Police Reveal Case Of Trading Fraud Of Indonesian Migrant Workers, Victim Loss Of IDR 3.7 Billion

SURABAYA - Sub-Directorate of Cyber Ditreskrimsus Polda East Java revealed the practice of trading fraud by Indonesian Migrant Workers which harmed the victims of fellow PMI amounting to Rp3.7 billion.

East Java Police Chief Inspector General Toni Harmanto said from the disclosure his party secured the perpetrator with the initials SR binti AS.

"The victims are TRN residents of Ponorogo and 258 victims spread throughout Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. From this case, the losses suffered by the victims reached Rp3.7 billion," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 30.

With the disclosure of this case, the Kapolda advised PMI to find out and not be deceived by the same case.

Meanwhile, the Director of Criminal Investigation at the East Java Regional Police, Kombes Farman, explained that the suspect SR at that time worked in Hong Kong.

He traded with the Trade-W application which he knew from his employer in 2014.

From October to December 2021, SR offered trading under the name "Arfa Forex Trading" to the victims through a WhatsApp account.

To the victims, continued Farman, SR promised a profit of 15-20 percent per week, and capital money could be withdrawn after 15 weeks of starting deposits.

However, the victims deposited money in a varying amount, the promised profit was not smooth and there was not even. The capital cannot be withdrawn without clear reasons and the victim is harmed.

"Trading Arfa Forex Trading belonging to the suspect SR is not a legal entity or illegal," he said.

From the disclosure, the police confiscated evidence of a bundle of Arfa Forex Trading registration form with a sponsor on behalf of DM, a bundle of Arfa Forex Trading registration form with a sponsor on behalf of SM, a Bank Mandiri account book and a Bank Mandiri ATM card.

For his actions, the suspect was charged with Article 45A Paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions in conjunction with Article 28 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, as well as Article 378 of the Criminal Code.

"For Article 45A paragraph (1) the threat of imprisonment is a maximum of 6 (six) years and Rp1 billion. Meanwhile, Article 378 of the Criminal Code carries a four-year prison sentence," he said.