Victims Of Twin Iphone Fraud In Tangerang Named As Suspects

Illustration of the arrest of a suspected criminal. (Unsplash)

TANGERANG - A woman named Pungky Marsyaviani who became a victim of the fraud by the Twins Riana and Rihani had been named a suspect and detained in Tangerang Class II A Prison. This happened because Pungky was reported to the police on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement.

The Pungky report was reported to have committed fraud and embezzlement by Siti Fatiha Rayta at the East Ciputat Police Station through police report number: LP/875/B/IX/2022/Res Tangsel/East Sekcip dated September 3, 2022.

In fact, Pungky as a victim had reported Rihani first at the South Tangerang Police on June 10, 2022 with police report number: TBL/B/1008/VI/2022/SPKT/SPERANG SELATAN/POLDA METRO JAYA due to a loss of IDR 5.7 billion.

"My wife has been detained since last May, she was reported by a reseller," said Pungky's husband, Vicky when confirmed, Saturday, July 1.

On the occasion, Vicky hoped that in the follow-up trial his wife could receive a suspension of detention from the Panel of Judges. Moreover, Pungky is still a 1.5-year-old gross child.

"Hopefully the request for a suspension will be granted," he said.

For information, Si Kembar Riana and Rihani committed iPhone sales fraud with pre-order mode. Resellers who want to buy iPhones from the twin sisters must order and pay in full first. The suspect, who claims to be the supplier of the official budgeted iPhone, promised that the order cellphone would be sent to the buyer's address.

To attract buyers, the twins Riana Rihani gave the lure of an iPhone price of 20-20 percent cheaper than the ones priced on the market. Many resellers are tempted by the offer of skew prices and believe in the twins who claim to be suppliers of official budgeted iPhones.

"That's an outline of the price, which is an average cheaper price of 20-30 percent than the price in general," said Kompol Henrikus Yossi, Deputy Deputy Deputy Head of Criminal Investigation at the South Jakarta Metro Police, on Wednesday, June 7.

Initially, the sale and purchase transactions of the twin iPhones with their customers went smoothly from June to October 2021. However, when they entered November 2021 until March 2022, buyers began to be tricked. The ordered iPhone products were never sent to the buyer's address.

From the buyer's complaint or complaint, at first the twins, Rinahani, said they would pay compensation in the form of cash. But over time, the twins' sister disappeared so far.

The iPhone Si Kembar Fraud Ponzi Scheme Center for Financial Transaction Analysis (PPATK) said that the fraud carried out by the twins was likely to use a ponzi scheme. The ponzi scheme is a fraudulent or fake investment mode that initially promised investors profits.

The ponzi scheme mechanism run by the twins of Rinahana and Rihani is to open iPhone preorders for resellers. The suspect offers the lure of big profits at low risk. The advantages in the ponzi scheme are taken from investors' money or money held by the next investor. These advantages are not obtained from individuals or organizations running the company. So the twins only twist money from old members and new members to be claimed as profits.

This is the review of the iPhone Rina Rihani fraud mode which is currently being discussed. The South Jakarta Metro Police have received five reports for the twin iPhone fraud case.