Police Investigates Rp2 Billion Fraud By Bandar Arisan Named Cece In NTB

JAKARTA - The Investigating Team of the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) of the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police found indications of violations of the Information and Electronic Transaction Law (ITE) in the alleged fraud report with the arisan method of billions of rupiah in revenue.

Director of Criminal Investigation of the NTB Regional Police, Kombes Hari Brata, in Mataram, Monday, said that the indication of the violation of the ITE Law was obtained from the clarification of the victim who claimed to have been cheated by the arisan bandar with the initials NY alias Cece.

"From the victim's clarification, there are a number of transactions or agreements made through 'WhatsApp'. That is the domain of entering ITE," said Hari Brata, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 15.

Because it is related to the ITE Law, Hari continued, the handling of this report will be further coordinated with the NTB Regional Police's Ditreskrimsus.

However, Hari said that the handling of this report is still in the stage of collecting data and information from related parties.

So far, he said, his party had only received reports from 13 residents who claimed to be victims of fraud. Of the 13 people, eight of them have been clarified.

"So of the 13 victims who reported, only eight wanted to be examined. Of the 13 there were also those who did not want to give power, about five people," he said.

But in the meantime, he continued, investigators have obtained evidence indicating cases of fraud and embezzlement.

"Like the benefits that should be obtained by number two, it was not given to all the dealers," he said.

A total of 13 arisan members who claimed to be victims of fraud and embezzlement of NY alias Cece, came to report to the NTB Regional Police. To the police, they admitted that they were tricked by the arisan until the loss reached Rp. 2 billion.

The victims, through their attorney, Lalu Anton Hariawan, previously explained that the 13 of his client reports were in accordance with Article 372 of the Criminal Code and 378 of the Criminal Code.