Polda Metro Captures Link Phishing Seller: Capai Profit Of IDR 70 Million

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

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police arrested a young man with the initials AV alias R (25), a suspect in the maker and seller of a phishing link used in the mode of fraud against bank customers.

"The suspect AV alias R created or created a website that seems to be a website from Bank BNI by making a script phishing containing a customer data filling form," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak in his statement, Friday, September 1.

Link phishing is a link containing a fake website belonging to a bank in Indonesia. Usually, it is used as a mode of fraud.

The arrest of the AV suspect was carried out on the basis of a police report with the number LP/B/4076/VII/2023/SPKT/POLDA METRO JAYA, dated July 14, 2023. This young man was arrested in Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan, Monday, August 28.

From the interim examination, the suspect made a phishing link when he received an order. Allegedly, the customers are the perpetrators of the crime.

Currently, an in-depth investigation is being carried out to find out and find out who ordered the phishing link.

For phishing link customers, profiling is being investigated and profiling is being carried out. Most of the positions in Tulung Selapan, South Sumatra," saidnua

Ade continued, the suspect admitted that he had sold around 60 phishing links. The price reaches the price range of Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 500 thousand.

"The suspect started making phishing links since May 2023 with a total profit of around Rp. 70 million for 4 months," said Ade.

In this case, the suspect is charged with Article 35 in conjunction with Article 51 paragraph (1) and or Article 30 in conjunction with Article 46 and or Article 32 in conjunction with Article 48 and or Article 36 in conjunction with Article 51 paragraph (2) and or Article 28 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 45A paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions and or Article 263 of the Criminal Code.