A Number Of Job Applicants Allegedly Deceived And Extorted Rp1.7 Million By The Logistics Company PT VTLI In Klender, East Jakarta

JAKARTA - Allegations of fraud with job vacancies have occurred again in the East Jakarta area. This time, the alleged mode of job vacancy fraud is engaged in logistics located at a shophouse on Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Klender, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta.

A number of applicants who were victims were asked for money up to Rp 1.7 million rupiah as a condition to be accepted for work. The alleged job vacancy fraud is known as PT VTLI. This incident also went viral on Instagram social media.

The job applicants who were victims of alleged fraud finally managed to reject the attempted extortion mode of receiving the work.

From observations at the location, the shophouse claiming to be a logistics service company looks empty and there is no activity whatsoever on Sunday, July 14, noon.

According to Ida, residents around the location, he often saw the presence of a number of job applicants who often came to the shophouse.

"Preseres are usually asked for money up to Rp 1.7 million so they can be accepted for work," Ida told reporters, Sunday, July 14.

Meanwhile, from Ida's confession, he learned that the shophouse often recruited workers.

"Information from applicants, the company is engaged in recruiting prospective workers," he said.

Meanwhile, although the alleged job application fraud has gone viral on social media, until now there has been no action from the Duren Sawit Police. Employment applicants have also not made a police report.