Be Alert, Fraud Mode Via WA Takes Photos Of Mayor Agustina Wilujeng For Personal Interests

SEMARANG The City Government or the Semarang City Government appealed to all citizens to be vigilant and not easily trapped in fraudulent attempts via WhatsApp or WA where the perpetrator took the name and profile photo of the Mayor of Semarang, Agustina Wilujeng for personal gain.

This appeal was issued after the discovery of a WhatsApp number with a fake registration using a Mayor's profile photo to launch a fraud. Information that was forwarded from the Deputy Chief of the Police, confirmed that there were already people who were victims of this mode.

"We emphasize that the number used by the perpetrator is a fake registration and is only used for WA. According to Wakasatintel, this number will not appear in ordinary telephone contacts (connect persons) if it is blocked, so people must be careful," explained Semarang City Secretary Assistant, Mukhamad Khadik, Wednesday (2/12).

His party added that the Mayor had never contacted the public personally to ask for transfers of funds in any form through his personal WA number.

Given the false registration properties of the perpetrator's number which complicates the total blocking process from the police, the public is instructed to take independent steps, including

The public is asked to immediately disseminate this information to their families, relatives, and co-workers so that no one is anymore a victim of fraud. (ADV)