West Java Police Arrests Online Fraud Syndicate with Job Posting and Paid Task Modus, Raiding Victims' Money Rp801 Million

Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Hendra Rochmawan (center) during the release of the online fraud case at the West Java Police Headquarters, Bandung City, Tuesday (30/6/2026). ANTARA/Rubby Jovan

BANDUNG - The West Java Regional Police's Cyber Investigation Directorate has dismantled an online fraud syndicate that operates through various social media platforms with a total victim loss of around Rp801 million.

Head of Public Relations of West Java Police, Kombes Hendra Rochmawan, said investigators had named four people as suspects in this online fraud case, each with the initials RI, RA, MRA, and I.

"West Java Police managed to uncover a case of online fraud by arresting the suspects in the Jakarta and South Tangerang areas," said Hendra in Bandung, Tuesday, June 30, reported by ANTARA.

He said the disclosure of the case began with four police reports received by the West Java Police from a number of victims throughout 2026.

According to Hendra, the perpetrators carried out various fraud methods through social media, including offering fake job vacancies, paid tasks, and posing as government service officers.

"The method is diverse, ranging from job vacancies, paid tasks, to verification of government services that aim to deceive the public," he said.

Hendra said investigators had examined 10 witnesses and asked for information from criminal law experts, experts in information and electronic transactions (ITE), and experts in money laundering crimes (TPPU).

Meanwhile, Deputy Director of Cyber Investigation of West Java Police AKBPMujianto said the total losses suffered by the four victims amounted to IDR 801.79 million.

He detailed that the victim with the initials NNP suffered a loss of around IDR 20.7 million, the victim KL IDR 33.6 million, the victim DN IDR 51 million, while the victim AD suffered the largest loss of IDR 696.4 million.

"The perpetrator has now been secured and is currently in the process of being investigated by Subdit 3 of the West Java Police's Cyber Directorate," said Mujianto.

Investigators seized a number of evidence in the form of savings books, 15 ATM cards, eight SIM cards, three mobile phones, four transaction summary books of bank accounts and digital wallets, one passport, and one motorcycle.

"We will charge the suspect with Article 607 paragraph 2 letters R and Zjunctoayat 1 and or Article 492junctoArticle 20 letter C and Article 21 paragraph 1 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, with a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison," he said.