4 Jepara Residents Who Were Deceived By Fraudulent Investments Reported To The Police, Some Lost Rp. 100 Million

ILLUSTRA TION / VOI

JEPARA - Four residents of Jepara Regency, Central Java, who suffered losses of up to millions of rupiah because they were deceived by fraudulent investments reported to the police.

"So far, four people have reported related to fraudulent investments," said Jepara Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head, AKP M. Fachrur Rozi, quoted by Antara, Friday, August 6.

AKP M. Fachrur Rozi said they also included a list of other victims and included evidence of the victim's conversation with the suspect on social media as well as proof of the transaction.

As for the losses suffered by the victims, he said, some of them suffered losses of up to more than Rp. 100 million and some suffered losses of up to tens of millions of rupiah.

According to him, many residents were interested in investing because they received an offer from the reported person with the initials YA (20), a resident of Jambu Village, Mlonggo District, Jepara.

For example, an investment of Rp. 500 thousand in a certain period of time will be Rp. 700 thousand, while an investment of Rp. 1 million will get a profit of up to Rp. 300 thousand. In addition, there is the lure of getting cashback or cash prizes.

He estimates the number of victims of fraudulent investment scams in the hundreds. Meanwhile, only four people reported.

At the end of July 2021, YA's house was also visited by a number of victims. In fact, they are suspected of looting goods at the perpetrator's house.

Previously, the complainants had complained to the Jepara Police, but could not show evidence of handing over the money.

Perpetrators in carrying out their actions through other people called sellers. The victim handed over the money not directly to the perpetrator, but through the seller.