Bandung Police Arrest Fake Police Who Extorted Women's Acquaintances In Tiner Rp165 Million

Bandung Police Chief Kombes Budi Sartono when the fraud case was released with fake police mode at the Regol Police Headquarters, Bandung City, West Java, Monday (6/3/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Polrestabes Bandung)

BANDUNG - The Bandung City Police (Polrestabes), West Java arrested a fake policeman who had deceived and blackmailed a woman in Bandung City with a total loss of IDR 165 million.

Bandung Police Chief Kombes Budi Sartono said the perpetrator with the initials DYP (26) met the victim through the Tinder application with a profile photo wearing a complete police uniform so that the victim would believe it even more.

"The modus operandi in question is known from the Tinder application with the victim and claims to be a member of the police named Antonius Felix Rompas with the rank of AKP and serving at Bareskrim Polri," Budi said in Bandung as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 6.

After meeting on the Tinder application, he continued, the suspect repeatedly borrowed money from the victim for a total of Rp. 165 million because he admitted that he needed the money to take care of problems related to violations of the code of ethics.

"Finally the victim because he couldn't bear it, lent it back by pawning the vehicle BPKB," he said.

After giving money to the suspect, DYP suddenly disappeared and there was no news after being lent money by the victim.

Because he had not received any news, he said, the victim then reported the incident to the Regol Police and the police managed to secure the perpetrator at the boarding house located in the Dago area, Bandung City.

"For the fraud, the money is used for lifestyle, some are used to buy something and some are used to play slot gambling from the money," he said.

From the hands of the suspect, the police secured the Reserse pin, a lighter in the form of a firearm and a police uniform complete with attributes and rank marks.

Now as a result of his actions, the suspect is subject to Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud with a threat of four years in prison.