5 Prisoners In Samarinda Detention Center Arrested For Being A Fraud Syndicate, Victims Are Deceived When Buying Avanxa Cars

BANJARMASIN - The South Kalimantan Tigers Resmob Team from the 3rd Jatanras Sub-Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the South Kalimantan Police (Kalsel) revealed the involvement of five inmates at the Class II Samarinda Detention Center, East Kalimantan (Kaltim) in a fraud syndicate.

"The five inmates with the initials MR (26), MM (19), ST (34), AR (33) and AV (52) were arrested along with three other perpetrators MS (26), LM (23) and MA (23) for committing fraud. buying and selling cars and motorcycles," said Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Mochamad Rifa'i, in Banjarmasin, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 22.

He explained the modus operandi of the perpetrator by pretending to offer a car or motorbike online through social media.

The trick is to repost the advertisement of the motor vehicle seller and offer it at a lower price, thus making potential victims interested and deceived. On the other hand, the perpetrator also pretended to be a potential buyer or broker to the seller of the original car.

"So the last victim of this syndicate is Bahrian, a resident of Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency who intends to buy a Toyota Avanza for Rp. 106 million," Rifa'i explained.

The story begins when the victim wants to buy a car through a social media advertisement (marketplace). The victim then communicated with the perpetrator via Whatsapp.

The perpetrator asked the victim to see the condition of the car directly at the seller's place. Previously, the seller had also been called by the perpetrator who claimed to be a broker and there would be prospective buyers of the seller's car.

"So the perpetrators ordered the seller to simply agree to the agreed price," said Rifa'i again.

Feeling that it matched the car he saw, the victim finally sent Rp106 million to the account provided by the perpetrator.

After transferring the money, the victim wanted to bring the car but the seller did not allow it because the seller had not received the money for the car purchase.

The victim just realized that he had been tricked and reported it to the HSS Police. Based on the report, the HSS Polres Jatanras Unit and Banjarbaru Polres Jatanras coordinated with the Director of General Criminal Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol Hendri Budiman, who immediately ordered the South Kalimantan Tiger Resmob Team to arrest the perpetrators.

"After being investigated, it turns out that this syndicate is controlled by inmates who also use people outside the prison to smooth out their actions, especially those tasked with finding accounts where money is collected from crimes," said Rifa'i.