The Strategy Of Young Mothers In Jambi, Paying Celebrities To Smooth Criminal Actions: 334 Fooled People, Rp5.3 Billion Lost

Illustration (Photo: Antara)

JAMBI - The Operational Team for Cyber Crime Sub-Directorate V of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) of the Jambi Police arrested a woman with the initials DV in connection with a case of embezzlement and online social gathering fraud.

The victims in this case amounted to 334 people with a loss value of Rp5.3 billion.

Head of Sub Directorate V of the Jambi Police Ditreskrimsus AKBP Wahyu Bram said the suspect was arrested last weekend in Bengkulu after being tracked down. Currently, the perpetrators are undergoing examination for further processing at the Jambi Regional Police.

"The suspect committed embezzlement and fraud with the online social gathering mode," said Bram in Jambi, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, June 2.

Bram explained that in mid-2020 the suspect created an Instagram account for Arisan Amanah Untung Real (AAUR).

The account is managed directly by the suspect DV and witness YR with a cash payment social gathering system via admin or opslot.

The suspect then offered Instagram account users to join online social gatherings with the intermediary of celebrities or influencers.

Then the suspect managed all the members (members) who were assisted by the admin of the online social gathering group. All members deposit social gathering money to the suspect.

However, in May 2021, the suspect did not pay the arisan to members who were supposed to receive it, so the victims reported DV to the Jambi Police.

"The total number of victims is 334 people, with a total loss of approximately Rp. 5.3 billion. Because this social gathering is online, there are also victims who come from outside Jambi," said AKBP Wahyu Bram.

As for the suspect himself, so far he has not been able to be examined, because he has to undergo medical treatment at the hospital because he is sick and is in a state of young pregnancy.

"This is because the suspect was pregnant and depressed at the time of his arrest," said Wahyu Bram.

The hospital, through the doctor who treated him, suggested that the DV suspect should be hospitalized to avoid other risks.

For his actions, the suspect will be charged with Article 372 in conjunction with Article 378 of the Criminal Code and or the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.

"We are still developing the case," said AKBP Wahyu Bram.