Riau Police Arrest Perpetrators Of Identity Counterfeiters, Take Advantage Of Thousands Of Population Data For Pinjol

Ditreskrimsus Polda Riau when disclosing the illegal first card registration case by illegally utilizing population data. (ANTARA)

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Riau Regional Police arrested a man with the initials FW for allegedly registering an illegal first card by utilizing thousands of population data during the general election.

"The perpetrator with the initials FW bought an initial card of almost four thousand initial cards and then registered himself using someone else's identity," said Director of the Riau Police Ditreskrimsus Kombes Nasriadi as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 17. After registering the card using someone else's data, then FW sells it to the general public cheaply. Buyers then just use a card without having to register. According to Nasriadi, the action of FW is very dangerous because this card can be used for other crimes, examples of online gambling, fraud using this fictitious registration, or even registering a banking account for filling this fictitious number.. "Alhamdulillah, we succeeded in early prevention, to prevent cyber crime, information and electronic transactions, cyberspace, and other crimes that could harm the community," he continued. Nasriadi said that currently his party was still investigating how FW got the data, be it was the Identity Card (KTP) or Family Card (KK) which was entered into the first card and sold to the public. Based on the results of the interrogation, it is known that FW has carried out its actions since 2018.

The police suspect that the data was obtained during the 2019 General Election (Pemilu) and even the 2024 General Election. "He is trying to get this data from people who work at polling stations. It is possible that he will get that identity during yesterday's presidential election," said Nasriadi.

Nasriadi explained that FW has sold very many first cards with a selling price of Rp. 200 thousand for beautiful numbers.

"The profit is around 15 million which are sold throughout Riau, as well as outside the Riau region," said Nasriadi