26 Chinese Nationals Of International Fraud Syndicate Deported

Archives - China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines planes are seen at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, June 4, 2020. (ANTARA/Reuters/Aly Song/as)

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) has repatriated 26 foreign nationals (WNA) from China to their country of origin due to their alleged involvement as an international fraud syndicate.

"The team from the Wasdakim Directorate (Immigration Supervision and Enforcement) is currently making preparations for the deportation of 26 foreigners, suspected of being an international fraud syndicate," said Director of Immigration Supervision and Enforcement, Pria Wibawa, in a written statement received in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, Wednesday. , March 16.

The case began when the 26 foreigners from the Bamboo Curtain country were handed over by the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the National Police to the Directorate General of Immigration, Tuesday, March 15.

They are suspected of being an international fraud syndicate group of cyber fraud perpetrators (cyber fraud) through the medium of WhatsApp messaging applications and fake call centers.

The arrest of the suspected international fraud syndicate began with information on the list of people wanted by the Taiwan Police, which was received by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police with the number TPE/FAX/111/02/CIB-TETO/02B on February 18, 2022, regarding assistance in the arrest of foreigners from Taiwan with the initials CMT.

Following up on this, the police then arrested CMT and its network, including evidence in five different locations.

CMT and his group are known to have committed cyber fraud by looking for cellphone numbers and the identities of potential victims.

The perpetrator sent a message through the WhatsApp application or called the victim, claiming to be a Chinese police officer and conveying false news that the victim was involved in a case with the Chinese police.

After that, the victim was asked to contact the Chinese police through a certain number, namely a fake call center that had been prepared by the perpetrator.

When the victim called the call center, bargaining took place until the victim was willing to transfer some money to be placed in the account of a company affiliated with the suspect CMT. These companies include PT Trading Global International, PT Trio Pilar Trading Indonesia, and PT Lide Trading International.

"According to the information we received, the victims of the CMT scam and its group of 350 people were all suspected to be from the People's Republic of China based on their phone numbers," he explained.

Regarding the criminal act of fraud committed by the perpetrator, it will then be executed by law enforcement officers in their country.

Meanwhile, while waiting for the deportation process, the Directorate General of Immigration team also checked the travel documents of the perpetrators to see if there were any immigration violations.

"If there is, then immigration sanctions will be imposed according to the legislation," he said.