Indonesian maids conned in S'pore

Indonesian maids conned in S'pore

SINGAPORE (AFP): Two Indonesian maids were cheated of their savings by a conwoman, the Straits Times reported on Thursday.

Kusmini Mangunsokiran and Farah between them gave S$270 (US$157) to a conwoman who promised to exchange the money for the "new look" rupiah.

The conwoman had told the two maids their existing rupiah notes were no longer in circulation.

"She spoke Bahasa Indonesia and was extremely friendly," said 28-year old Mangunsokiran, who met the conwoman while doing the laundry in the backyard of her employer's house.

The conwoman claimed she was from the same village as the women in East Java, and gave a bogus Singaporean address.

A third Indonesian maid told the two maids Tuesday she was also conned out of S$150.