Yogyakarta Police Revealed Fraud Syndicate Mode of False Transfer of Evidence from Inside Correctional Institutions

Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta City Police's Criminal and Investigation unit managed to uncover cases of fraud or embezzlement by using fake transfer evidence.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Andhyka Donny Hendrawan MB, S.H., S.I.K., M.M. accompanied by Head of the Public Relations section, AKP Timbul Sasana Raharjo, S.H., M.H. during a press conference at Yogyakarta Police Office, Friday (25/2).

Kompol Andhyka conveyed that from revealing the case, the police managed to arrest four perpetrators, namely BR, a resident of Madiun and FS, AN, and AR, who is a resident of Surabaya. The loss to the victim, namely Toko Intisari  in Sultan Agung street, reached 120 million rupiah.

Kompol Andhyka explained that the four actors in transactions used the WhatsApp application by ordering goods in the form of raw materials for making bread. After that, the perpetrators sent fake transfer receipts to the victim's shop.

"The suspect is looking for a shop that provides raw materials for making bread through the Google Maps application. Then, contact the store by calling and asking for a WhatsApp number. After that, the perpetrator orders goods and sends proof of payment or fake transfer slips," he said.

He continued, after the goods had been prepared by the shop, the perpetrator ordered a driver through the Indriver application to pick up the goods and send it to the intended address. The suspect sold the items by looking for contacts at a bakery or martabak in the Ngawi and Madiun areas to sell these items.

"Regarding payments from consumers, the perpetrator asked the driver for help to transfer it to a BCA bank account with account number 1880642011 in the name of Nanang Abdullah. The owner of the account is currently on the wanted list," added Kompol Andhyka.

Apart from the perpetrators, the police also secured a number of cellphones used for transactions and various items ordered by the perpetrators.

For their actions, the perpetrators are threatened with Article 372 of the Criminal Code with a threat of four years in prison and Article 378 of the Criminal Code with a threat of four years in prison.