Already Deposited Rp90 Million, Man In Tangerang Affected By Scavengers Of Government Projects

Tangerang/ Photo fraud suspect; Doc. Banten Police

TANGERANG - Tangerang Police arrested a man with the initials MYM (33), a resident of Unyur Village, Serang City for a criminal act of fraud by promising his victim to receive a government project.

Balaraja Police Chief AKP Badri Hasan explained that the suspect was suspected of defrauding the victim with the initials MS (32), a man, a resident of Tobat Village, Balaraja District, Tangerang Regency. The fraud was carried out in mid-September 2022 to November 2022. As a result of the fraud, the victim suffered a total loss of Rp90 million.

"The victim gave the suspect several times the total amount of Rp90 million because he was interested in the suspect's promise to project the victim," said Badri.

Badri continued, the reason the suspect asked the victim for money was to take care of the project administration. However, until the end of 2022, the promised project did not exist. The victim began to urge the suspect to return the money.

In February 2023, the suspect made a statement which essentially contained that the suspect could not provide a project to the victim. The suspect also stated in the statement that the promise to provide the project was only a trick of the suspect getting money.

"In the statement letter, the suspect admitted that he promised to provide an incorrect project and the suspect also admitted that he had deceived the victim," said Badri. However, the victim has been trying to resolve the issue amicably. The victim only asked for his money back. However, the suspect did not have good faith because it had been several months since making a statement, the suspect disappeared and could not be contacted.

Therefore, the victim reported the incident to the Balaraja Police. After receiving the report, the police moved to investigate and look for the whereabouts of the suspect until the suspect was finally arrested.

"The suspect was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 4 years in prison," concluded Badri.