Work Applicants Data Fraud Case Used For Pinjol, Still Under Investigation Of Witnesses And Victims

East Jakarta Metro Police/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) has received reports of fraud and embezzlement cases with the mode of personal data theft used for online loans by a mobile phone counter at the Cililitan Wholesale Mall (PGC), Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta.

"It is true that we received reports related to fraud and embezzlement, we have examined witnesses. We are still continuing to investigate," said Head of the East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Kasat Reskrim), AKBP Armunanto when confirmed by VOI, Monday, July 8.

In this case, the perpetrator, known to have the initials R, the employee of the mobile phone buying and selling outlet, has taken 27 personal data from the job applicants who were deceived.

"This is still being investigated, it is still being investigated. Later when it is finished, we can improve the case. Currently, we are in the stage of examining witnesses, including the victims," he said.

The East Jakarta Metro Police are also still waiting for another report from victims of fraudulent modes of applying for work whose personal data was stolen for online loans (Pinjol).

"Later we will collect (reports of the victims in cases of similar mode fraud). It is still being investigated," he said.

Previously, it was reported that 27 job applicants were victims of fraud and embezzlement with the mode of personal data theft used for online loans by a mobile phone counter. The victims also reported the incident to the East Jakarta Metro Police.

According to information from Muhammad Lutfi (31), one of the victims, the crime was carried out by the reported person with the initials R, as an employee of the Wahana Store cellphone counter operating on the 3rd floor, Cililitan Wholesale Mall (PGC), Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta.

Dozens of residents were initially promised a job on the condition that they submitted their ID cards and cellphones along with an application letter to R, an employee of the Wahana Store PCG Cililitan mobile phone counter shop, Kramat Jati.

However, apparently, R stole the job applicant data to apply for an online loan. In fact, the total loss suffered by 27 victims was more than IDR 1 billion.

"Initially R, the reported party, offered a job as a mobile phone counter admin. Then the victims submitted several requirements such as ID cards and face selfies," Lutfi told reporters at the East Jakarta Police Headquarters, Friday, July 5.

Then without permission and knowledge from the victims, it turned out that the reported R had installed the application on the victim's cellphone.

"Suddenly there were transactions of online loan bills and online loans, such as Shopeepay later, ada kami, Home Credit, Kredivo, Akulaku and others. Meanwhile, the victims never submitted the transaction," he said.

For this incident, the victims felt aggrieved by the total bill of Rp. 1,017,619,248.

"Kami kemudian melaporkan kejadian ini ke Polres Metro Jakarta Timur. Kami juga menyerahkan kasus ini kepada kuasa hukum kami," kata salah satu korban warga Ciracas tersebut.