In Indonesia, a particular scam is calling people (esp. parents) very early in the morning, when people are still sleeping, &quot;We&#x27;re cops. Your son&#x2F;daughter is arrested for drugs possession. Send us lots of money NOW or we&#x27;ll send him&#x2F;her to jail.&quot; followed by what sounds like someone crying in the background.<p>Since you&#x27;re barely awake, and your son&#x2F;daughter is indeed away (eg. on night shift or staying with friends), and the fact that some cops <i>are</i> corrupt, and <i>somehow</i> you can&#x27;t call (busy line) your son&#x2F;daughter to verify, make people fall prey to this scam.<p>The interesting part is: how do they know the <i>relationship</i> of the victims, and the location (i.e away from home) at that point in time, considering the scammers are sometimes from different island?