Fajarasia.co – The police arrested one suspect with the initials HW (56), who carried out fraud with the currency exchange mode (Money Changer).
“We managed to secure and arrest the perpetrator with the initials HW in the South Tangerang area,” said North Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Pol Wibowo, at North Jakarta Metro Police, Tuesday (14/6/2022).
Wibowo said, the modus operandi of the perpetrators was by sending foreign currency checks in the form of USD or US Singapore.
Initially, the perpetrator contacted an officer from the money changer office to bring the money to be exchanged to meet at the designated place to make the transaction.
“After arriving, the officer who brought the money gave the money to the perpetrator and replaced it with a check by the perpetrator,” he said.
The money changer officer who had received the check from the perpetrator immediately made the disbursement. However, the check given by the perpetrator was empty.
“After trying to disburse the check, it turns out that it is no longer valid or the check is blank,” he said.
After finding out that a fraud had been committed, the money changer officer immediately reported it to the police. The police who received the report immediately arrested the perpetrator.
“We secured the proof of the savings account book along with the ATM, then the money in the amount of 57 million rupiah plus one thousand US dollars and several other tools or evidence,” he said,
Wibowo also revealed that the perpetrators had been committing fraud since 2015. There have been six Money Changers inside and outside Jakarta who have been targeted.
Of the six actions, HW almost earned Rp. 1 billion or Rp. 895 million.
“The results of the examination show that the perpetrators have carried out their actions at six locations,” said Wibowo.
Wibowo explained that the suspect HW started this fraud at a Money Changer in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta, March 2015.
At that time, HW cheated Money Changer who suffered a loss of up to US $ 12,000 or Rp. 157,200.00.
Then the second case was in a Money Changer at the Kota Kasablanka Mall which suffered a loss of US $ 10,000 or around Rp. 143,500,000, February 2021.
Continued in August 2021 at a Money Changer in Tebet which experienced US $ 10,000 or Rp. 144,900,000.
Followed in September 2021, where HW cheated Money Changer in Semarang, Central Java. At that time, Money Changer was deceived by US $ 10,000 or Rp. 143,500,000.
October 2021, HW again carried out its action at a money changer in Kalideres by earning US $ 10,000 or Rp. 141,800,000.
In his last action, HW earned US$14,000 or Rp.155,750,000 from a money changer in the Kelapa Gading area.
“HW’s arrest was initiated by a report from one of the Money Changer businessmen to the Kelapa Gading Police,” said Wibowo.
On the report of the latest victim, the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kelapa Gading Police under the leadership of Iptu Fauzan Yonnadi immediately conducted an investigation.
Armed with CCTV footage from one of the Money Changers, the police finally arrested HW on Sunday (5/6/2022) at around 02.00 WIB in the South Tangerang area.****
