Filpino Blackjack scam in Malaysia Leader "Henry Stalag"

Malaysian police say that they have heard at least thirteen complaints from male tourists in Kuala Lumpur who were scammed into blackjack games. The police believe that the scammers are two Filipino couples. The scenario is simple. A male tourist traveling alone is approached and befriended by an attractive woman. The woman promises the man a good time, and he gets into her car. Police believe that at this point, the driver uses a very indirect route to foil the man’s sense of direction. The man is taken to an apartment where three accomplices wait, given snacks and drinks, and then challenged to a game of blackjack. Usually, in the first several rounds, the unsuspecting tourist wins, spurring him to continue playing. After several rounds, though, the target begins losing, racking up large debts. After the man empties his wallet, the con-artists take him to a jewelry store and ask him to buy expensive jewelry and give them the purchase receipt in order to cover his debts. In one recent case, a Japanese tourist lost 30,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($7,967). He paid the scammers MYR450 ($119) in cash and the rest in jewelery. Police are having a difficult time with the case. None of the men are able to remember where they gambled, where they purchased the jewelry, or even the nationality of those who scammed them. All the victims said that the four all spoke English well, but seemed to remember little else. Police have made no public statement as to whether the men were drugged or drunk during the games and the subsequent jewelry purchases. The scam is not new. In separate complaints to the police in 2007 TO 2007, four tourists claimed losses totaling MYR500,000 ($132,793). The tourists had no connection to each other, and fell prey to the scam at different times.

Interpol intelligence report thet a certain Henry Stalag is the leader and financier in this scam with the protection of some high Malaysian Police official.