Fictitious Arisan In Cirebon Dismantled By Police, Victim Loss Of Up To Rp808 Million

Cirebon City Police held a press conference regarding the fictitious social gathering case in Cirebon, West Java, Wednesday (23/7/2025). ANTARA/Fathnur Rohman.

Cirebon City Police, West Java, exposed fraudulent practices and embezzlement using the fictitious online social gathering mode in the area which caused losses of up to Rp808 million.

Cirebon City Police Chief AKBP Eko Iskandar explained that the police arrested a woman with the initials TA (27), who is a housewife.

"We have secured this perpetrator in Semarang after twice not fulfilling the investigator's summons. Today we will investigate further," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 23.

TA has been carrying out its actions for two years, offering an online social investment scheme that promises a profit of 20 percent.

The offer, he said, was spread by the perpetrators through WhatsApp status and other social media.

According to him, this mode attracted victims because they were promised big profits in a short time, although most of them never met directly with the perpetrators.

"The victim did not know the perpetrator directly, he was only tempted by unreasonable benefits," he said.

From the results of the interim investigation, there were 15 victims who reported the fictitious social gathering case.

"What is clear is that this perpetrator has committed an unlawful act," he said.

In the disclosure, the police confiscated a number of evidences, namely a cell phone unit, as well as a newspaper account document belonging to the victim with the initials P for the period February to April 2024.

The suspect TA was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud and Article 372 of the Criminal Code concerning embezzlement.

"Each article carries a maximum prison sentence of four years," he said.