New mode of deception

New mode of deception

From Republika

I am a new resident at the Legenda Wisata housing complex in
Bogor, West Java. I live with my wife and a 20-year-old male
servant. At 7 a.m. Nov. 16, 2000, a man claiming to be a Phillips
television serviceman from Glodok, Jakarta, came to our house,
which is located in the Marcopolo zone. He was received by my
male servant, the only one in the house at the time.

The man, who came in a dark green Suzuki Zebra van, said that
I had telephoned him to have my television repaired. To convince
my servant, the man took him to the nearby telephone booth to
contact me. He called a number and after talking briefly, he told
my servant that I was in a meeting and that I would allow him to
take the television away.

Back home, he began to tinker with my television, which was
actually in pretty good order. He told my servant that an
important component was broken and that he had to take the
television to the workshop. He then went away with my television
set.

I therefore would like to call on all residents in Legenda
Wisata to be careful when receiving strangers, especially because
the housing complex is not very secure. I would like also to call
on the management and the security coordinator of Legenda Wisata
to be more strict when allowing nonresidents to enter the
complex.

J. SISWANTO

Bogor, West Java