Victims Of Couples Fraud Mode Of Aircraft Tickets Experienced Losses Of Tens Of Millions

The husband and wife couple (Pasutri) with the initials DWN (25) and BLL (21) were arrested by the Tanah Abang Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit in connection with the fraud case of dozens of plane tickets.

The couple was arrested at a boarding house located in the North Bogor area, Bogor City on Sunday, January 26.

For the actions of the perpetrators, the US victim (50) was deceived by plane tickets with a total of tens of millions.

This fraud incident began when the victim, who is a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) ordered 20 plane tickets to the perpetrator with the initials DWN.

To the victims, the perpetrator DWN claimed to be an employee of Astrindo Travel which is engaged in Tour N Travel.

The perpetrator offered the ticket with the lure of a special promo, so the victim transferred Rp 77,800,000 in three stages.

However, after the money was transferred, the victim found that the perpetrator had resigned from his workplace. Feeling cheated, the victim reported this incident to the Tanah Abang Metro Police.

Then through an intensive investigation, including tracking cell phone IMEIs, the police found the location of the perpetrators in Bogor City.

Police arrested DWN and BLL on Sunday 26 January 2025 at around 01.00 WIB,

Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, AKBP Aditya Sembiring said his party confiscated evidence of mutations of the victim's Bank Mandiri and Bank BCA accounts.

"There is evidence of the perpetrator's resignation letter from the workplace, print out WhatsApp conversations between the victim and the perpetrator, ua mobile phones (Samsung Galaxy A55 and iPhone 15, iWatch Apple Gen 2, jewelry in the form of gold rings and necklaces and cash amounting to Rp900,000.000," said AKBP Aditya when confirmed, Sunday, January 26.

His party has also taken various steps such as examining witnesses, holding cases, and completing investigation documents.

"The perpetrator has now been secured for further legal proceedings. We will continue to investigate this case to ensure justice for victims," he said.

As a result of his actions, the two perpetrators with the initials DWN and BLL were charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding criminal acts of fraud and or Article 372 of the Criminal Code concerning embezzlement.

"Article 378 of the Criminal Code ensnares perpetrators who use deception or a series of lies to gain profits, while Article 372 of the Criminal Code ensnares the act of embezzlement of goods or money entrusted to the perpetrators. The legal process against both of them continues," he said.