Coldplay Concert Ticket Fraudster Arrested, Perpetrators Of Money Bags Reach Hundreds Of Millions

TANGERANG MFR (24), one of the perpetrators of Coldplay's concert ticket fraud, was arrested. The money that MFR managed to collect amounted to Rp160 million.

"The perpetrator committed fraud against 7 victims with a total loss value of approximately Rp160 million," said Panongan Police Chief Iptu Hotma Manurung to reporters, Friday, November 16.

He explained that the Coldplay concert ticket sales fraud was carried out by MFR through social media at a price of Rp. 2 million to Rp. 14 million.

This fraudulent act began when the victim saw an advertisement on social media offering Coldplay concert tickets. The victims were then interested and then contacted the perpetrator.

Interested in the offer, the victim also transferred Rp6 million in cash as a token of completion in early June 2023.

However, in mid-June, the victim and the suspect met in Jakarta. At the meeting, they immediately made a price agreement. The victim again sent money to the suspect in the amount of Rp. 8,778,750.

After that the suspect asked the reporter to pay off the ticket payment. The victim again sent back a sum of Rp14,778,750," he said.

He revealed that until the Coldplay concert was held on Wednesday, November 15, the victim had never received a ticket to the concert.

"Even a few days before the concert was held, the suspect could not be contacted. The victim reported to the Panongan Police," he said.

The police who received the information immediately followed up until the perpetrator was finally arrested.

For this act, the perpetrator was charged with the Criminal Law (KUHP) Article 378 concerning Fraud and Article 372 concerning Embezzlement with a penalty of 6 years in prison.