Police Arrest Fraudsters Under The Guise Of Dukun Pengganda Uang

The South Lampung Police showed the suspect Dedi (40), a fraudster under the guise of a money multiplier shaman, at a press conference in Kalinada, Tuesday (11/11/2025). ANTARA/Riadi Gunawan

South Lampung Police arrested a casual daily laborer named Dedi (40), a resident of Suak Village, Sidomulyo District, on suspicion of fraud under the guise of a money multiplier shaman.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Lampung Police, AKP Indik Rusmono, said the perpetrator launched his action by claiming to be a psychic who could perform the ritual of doubling money.

The suspect convinced the victim to participate in the ritual, claiming that the perpetrator could double the money. They were persuaded to deposit money into a rice can with the promise that the money would double to one billion," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 11.

He explained that the arrest of the perpetrator was carried out at his home in Suak Village after the police received reports from the public who were victims of the practice of multiplying money.

"The perpetrator admitted that he had only been carrying out the action for one month, and until now as many as five people have become victims of this money-multiplier shaman," he said.

According to him, the modus operandi carried out by the perpetrator against the victim was the same, with the ritual of putting money in a barrel and then the victim was bathed by the perpetrator with water under the pretext that the money put in the barrel could double to one billion.

"The suspect's mode is that this is a ritual so that the overall money can be doubled later after the incident there were other suitcases, there were a total of five victims including minors." he said.

The five victims were T (40), RMY (12), UM (10), KTI (22), and RKH (19).

The perpetrator was charged with Article 81 of Law Number 35 of 2014, concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection, with a penalty of 15 years in prison.