Disguised As Provider Employees, 2 Men In Bali Steal Dozens Of WiFi Modems In 25 Locations

Case release at Bali Police Headquarters/DAFI VOI

DENPASAR - Toni Wardani (29) and I Komang Yoga Indrawan (22) were arrested by the Bali Police for stealing a WiFi modem. The thefts were carried out in 25 locations in Denpasar and Tabanan.

Perpetrators in action disguised as technicians or telecommunications provider officers.

"They stole a paid WiFi modem router (or) paid WiFi. There were 25 crime scenes (TKP). In Tabanan 22 TKP and 3 TKP in Denpasar," said Bali Police Director General Kombes Ary Satryan at the Bali Police Headquarters, Friday, December 17.

The disclosure of the actions of the perpetrators began with a company that received complaints from customers with network disturbances at a number of Onts or WiFi modems in the Tabanan and Denpasar areas, on November 13.

The officer checked and found that the Ont or modem installed in the customer's house had apparently disappeared.

"From the WiFi side, tracing all the disturbance reports that customers complained about, it turns out that there are 12 modems in Denpasar that have been revoked or missing and in Tabanan there are as many as 22 modems that are missing. As a result, WiFi has suffered a loss of IDR 17 million," he added.

This incident was reported to the Bali Police until the police finally checked the CCTV.

"Where were the two perpetrators when they were secured using clothes and fake ID cards from one of the well-known WiFi networks," he said.

For the modus operandi, the perpetrators disguised themselves as one of the well-known technical officers. Perpetrators also carry out monitoring.

Once there is a target, the perpetrators cut off the ODP network on the network pole by climbing using an aluminum ladder. After the network cable was disconnected, the perpetrators went to the customer and claimed to be an employee assigned to repair the network to replace the modem and the modem was brought by the perpetrator and promised to be returned after it was repaired.

"When they carried out their actions, they brought a motorbike and a sledgehammer and one perpetrator took a ladder and unplugged the cable. After he died, he would go to an internet customer and use the clothes of one of the WiFi partners and an identity card and bring a modem and not be returned to the customer," he said.

Meanwhile, for one WiFi modem they sell for IDR 180 thousand to IDR 190 thousand through Facebook social media. "There are pens and they are sold through social media and sold," said Ary.

"The motive is for (the proceeds of crime) to be used for daily life. For a loss of IDR 17 million," he continued.