Scammed by a Itinerant Street Vendor

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Deceived by Buying Durian Online", "Case of Ordering 100 Kg Durian", you may read also "Case of Tour to Durian Farm" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Scammed by a Itinerant Street Vendor'.

Once upon a time there was a durian fan named Feng who confided in himself and felt he had been cheated by a durian seller. Feng, who lives in Geylang Bahru, Singapore, told of his experience of being offered by a itinerant street vendor.[1]

Finally Feng bought durian because the price was quite reasonable. The seller was offering durian at a price of 18 SGD (IDR. 215,000) per kilogram. Feng initially intended to only buy two durians, but the seller persuaded him and said he would get one free durian if he bought four durians.[2]

In total, Feng bought durian weighing 19.8 kg or the equivalent of SGD 356 (IDR 4.3 million). However, what made Feng even more disappointed was the quality and taste of the durian he received. The free durian that was used as a bonus turned out to be poor quality durian with an unpleasant taste that couldn't even be eaten.[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "5 Kasus Penipuan Durian yang Bikin Rugi Ratusan Juta Rupiah", www.detik.com., Sonia Basoni - detikFood, Selasa, 21 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 7 Februari 2025, Link: https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-7742689/5-kasus-penipuan-durian-yang-bikin-rugi-ratusan-juta-rupiah/2

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

Deceived by Buying Durian Online

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Case of Ordering 100 Kg Durian", "Case of Tour to Durian Farm", you may read also "Durian Seller From Sungai Klau, Malaysia Lost RM 414,932" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Deceived by Buying Durian Online'.

Fraud can happen anywhere and at any time, even through online durian sites that don't seem suspicious. This unfortunate incident happened to a woman from Singapore named Xu. He was cheated out of SGD 53,780 (IDR. 596 million) when he wanted to buy durian on an online site.[1]

This 50 year old woman initially saw a durian advertisement on Facebook. At that time he was tempted to buy Musang King durian at a price of SGD 6 (IDR. 66,527) which was considered very cheap. He was told to send money using the application requested by the seller.[2]

Because the application had an error, Xu entered it several times. But the employee reported that the payment had not been successful and told him to go to the bank. Not long after he made another transaction to buy food, Xu was surprised to find a withdrawal of SGD 53,780 (IDR. 596 million).[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "5 Kasus Penipuan Durian yang Bikin Rugi Ratusan Juta Rupiah", www.detik.com., Sonia Basoni - detikFood, Selasa, 21 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 7 Februari 2025, Link: https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-7742689/5-kasus-penipuan-durian-yang-bikin-rugi-ratusan-juta-rupiah/2

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

Case of Ordering 100 Kg Durian

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Case of Tour to Durian Farm", "Durian Seller From Sungai Klau, Malaysia Lost RM 414,932", you may read also "Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Case of Ordering 100 Kg Durian'.

Home of Durian is a famous durian shop in Singapore. Recently they opened a durian auction for charity at the Kidney Dialysis Foundation organization. But these good intentions did not turn out to be smooth. A few days before the charity auction started, a consumer ordered 100 kg of durian from the Home of Durian.[1]

The consumer immediately contacted the shop owner named Samuel Chen. Due to the abundance of durian orders, Samuel finally prepared hundreds of durians specifically for these consumers. Unfortunately, on the day of the auction, the customer disappeared without a word and did not pay for his durian order.[2]

Because durian fruit rots quickly, Samuel lost up to SGD 2,000 (IDR. 29.3 million). This is the first time Chen has been cheated in the durian business.[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "5 Kasus Penipuan Durian yang Bikin Rugi Ratusan Juta Rupiah", www.detik.com., Sonia Basoni - detikFood, Selasa, 21 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 7 Februari 2025, Link: https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-7742689/5-kasus-penipuan-durian-yang-bikin-rugi-ratusan-juta-rupiah/1

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

Case of Tour to Durian Farm

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Durian Seller From Sungai Klau, Malaysia Lost RM 414,932", "Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion", you may read also "Fintech Synapse's Bankruptcy Leaves Thousands of Customers in the US at a Loss" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Case of Tour to Durian Farm'.

This fraud case began when a woman named Lie from Singapore saw an online advertisement on Facebook. The 52 year old woman was tempted by the offer of a tour package called 'GD Travel & Tour', which aimed at the durian plantation in Kulai, Malaysia.[1]

The price is only SGD 28 (IDR. 337,300). He immediately contacted the tour party on Facebook, then continued on WhatsApp and Lie was told to download an application called EG Store on his cellphone.[2]

In the end, Lie didn't buy the ticket because his friends couldn't participate. However, a week later Lie realized that his account had been frozen because there had been a large money transaction to America. The money missing from his account was SGD 110,000 (IDR. 1.3 billion). Even though the money was his savings to marry his son in 2024.[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "5 Kasus Penipuan Durian yang Bikin Rugi Ratusan Juta Rupiah", www.detik.com., Sonia Basoni - detikFood, Selasa, 21 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 7 Februari 2025, Link: https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-7742689/5-kasus-penipuan-durian-yang-bikin-rugi-ratusan-juta-rupiah/1

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

Durian Seller From Sungai Klau, Malaysia Lost RM 414,932

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion", "Fintech Synapse's Bankruptcy Leaves Thousands of Customers in the US at a Loss", you may read also "Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Durian Seller From Sungai Klau, Malaysia Lost RM 414,932'. This durian seller from Sungai Klau, Malaysia lost RM 414,932 (Rp. 1.4 billion), after one of the buyers provided fake proof of transfer to pay for the Musang King durian he bought.[1] 

This incident started when a buyer made 26 transactions to purchase Musang King durian at the shop. He asked that the payment be made online. This online payment is done quite often, because Lok Kiam continues to buy various types of durian from the shop. But the seller only realized this fraudulent act, when the seller discovered that no money had come in from dozens of transactions.[2] 

Even after recalculating, the losses he experienced reached IDR 1.4 billion. Because it turns out that all the proof of payment sent by this fraudster was fake, and was never recorded at the bank where the durian seller opened an account.[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "5 Kasus Penipuan Durian yang Bikin Rugi Ratusan Juta Rupiah", www.detik.com., Sonia Basoni - detikFood, Selasa, 21 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 7 Februari 2025, Link: https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-7742689/5-kasus-penipuan-durian-yang-bikin-rugi-ratusan-juta-rupiah/1

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Fintech Synapse's Bankruptcy Leaves Thousands of Customers in the US at a Loss", "Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire", you may read also "How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion'.

The Japanese Labor Court imposed a fine of 29 million yen or around IDR. 3.03 billion on President Sukarno's wife, Naoko Nemoto alias Dewi Sukarno. The sanctions were imposed following the termination of employment (PHK) of two employees. The lawsuit was filed in February 2021. At that time, Dewi's two employees refused to work in the office because they were worried about being exposed to the Covid-19 virus. Meanwhile, it was reported that Dewi had just traveled to Indonesia. Dewi was reportedly angry when she heard the attitude of two of her employees and then laid them off. "I'm also angry with all of you who treated me like a germ even though my test results were negative. You suffer from coronaphobia. I think I will never come to the office again because I can't work with you who have hurt my character," said Dewi.[1]

In March 2022, two of his fired employees filed a labor lawsuit against Dewi's office. For your information, the Japanese Labor Court is a system for resolving disputes through courts between workers and employers quickly and fairly. In August 2022, a litigation decision was made to require the two to pay a combined settlement fee of 6 million yen. However, Dewi reportedly objected to this, resulting in a lawsuit. The issue in the trial was whether or not the dismissal of the two former employees was legal. Dewi's party said that the two employees had a telephone conversation with Dewi's lawyer and clearly agreed to resign. In the conversation, Dewi's lawyer also reportedly admitted that the dismissal was illegal and committed to paying a sum of money to the two employees and accepting the mutually agreed resignation.[2]

Then the court accepted the two employees' plaintiff's lawsuit and decided that the dismissal was invalid, meaning that the employment relationship continued. Lawyer Ayao Masaki, a representative of Your Ace, a law firm that specializes in employment, said the two employees are no longer Dewi employees and have not received a salary since April 2021. One's monthly salary is 270,000 yen, while the other's is 300,000 yen. If wages cannot be paid according to the specified date, the salary paid is mandatory with 3% interest. "If you are unable to pay on the scheduled date, you will be asked to pay legal interest of 3% of the monthly salary that is due from the date of payment, with interest of 3% per year until paid which should have been paid on April 30 2021 is now almost 300,000 yen and interest," the report wrote.[3]

In other words, Dewi was ordered to pay a combined monthly salary of 570,000 yen and interest in full starting April 2021. In addition, when the claims for unpaid overtime wages of the two men were approved, the total amount to be paid by Dewi was approximately 29 million yen as of December 2024, when this decision was issued. Ultimately, the employee remains employed while the case is being fought in court, so the amount paid becomes larger as the trial drags on. Responding to the decision, Dewi admitted that there was no problem. "It's okay to lose!" said Dewi.[4] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Pengadilan Jepang Tuntut Dewi Sukarno Bayar Denda Rp 3 Miliar", www.detik.com., Andi Hidayat - detikFinance, Minggu, 19 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 1 Februari 2025, Link: https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7739928/pengadilan-jepang-tuntut-dewi-sukarno-bayar-denda-rp-3-miliar

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

Fintech Synapse's Bankruptcy Leaves Thousands of Customers in the US at a Loss

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire", "How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion", you may read also "Missing 22 Year Old Man Found Thanks to Google Earth" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Fintech Synapse's Bankruptcy Leaves Thousands of Customers in the US at a Loss'.

The bankruptcy of a fintech company called "Synapse" caused thousands of customers in America to suffer losses. Due to the impact of bankruptcy, many customer balances were lost. Even if totaled, the losses are said to reach trillions of rupiah. Synapse is a fintech providing a platform that allows other fintech companies, such as Yotta and Juno, to offer banking services without having to have their own banking license. However, Synapse suddenly closed and filed for bankruptcy in April 2024. At the same time, the company froze customer funds held at partner banks such as Evolve Bank, American Bank, AMG National Trust, and Lineage Bank.[1]

As a result, fintech customers who are members of the Synapse network cannot access balances of around US$ 265 million or Rp. 4.3 trillion (exchange rate of Rp. 16,248/US dollar) for more than six months. What's worse, after the partner bank succeeded in opening access to customer funds, around US$ 90 million or Rp. 1.46 trillion in customer funds were lost and their whereabouts are unknown. Regarding this, CNBC then spoke to dozens of customers who had lost their balance. These customers have savings ranging from US$ 7,000 (Rp. 113.73 million) to more than US$ 200,000 (Rp. 3.24 billion). Starting from FedEx couriers, small business owners, teachers, to dentists.[2]

A customer named Kayla Morris lost money worth US$ 282,153.87 or Rp. 4.58 billion. In the hearing regarding the claim for loss of funds, he said that his account was locked for six months after the problem occurred. At that time he hoped that his money was still safe. However, it turns out that his money may not be returned in full, because Evolve is said to only be paying US$ 500 or Rp. 8.12 million. "We were told that Evolve would only pay us $500 of my balance of $282,153.87. This was a complete mess," Morris said.[3]

Then there is also a customer named Andrew Meloan, a chemical engineer from Chicago, who claims to have savings of around US$ 200,000 in Yotta. However, so far, the money has only been returned from Evolve in the amount of US$ 5 or Rp. 81,240. "When I signed up, they gave me an Evolve account number. Now they say they only have $5 of my money, and the rest is somewhere else. I feel like I've been cheated," Meloan said.[4] 

A similar thing also happened to one of Yotta's customers, Zach Jacobs, who said he had savings of US$ 94,468.92 or Rp. 1.53 billion, but would only get a refund of US$ 128.68 or the equivalent of Rp. 2.09 million. Because of this, he started taking action to create an association with other victims called 'Fight For Our Funds'. This is done so that the victims can get more attention from the media and politicians. There were at least 3,454 people who registered with the group with total funds lost reaching US$ 30.4 million or Rp. 493.93 billion. This shows how massive the impact of Synapse's fintech bankruptcy is on customers in the US. Meanwhile Synapse and its partners, including Evolve Bank & Trust, are still blaming each other about improper balance transfers. "When you tell people this, it's like, 'There's no way this could happen'. But a bank just robbed us. This was the first great bank robbery in American history," Jacobs said.[5] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Perusahaan Ini Bangkrut, Duit Ribuan Nasabah Rp 1,4 T Lenyap", www.detik.com., Ignacio Geordi Oswaldo, 09 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 20 Januari 2025, Link: https://finance.detik.com/fintech/d-7724407/perusahaan-ini-bangkrut-duit-ribuan-nasabah-rp-1-4-t-lenyap?mtype=mpc.ctr.A-boxccxmpcxmp-modelA

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid.

Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "How to Change the Data on Your Land Certificate Due to the Impact of Regional Expansion", "Missing 22 Year Old Man Found Thanks to Google Earth", you may read also "Death Row Drug Convict from the Philippines Has Been Returned to Her Country" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Gao And Kara: The Story of New Zealand Runaway Millionaire'.

A husband and wife couple from New Zealand suddenly became billionaires and were living lavishly after the bank mistakenly transferred NZD 10 million or more than IDR 87.4 billion to their account. Their life story was later made into a film entitled "Runaway Millionaire". Their story began when Hui "Leo" Gao (the husband) applied for a NZD100,000 loan to Westpac bank to help his struggling gas station business in Rotorua, New Zealand, in 2009. The loan was approved by Westpac, but a bank employee made a mistake by adding a few zeros, Gao became an instant millionaire.[1]

Gao and his wife, Kara Hurring, were aware that the money was not theirs but apparently that didn't stop them from enjoying every piece of cash. Even at that time they decided to flee to China. Gao previously transferred US$ 6,782,000 of money belonging to the bank to his personal account before he and Hurring fled to China. Gao left first on 29 April 2009, with Hurring allegedly following suit on 3 May. However, until Gao and Hurring fled to China, the bank was still unaware of the error in transferring money to Gao's account. The bank only realized there was a transfer error in Gao's account on May 5 2009. After the bank realizes there is an error, the bank will try to get it back. Because Gao and Hurring had fled, the bank asked the authorities in New Zealand to arrest the couple.[2]

An international manhunt was finally launched with help from Interpol. Finally, Gao was arrested by Interpol when he was about to cross from China to Hong Kong in September 2011, two and a half years after Rotorua police launched an investigation. Gao's arrest came after an Interpol "red alert" appeared when he tried to cross the border from mainland China to Hong Kong. At that time, an Interpol warrant stated that Gao was wanted by the Rotorua District Court, New Zealand on charges of theft and money laundering. Therefore, at that time, Gao was immediately detained by the Hong Kong migration authorities. Gao then appeared before a committal judge at the Eastern Magistrates Court in Sai Wan in late September and was refused bail.[3]

Gao was returned to custody to appear in court again on October 28. He then arrived in New Zealand in the custody of two detectives in December 2011. Then, Gao was released on bail until sentencing on August 24 at Rotorua District Court. Meanwhile her partner Hurring spent 22 months in China before he was arrested in February after traveling back to Auckland to get his daughter Leena's passport. He was last month found guilty by a Rotorua District Court jury of 30 counts of theft, attempting to dishonestly use a bank card and international money laundering.[4] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Kisah Suami Istri Dapat Uang Transfer Nyasar Rp. 87 Miliar buat Foya-foya", www.detik.com, Ignacio Geordi Oswaldo, 11 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 18 Januari 2025, Link: https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7727572/kisah-suami-istri-dapat-uang-transfer-nyasar-rp-87-miliar-buat-foya-foya?mtype=mpc.ctr.B-boxccxmpcxmp-modelB

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.