Police Arrest Fabric Fraudsters In Tangerang Regency, The Mode Is Cek Bodong To Billions Of Rupiah

Fraud suspect arrested in Bitung, North Sumatra/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - Police arrested a man with the initials AN (29). He was arrested on suspicion of fabric fraud with a loss value of Rp. 1 billion.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tangerang Police, Kompol Arief N Yusuf, said the perpetrator bought 39,535.87 kilograms of cloth, using a fraudulent check.

"After the deal with the agreed price, the perpetrator immediately took the cloth and paid the victim a check (bodong)," said Arief when confirmed, Thursday, March 28.

At the time of the incident, the perpetrator gave three checks, namely a Bank BCA check on December 29, 2023 amounting to Rp. 200 million, a Bank BCA check on December 30, 2023 amounting to Rp. 200 million, and a Bank Mandiri Check on December 29, 2023 amounting to Rp. 700 million. Then, the victim went to the bank to withdraw the check.

"However, the bank said that the balance listed on the check was insufficient or empty and one of the accounts recorded at the check was no longer active," he explained.

Feeling aggrieved, the victim immediately made a report. The police also conducted an investigation and found out that the perpetrator fled to the Bitung area, North Sumatra Province.

"The perpetrator had been on the run for more than 3 months because he often moved from place to place of residence. However, the perpetrator was successfully secured in the North Sumatra area," he said.

Arief continued, from the results of the investigation it was found that the perpetrator had committed fraud using a fraudulent check to the other four victims.

Currently, the perpetrators are still being investigated further. AN is threatened with being charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code concerning Fraud with a penalty of 4 years in prison.