Appearance Of Rp.141 Billion Money From The International Syndicate Fraud Revealed By Bareskrim

Release of the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit regarding international fraud syndicates related to COVID-19 (Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri confiscated hundreds of billions of money which was used as evidence in the disclosure of an international network fraud syndicate with business e-mail compromise mode. The money was the proceeds of crime from five acts of fraud.

Most of the hundreds of billions used as evidence were in the form of Rp50 thousand denominations. But there are also Rp. 100,000 denominations. At least hundreds of billions of money were piled more than 10 piles.

Kabareskrim Polri Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the stacks of money confiscated were the result of crimes from a whole series of fraudulent acts.

"So that the total losses incurred are more or less from their series of activities, amounting to IDR276 billion and currently we have confiscated IDR141.6 billion,” Listyo told reporters, Wednesday, December 16.

Listyo added, of the five acts of fraud, three of them were citizens and companies from Italy, the Netherlands and Germany who took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Meanwhile, Argentina and Greece are related to investment funds.

"In relation to this crime, Bareskrim has handled 5 cases involving cross-country. 3 cases related to COVID-19 and 2 cases related to fund transfers and investment," he said.

"With regard to COVID, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. Meanwhile, regarding funds and investment, Argentina and Greece," continued Listyo.

Previously reported, Bareskrim Polri uncovered an international network fraud syndicate with business e-mail compromise mode. In its action, this syndicate takes advantage of countries that are looking for personal protective equipment (PPE) for the prevention of COVID-19.

"Crime cases with business e-mail compromise mode, which are transnational crime cases, are the concern of the Financial Action Task Force, as the world body established to deal with money laundering crimes," said Listyo.

Based on the criminal record, this syndicate claimed that in 2018, the victim was an Argentine citizen with a loss of up to IDR 43 billion. Then in the following year, the victim was a Greek citizen with a loss of Rp. 113 billion.

Meanwhile, in 2020 the person concerned committed the same crime with a loss of Rp. 58 billion and the victim was a German citizen with a loss of Rp. 10 billion. Finally, the fraud case against a Dutch company reached IDR141 billion.

Thus, during the three years of action these actors reaped a profit of up to Rp 364 billion. As a result of their actions, the perpetrators will be charged under Article 56 of the Criminal Code and Article 3 and or Article 4 and / or Article 5 and or Article 6 and or Article 10 of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering concerning Insurance.