Cheated On Instagram, Pulogadung Women Lost IDR 878 Million

Three suspects of online fraud in East Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - A woman with the initials AH, a resident of Pulogadung, East Jakarta, became a victim of an online fraud worth Rp.878 million on Jalan Raya Poncol, Ciracas, East Jakarta. The fraud mode is in the form of selling goods through an Instagram account.

Ironically, the perpetrators are Indonesian citizens living in Cambodia. There are 3 perpetrators with the initials DPP, WW and DPS a woman.

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Leonardus Simarmata said the perpetrators were an international network. The three perpetrators were arrested in different places.

"The incident began when victim AH entered the suspect's Instagram account, then click the link on Instagram and connected to a Whatsapp group called 'Tokped'," said Kombes Leonardus to reporters, Tuesday, July 25.

Furthermore, by the perpetrator, the victim was given a part-time assignment with promised profit. The victim is required to transfer to several accounts directed by the perpetrator.

"Initially the perpetrator returned the victim's money with a commission of Rp. 400 thousand. But after several times the victim made the transfer, it turned out that the victim did not receive the money back and also the promised profit," he said.

As a result of the perpetrator's actions, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 887 million. The role of the DPP perpetrator is one of the owners of the victim's cash collection account.

"DPP has worked as a Online Gambling Costumer Service in Cambodia," he said.

Meanwhile, DPS actors act as providers of savings book and ATM holding accounts, the first card number that will be given to WW actors.

"Furthermore, the WW perpetrator was sent to one of the perpetrators with the initials CS who lives abroad. In addition, the two perpetrators with the initials DPS and DPP jointly withdrew the money from the transfer from the victim being signed," he said.

As a result of their actions, the three suspects were charged with Article 28 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 45 (1) of Law No.19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law No.11 of 2008 concerning ITE and/or Article 378 of the Criminal Code related to fraud through Electronic Media and/or Fraud.

"The three perpetrators are threatened with imprisonment for a maximum of 6 (six) years and / or a maximum fine of one billion rupiah. All three have been detained," he said.