Man From Medan Fraudster In Top Up Digital Money Balance Mode In Palangka Raya Arrested By Police

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PALANGKA RAYA - The man with the initials OS (32), from Medan, North Sumatra who lives on Jalan Tingang, was arrested by the police for defrauding several credit counters in the Palangka Rayal area. The fraudster uses the top up mode of digital money application balance.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Ronny M Nababan, said the perpetrator with the initials OS was arrested after two of his victims reported to the Palangka Raya Police.

The perpetrator acted by going to the victim's shop to fill out the top up of the digital money balance on the Fund application amounting to Rp600 thousand.

After the transaction was completed, the victim asked for payment, but the perpetrator said the wallet was left in the motorcycle seat.

"The perpetrator then headed for his motorbike and pretended to be taking money while asking for a printout of the transaction that had been completed, when the victim was careless, the perpetrator immediately fled," said Ronny, quoted from a written statement from the Palangka Raya Police, Tuesday, May 2.

The perpetrator was arrested by a joint team around Jalan Pilau Palangka Raya, Monday (1/5) afternoon, after several days of investigation.

From the hands of the perpetrators, the police Il secured a number of evidences from motorbikes to hadphones used by the perpetrators when cheating.

The perpetrator was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.

"From the initial examination, it was known that the perpetrators had acted at 10 crime scenes. Therefore, we appeal to people who feel they have been victims of similar actions to immediately report them to the Palangka Raya Police," said Ronny.