Ustaz Gondrong Deception To Duplicate Rupiah Is Sensational! Check Similar Cases In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The act of fraud using the mode of multiplying money is viral on social media. The man named Herman, aka Ustaz Gondrong, was finally arrested by the police.

In the video circulating, this Ustaz Gondrong from Babelan, Bekasi is starting to look like he can multiply his money. Whereas what actually happened was that he just playing magic tricks.

The police said that the Rp. 100,000 bill was fake. This is known based on the results of the examination.

"His admission is for fun because it is just a magic trick," said Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police, Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus to reporters, Monday, March 22.

However, until now the police have not determined Herman's status in this case. This is because the police are still conducting investigations, including to find the origin of the fake money.

"From the confession of Ustaz Gondrong's wife with the initials NP, the fake money used has been burned," he said.

If you look back, fraud with the money-multiplying mode has often occurred. VOI also summarizes several cases of fraud using this mode that have occurred in various regions.

A gang of con artists in Banyumas

On July 20, 2020, the police arrested three people with the initials BG (47), DT (31), and RH (42). They cheat with money multiplying mode.

Their last action was carried out in Tinggarjaya Village, Jatilawang District, Banyumas Regency. They managed to outwit the victim worth Rp. 100 million.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Banyumas Police, Police Commissioner Adjutant Berry said the three perpetrators were arrested in different areas. To mastermind the crime, BG (47) was arrested in Madiun, East Java.

During his arrest, the police confiscated many fake bills. The total is in the hundreds of millions of Rupiahs.

"Confiscated counterfeit money totaling Rp. 573 million. We will investigate where the fake money came from," Berry said.

Dimas Kanjeng

Then, about four years ago, a case of fraud with the money multiplication mode that had stirred up occurred in East Java. The culprit, Taat Pribadi aka Kanjeng Dimas.

In this fraud mode, not just one or two people are tricked but it reaches hundreds of people. In fact, with this mode, Dimas Kanjeng earned hundreds of billions.

It's just that, Dimas Kanjeng always argued that he was not the one who cheated. But the people who believed in him and did it voluntarily.

In this case, the court also sentenced Dimas Kanjeng to 4 years in prison.

Gus Pri Banyumas

Fraud has also occurred in Pasir Lor Village, Karanglewas District, Banyumas, Central Java. The man named Supriyanto alias Gus Pri is the culprit.

He has 15 people spread across East Java, Central Java, and West Java. Gus Pri managed to deceive his victims of Rp. 15 million to 60 million.

According to police, the mode used by Gus Pri was by asking the victims to buy a number of offerings such as gondo mayit oil, saan arabian, expensive incense as a ritual requirement.

After these conditions exist, he also uses his knowledge to change the HVS paper that has been cut into pieces to resemble money, then put it in a box and sprinkled with a number of offerings that were bought earlier.

Then, the spells recited on the paper were turned into denominations of Rp. 50 thousand to Rp. 100 thousand. The multiplication was successful and the victims took the money to their respective homes.

But once at home, the money returned to the paper. As a result of the incident, the victims reported to the police, and Gus Pri was arrested.