Bali + World News & Views Editor's Comments:
In a video that went viral is an example of what happens when you're not careful at many Money changers throughout Bali.
I have learned over the last 23 years that whenever you go to any money changer no matter how reputable they appear that are even after they count your change from your exchange in a machine you should count the money in front of the money changer before you leave.
Take his calculator to check his calculations then check how much money you receive. You cannot argue with him after you leave. Do it right then and there.
Thi viral video also shows how Balinese and Indonesians in general will get really aggressive against anybody that commits any sort of crime in Bali.
It is not unusual for locals to beat up a criminal once he's caught to teach him a lesson.
This money changer is lucky he's behind a glass wall .
As I always say in Asia "Assume nothing and trust no one" is the best attitude unless they have credible references and longevity.
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A currency exchange worker who allegedly tried to rip off a tourist is busted and dramatically told off in footage that’s going viral in Bali.
OCTOBER 9, 20191:33PM
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A currency exchange worker who allegedly ripped off a tourist has been exposed in a video that’s going viral in Bali.
The video, which was uploaded to Twitter on Saturday, shows the teller being dramatically told off by a Balinese tour guide who reportedly stepped in after a tourist had been short-changed.
Coconuts Bali reports the tourist tried to exchange euros for Indonesian rupiah at the teller’s kiosk but was handed about half of what he should have received.
The currency exchange teller was accused of ripping off the tourist.Source:Twitter
The guide then stepped in to admonish the teller in Indonesian.
“You’re embarrassing us bro … We work hard to build Bali’s reputation,” the tour guide says in the video, according to a translation by Coconuts Bali.
Dodgy currency exchange set-ups are part of one of the biggest scams preying on tourists in Bali. Mostly located around the island’s major shopping malls, they advertise “no commission” and the best exchange rates.
But part of the scam is they “accidentally” drop notes behind their counter before handing cash back to the tourist, which ends up being much less money than originally offered.
The tour guide, Bonik Inganau, told Coconuts Bali the holiday island was full of unauthorised money exchanges intentionally set up to rip off tourists.
Bonik (pictured in white hat) rips into the teller.Source:Twitter
“I just want authorities to do something about it so that it doesn’t seem like this issue is being neglected,” he said.
“It’s an open secret that these unauthorised money changers are scammers anyway.”
Bonik, who is based in South Kuta, has been working as a tour guide for two years.
He told Coconuts Bali he was angry “irresponsible people” often gave the island a bad name.
“I’m a tour guide. I make my living in the tourism industry. Building a good reputation is not an easy thing to do, especially in this day and age. I work so hard promoting the safety and comfort in Bali, but there are these irresponsible people,” he said.
Currency exchange tellers often ‘accidentally’ drop notes behind their counter before handing cash back to tourists.Source:Twitter
“It’s like they are assaulting all of us who have worked so hard to build that (reputation).”
On Twitter, where the video has been watched more than 330,000 times, commenters praised Bonik and shared their own experience with tour guides who were keen to keep people in the tourism industry in line.
“My guide in Bali once defended me, and I’m a domestic tourist,” one person commented.
“Same language was used: we work so hard to preserve tourism in Bali.
“So cool, keep thriving, Bali.”
Currency changers often scam tourists by counting notes so quickly they can’t follow or by replacing notes with smaller ones.
Tourists should check calculations carefully and, if possible, count twice the cash given by the teller before handing their own money over.
It’s also worth becoming familiar with the currency, as notes come in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 Indonesian rupiah.
A currency exchange worker who allegedly tried to rip off a tourist is busted and dramatically told off in footage that’s going viral in Bali.
OCTOBER 9, 20191:33PM
Video Image
A currency exchange worker who allegedly ripped off a tourist has been exposed in a video that’s going viral in Bali.
The video, which was uploaded to Twitter on Saturday, shows the teller being dramatically told off by a Balinese tour guide who reportedly stepped in after a tourist had been short-changed.
Coconuts Bali reports the tourist tried to exchange euros for Indonesian rupiah at the teller’s kiosk but was handed about half of what he should have received.
The currency exchange teller was accused of ripping off the tourist.Source:Twitter
The guide then stepped in to admonish the teller in Indonesian.
“You’re embarrassing us bro … We work hard to build Bali’s reputation,” the tour guide says in the video, according to a translation by Coconuts Bali.
Dodgy currency exchange set-ups are part of one of the biggest scams preying on tourists in Bali. Mostly located around the island’s major shopping malls, they advertise “no commission” and the best exchange rates.
But part of the scam is they “accidentally” drop notes behind their counter before handing cash back to the tourist, which ends up being much less money than originally offered.
The tour guide, Bonik Inganau, told Coconuts Bali the holiday island was full of unauthorised money exchanges intentionally set up to rip off tourists.
Bonik (pictured in white hat) rips into the teller.Source:Twitter
“I just want authorities to do something about it so that it doesn’t seem like this issue is being neglected,” he said.
“It’s an open secret that these unauthorised money changers are scammers anyway.”
Bonik, who is based in South Kuta, has been working as a tour guide for two years.
He told Coconuts Bali he was angry “irresponsible people” often gave the island a bad name.
“I’m a tour guide. I make my living in the tourism industry. Building a good reputation is not an easy thing to do, especially in this day and age. I work so hard promoting the safety and comfort in Bali, but there are these irresponsible people,” he said.
Currency exchange tellers often ‘accidentally’ drop notes behind their counter before handing cash back to tourists.Source:Twitter
“It’s like they are assaulting all of us who have worked so hard to build that (reputation).”
On Twitter, where the video has been watched more than 330,000 times, commenters praised Bonik and shared their own experience with tour guides who were keen to keep people in the tourism industry in line.
“My guide in Bali once defended me, and I’m a domestic tourist,” one person commented.
“Same language was used: we work so hard to preserve tourism in Bali.
“So cool, keep thriving, Bali.”
Currency changers often scam tourists by counting notes so quickly they can’t follow or by replacing notes with smaller ones.
Tourists should check calculations carefully and, if possible, count twice the cash given by the teller before handing their own money over.
It’s also worth becoming familiar with the currency, as notes come in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 Indonesian rupiah.
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