Three Perpetrators Of National Police And DPR Nopol Fraud Arrested, Threatened With 7 Years In Prison

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya has arrested a syndicate of fraudsters with the modus operandi of making Vehicle Registration Certificates (STNK) and Motor Vehicle Numbers (TNKB). In fact, this syndicate involved a freelance daily employee (PHL) of West Java Samsat.

"Revealing a fraud and embezzlement and or a criminal act of forgery or the crime of providing false information into one authentic data," said the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Thursday, September 16.

In this case, there are three suspects namely, TA, AK, and US. They have their respective roles.

For TA, pretending to be a member of the police stationed at the National Police Headquarters. Then, AK is a PHL Samsat West Java, and US is making fake STNK and TNKB.

The disclosure of this case began with reports of fraud. The victim said that tens of millions were tricked into making vehicle number plates with the secret code number 'RF' and the Indonesian House of Representatives.

"Someone reported having been cheated and embezzled about Rp. 70 million. For what? For the manufacture of STNK and a secret motor vehicle number (TNKB) from the police as well as for the manufacture of the promised STNK and also TNKB members of the DPR RI," said Yusri. He promised secret STNK and TNKB such as RFP with a tariff of Rp. 20 million for that, and Rp. 50 million for the manufacture of STNK and TNKB secret numbers of the DPR RI," he continued.

It turned out that the STNK and TNKB received by the victim were genuine but fake. This is because the license plate received by the victim belongs to someone else.

"Asphalt STNK (original but fake) why? The original STNK is deleted according to the identity name and number requested by this TA. So the other STNK entry data is deleted and then the identity is entered," said Yusri.

Thus, with the report the perpetrators were arrested. They were caught in a different location. Currently, they are languishing behind bars.

For their actions they are suspected of under Article 372, Article 378 and/or Article 263 and Article 266 of the Criminal Code. Thus, they face up to 7 years in prison.