Become A Trade Business Investor, Men In South Jakarta Get Tricked By Friends Of Up To Rp800 Million

Victims of fraudulent investment fraud at the South Jakarta Police/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Ilman Alanton (29) admitted that he was a victim of a fraudulent investment fraud allegedly committed by his friend, TAL. His loss reached Rp800 million. Therefore, Ilman came to the South Jakarta Metro Police to make a fraud report.

Reports of registered victims with the number LP/B/3286/X/2023/Polres Metro South Jakarta/Polda Metro Jaya dated October 30, 2023.

Ilman said that previously he had joined as one of the investors in a TAL company since 2021. He deposited Rp800 million without profit.

"Investment mode, inviting investment people, but in fact just digging holes, closing holes," Ilman told reporters, Tuesday, October 31.

Ilman explained that TAL served as the director of a company engaged in trading instruments. The company is looking for suppliers to meet client needs.

He admitted that he believed the investment was because the reported party showed evidence of chat and evidence of sales transactions. But after the payment stalled, he only found out that he was using a fictitious buyer.

"But, after the payment stalled, we finally found out that he was also the buyer. He just changed his name and used a fake identity so we could believe it," he said.

He revealed that the reported party only pretended to be busy looking for suppliers and clients to make the victim believe in the business being run.

"There are no buyers, there are no suppliers either. Everything is done to him himself," said Ilman.

Ilman also revealed that apart from himself, it turned out that there were other victims who were also deceived. He said the total profit reported reached Rp. 2 billion.

"There are currently eight victims, all investors. In total the loss is around Rp. 2 billion," he concluded.