2 Couples Who Fraud A Beauty Business Of IDR 2.7 Billion Arrested In Tasikmalaya

The police showed the suspect during a press conference on the beauty product business fraud case in Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, Tuesday (5/12/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Pokja Tasikmalaya Police)

TASIKMALAYA - The Tasikmalaya Police have arrested four fraudsters who are two married couples for committing a fictitious beauty business crime with material losses suffered by their victims, residents of Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, worth Rp. 2.7 billion.

"Losses based on a report of Rp. 2.7 billion, this will start around March and until November (2023) we must look for the suspect himself until Bekasi City," said Deputy Head of the Tasikmalaya Police, Kompol Shohet, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 5.

He said the four suspects were a married couple with the initials AR (28) and his wife AA (27), then RA (27) and his wife PP (26) who were arrested after many victims reported to the Tasikmalaya Police regarding the case of fraudulent beauty product business.

The two married couples, he said, carried out their actions together by looking for victims to be willing to become investors in running the beauty product business until finally the money he managed to deceive reached Rp. 2.7 billion.

"The money collected, then it cannot be returned, the amount is quite large, the total is Rp. 2.7 billion," said Shohet.

The case of the beauty product business fraud was revealed after one of the victims of Windu Lukitasari, a resident of Pakemitan Village, Cikatomas District, Tasikmalaya Regency, reported a fraud case to the Tasikmalaya Police on November 26, 2023.

With the official report, he said, the police immediately carried out an investigation, until finally they were able to arrest three suspects in Tasikmalaya, and one person had escaped but was arrested in Bekasi.

He revealed that the suspect admitted that he had committed fraud with nine victims. The money from his crime was not used for business, but to meet his daily lifestyle needs.

"This suspect deceived the victim by saying he was looking for bigger capital because many orders came in, and lacked capital," he said.

Four suspects have different roles, female suspects act as sellers, and offer products, while her husband acts as a delivery man.

As a result of his actions, the suspect had to languish in the prison of the Tasikmalaya Police Headquarters to be held accountable for his actions and charged with Article 378 and or 372 of the Criminal Code and Article 480 of the Criminal Code with a maximum imprisonment of four years or a maximum fine of IDR 900 million.

In addition to arresting the suspect, the police also confiscated two cars and a motorcycle purchased from the fraud.