AI Mode Fraud Case, Suspect Catut Prabowo-Gibran Name

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police said that the suspect in the deepfake fraud case using artificial intelligence or AI technology used a number of state officials. Two of them are the President and Vice President, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

"Utilizing photos and voices such as Mr. President Prabowo Subianto, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Mrs. Sri Mulyani and other state officials," said Director of Cyber Crime at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji, to reporters, Thursday, January 23.

The perpetrators changed or edited Prabowo and Gibran's photos into video recordings as if the current government was offering assistance to people who were in trouble.

Then, the video was uploaded to various social media accounts. So, the wider community can see videos made using AI technology.

"In the uploaded video, the suspect includes a Whatsapp number that can be contacted," he said.

The inclusion of the phone number is in the hope that the public will contact the suspect with the initials AMA.

If anyone contacts him, the suspect will direct the victim to fill out an aid recipient registration form.

"After that the victim was asked to transfer a sum of money on the grounds that the victim's administrative costs or the community who had paid the administrative costs were promised disbursement of funds by the suspect," he said.

Based on identification, dozens of people have been deceived. They have sent some money to the suspect. However, the amount was not disclosed in detail.

"Investigators have identified 11 people who were victims of the crime of this suspect and the victims came from various regions including Central Java, East Java, South Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi," said Himawan.

Meanwhile, suspect AMA has been arrested in Bumi Nambung District, Central Lampung Regency, Lampung Province.

In this case, investigators suspect it with Article 51 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 35 of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions and Article 378 of the Criminal Code.