Blackstone and Sky Internasional Be Named as Masterminds of a Big Marketing Scam in Indonesia
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Blackstone Indonesia and Sky Internasional a self-claimed digital strategic marketing agency in Indonesia with premium services in interactive communications, digital strategy, brand identity, social media and online advertising are to be considered as digital fraud masterminds and to be the leaders of an organization with only one goal, to cheat clients solely to enrich themselves with personal benefits and to fund their luxury lifestyles.
Retail News received a lot of complaints from several Blackstone Indonesia customers, basically complaining about the same kind of practices. Retail News took the lead in this investigation and took a deeper dive into this matter. After seeing all proof we are committed to send out a warning to all startups and companies in Indonesia. Our advise is not to engage in any partnership with the two mentioned companies. It’s very likely you will lose money, time and efforts in the spiderweb these companies have build out.
The “modus-operandi” is usually the same ; they issue invoices without tax and ask clients to wire money to a variety of bank accounts. All invoices appear to start with #1 for each clients and one of the bank accounts always coming back is from Aldino Ozky, Bank Central Asia with bank (BCA), Account No. 920000223. They use this bank account to wire company money to and to avoid paying taxes, neither issuing any tax receipts.
After a company wires the first retainer, Blackstone shows you their digital dashboard which has all sorts of numbers on page views and impressions and gorgeous graphs. It looks like you’ll have access to loads of information about your marketing. Which in theory is a good idea… The only problem with every one of these fancy dashboards we’ve seen is they provide all sorts of information which is of no use to the business of client and they sell 0. While they charge you for a variety of things, simply to run out your budgets.
Aldi Sky Wungkana, self-esteemed CEO of both companies has an explanation for everything, but not for all above topics we’re writing up ; also not even why the money of the company is wired without tax straight into an employees bank account. Big talker, 0 results.
Felix Valentino is also a member of their league, he never picks up the phone when you try to call him ; uses fake whatsapp profiles and he’s to be considered as the the email writer to inform customers that their money is litterally gone. Done and dusted, simply call him the “excuse guy”.
A random overview of what else they are practicing:
“All invoices appear to start with #1 for each clients and one of the bank accounts always coming back is from Aldino Ozky, Bank Central Asia with bank (BCA), Account No.”
# PPC fraud with high bounce rates and non-targeted traffic.
# sending bot traffic to your website and charging high CPCs for this ;
# buying FB engagement on non-legal websites and sending it over to your social media channels basically ruining everything you have build up ;
# 0 to none connection with big newspapers, but charging the same rates to publish content on shitty websites claiming they offer premium PR services
In regards to the proof of all statements made above, readers, the police and/or any other governemental institution can contact Retail News to received all proof. We have bundled all complaints from startups and customers. None of the phone numbers we called were available for any comments. Whatsapp groups dissolved and no response on email.
A police case is about to be filed as well as a court case to stop these gentlemen from doing what they are doing. Companies are warned! The tax authorities received complaints as well and confirmed they have started an investigation.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the primary accusation made against Blackstone Indonesia and Sky Internasional?
What is the primary accusation made against Blackstone Indonesia and Sky Internasional?
They are accused of being digital fraud masterminds, leading an organisation with the sole goal of cheating clients to enrich themselves and fund luxury lifestyles. Retail News received numerous complaints about their practices.
Q.How do these companies allegedly handle invoicing and payments?
How do these companies allegedly handle invoicing and payments?
They issue invoices without tax and ask clients to wire money to various bank accounts, with one frequently being Aldino Ozky's BCA account. This avoids tax payments and receipt issuance.
Q.What specific fraudulent marketing practices are attributed to the companies?
What specific fraudulent marketing practices are attributed to the companies?
Their practices include PPC fraud with high bounce rates, sending bot traffic, buying non-legal Facebook engagement, and charging premium PR rates for publishing content on low-quality websites.
Q.Who are the key individuals named in relation to these alleged scams?
Who are the key individuals named in relation to these alleged scams?
Aldi Sky Wungkana is named as the self-esteemed CEO of both companies. Felix Valentino is also mentioned as a member, who avoids calls and uses fake WhatsApp profiles.
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