Foreign Eye Exchange Mode Is Used To Trick Elderly Out Of Banks

Hypnotical Fraudsters Arrested At Kelapa Gading Police/ Photo: IST

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Gidion Arif Setyawan explained that the actions of the four fraudsters arrested at the Kelapa Gading Police were pretending to exchange foreign currencies for their victims.

The perpetrator approached the victim, and tried to influence the victim in various ways, namely handing over money by exchanging it using foreign currency. Then the victim was asked to take the jewelry.

Gidion explained, there were quite a lot of evidence that was secured. Among the items that are indeed used during the action and goods that are not related to the action.

"There is quite a lot of evidence that is secured, both used to commit criminal acts and post-criminal results," explained Gidion, Tuesday, September 3.

Gidion explained, the evidence of the perpetrators' crimes was a sum of money in Peru's USD 150 foreign currency and 100 Singapore dollars with a nominal value of 10,000 Singapore dollars and others.

Gidion said, the actions they carry out are always in groups of mobile and targeting various regions. They are targeting the elderly who are physically weak, there is no companion to take money.

Meanwhile, the police will check the foreign currency used by the perpetrators to confirm whether they are genuine or fake.

"Foreign currency will be checked in the laboratory, coordinating with Bank Indonesia, whether this is real or fake money," he said.

The four perpetrators are suspected of Article 378 junto Article 372 junto Article 55 paragraph 1 and Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of four years in prison but with weight for repeated actions and also recidivists so that criminal threats above five years so that detention can be carried out.