Hundreds Of Victims Of Fraud Mode Claim Customs And Excise Officers Not Want To Report Police

Evidence of the conversation between the perpetrator and the victim who asked for money to penetrate the goods/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - Head of Sub-Directorate for Public Relations and Counseling of DJBC, Hatta Wardhana admitted, during November 2022, the Customs Office had received 618 complaints from the public who were victims of fraud. The number of cases of fraud was because the victim was reluctant to report incidents so that the perpetrators could freely commit various acts of fraud. "Following on from this fraud, we hope that the victim will coordinate with us to report to the police. So the requirement to be able to report to the police, there must be data on victims, data on how much losses and so on," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Public Relations and Counseling DJBC, Hatta Wardhana to VOI, Thursday, December 22. Hatta appealed to the victims to make a report to the police by collaborating with Customs and Excise. "So if he wants to cooperate with us, we will assist the victim to report to the police. So that the results of our coordination with the police, (the network of perpetrators) can be arrested," he said.

Regarding the number of case reports received by Customs and Excise, because the victims were reluctant to make reports to the police. "This is certainly the willingness of the victims to work together, this is not just him who is the victim, not just us who is the victim, but we anticipate so that there are no more victims. So awareness. The hope is that with the existence of this mode revealed, we cooperate. That's an incident, fact," he said. Of the 618 cases of fraud reports, Hatta continued, the number of natural material fraud complaints increased 38.76 percent compared to the previous month. "Don't panic when individuals intimidate with various modes. Don't immediately transfer, if there is a threat, don't fulfill the request and immediately confirm us through the @bravobeacukai social media," he said. Previously, a number of fraudulent acts with various modes in the name of customs continue to be exploited by criminals in various regions. The fraud victims complained of the case that befell him to the Customs Center Office in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, Thursday, December 22. According to AN, one of the fraud victims said, he became a victim of fraud in 2021. At that time, he participated in the auction of the type of laptop goods because he was interested in the cheap price of around Rp. 1 million. Since the victim needed a sealed laptop, he also bid an auction at a price of Rp 1.5 million. "I was surprised at the price of Rp 1.5 million and I was selected. Last night I was in DM via Instagram, I transferred Rp 1.5 million and was told to wait for goods. A week after 1 week I was raided by an unknown number," said one of the victims at the Customs Center Office. Furthermore, the victim raised a phone call from the unknown number. However the victim was caught by the perpetrator of the fraud.