black dollars into genuine dollars.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is one suitcase of liquid, which according to the suspects is\nused as a means to deceive victims, as the suspects claim this can turn\nblack dollar paper into genuine dollars,\u201d said Head of the Public\nRelations Sub-section of the Public Relations Division of Metro Jaya\nPolice, Kompol Andaru Rahutomo, to reporters on Friday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
In this case, police also seized a safe whose contents are yet to be\ndetermined. Currently, the evidence has been secured by the Criminal\nInvestigation Unit of the Metro Jakarta West Police Resort.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are several suitcases that were secured containing the\naforementioned scam tools, as well as several safes that were also\nsecured as scam instruments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Quoted from the official CBP website, black dollars are a form of\nscam paper that resembles foreign currency in size and sometimes feels\nsimilar when held. However, the black dollar will appear as black, blue,\nor white paper when checked under ultraviolet light.<\/p>\n
In this scam, the perpetrators usually fabricate stories about the\nmoney\u2019s colour changing due to chemicals to avoid detection by Customs\nauthorities. The perpetrators then fabricate stories about needing cash\nand offer the black dollars to victims at a discount.<\/p>\n
The perpetrators will explain how victims can \u2018wash\u2019 the colour of\nthe banknotes to reveal the actual foreign currency. The perpetrators\nusually mix genuine money with black money to convince victims more. The\nblack banknotes are counterfeit money.<\/p>\n
Target: South Korean National<\/p>\n
Based on the victim\u2019s report, the incident occurred between September\nand December 2025. However, the victim only realised they had been\nscammed on 8 March 2026, leading to a police report at the Metro Jakarta\nWest Police Resort. Police revealed that the victim in this case is also\na foreign national from South Korea.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe individuals were arrested for committing a fraud crime against a\nforeign national from South Korea using the black dollar method,\u201d said\nHead of the Public Relations Sub-section of the Public Relations\nDivision of Metro Jaya Police, Kompol Andaru Rahutomo, to reporters on\nFriday (27\/3).<\/p>\n
Currently, both Liberian nationals have been designated as suspects.\nThey are being held at the Metro Jakarta West Police Resort.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is still being calculated (the losses). Whether this continued,\nongoing, over several stages, this is still being calculated by the\nMetro Jakarta West Police Resort,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/black-dollar-scam-method-claiming-a-liquid-can-turn-it-into-real-money-1774695078", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }