Foreigner nabbed for cheating

BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police have arrested two people in Bukit Sentul housing complex for swindling people with claims that were able to multiply their U.S. dollar bills by spiritual means.

Police Intelligence chief Cmr. Edi S. Tambunan said here on Friday that Tolvana, 60, from Mali, and Usman, 45, from Jakarta, were arrested last Saturday.

One of the victims, a businessman from Jakarta, said the suspects asked him to give them US$84,000, which was promised to be increased to US$99 million, Edi said. The victim only had US$71,000, which the suspects accepted, he said.

The suspects showed the victim a chest containing a pile of dollar banknotes. As only a candle was lit in the room, it gave the illusion that there was a lot of money, but in actual fact only $140, which was placed on top, was real and the rest of the bills were fake, Edi said.

Two snakes were beside the chest, and when SR tried to take a closer look, the snakes reared up at him.(21)