Simsalabim! 10 Days Auto Tajir Mode, These 2 Young Women Tricked Hundreds Of Rejang Lebong Residents Through Stupid Investments

BENGKULU - Hundreds of residents of Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province were deceived by two young women through fraudulent investments. The total loss suffered by the community reached Rp800 million.

Rejang Lebong Police Chief AKBP Puji Prayitno said the victims of the fraud were tempted to gain 35 percent per 10 days from the investment value invested. The two suspects who were arrested had the initials VA (20) and YN (19).

"VA is still a student at a university in Curup," said Police Chief Puji at the Rejang Lebong Police Headquarters as reported by Antara, Thursday, August 5.

YN is the brain of fraudulent investments while VA acts as a customer finder. Within 6 months, more than 100 customers have been netted, both students and the public.

To investigators, YN admitted, the fraud mode is by making investments and offering empty slots to potential prey with a minimum offered value of IDR 1 million. In 10 days, the money can be Rp1,350,000.

According to him, the suspect himself studied this investment business on an autodidact basis via the internet and was not affiliated with any institution. The bidding system is through the WhatsApp messaging application.

"This customer will get a bonus of 35 percent in 10 days. That way, the victims are lured again to put in even more funds. However, in reality this suspect has to dig a hole to cover the previous customer," he said.

So far, they are still investigating the suspect and his victims. He mentioned that 80 victims had made reports to the Rejang Lebong Police.

These two suspects were charged by investigators for violating Article 46 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 16 and Article 17 of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Amendments to Law No. 7/1992 on Banking with a penalty of 15 years in prison.