Mojokerto (beritajatim.com)– Polsek Ngoro, Polres Mojokerto successfully arrested a woman with the initials DS who was involved in a fraud case disguised as a savings group.
DS, a resident of Ngoro District, Mojokerto Regency, is accused of deceiving several people with the modus operandi of selling fake savings groups.
According to Ipda Sulisyo Tedjo, the Head of Criminal Investigation at Ngoro Police Station, the fraud took place in Wonosari Village, Ngoro District, Mojokerto.
“In March 2024, the victim was approached by the perpetrator who offered a savings group for Rp6.7 million,” he said on Friday (27/9/2024).
The perpetrator promised a profit of Rp2.3 million from the initial price of Rp6.7 million and said that the amount would increase to Rp10 million on September 19, 2024.
However, when the victim requested the promised profit, the perpetrator instead forced the victim to buy an additional savings group for Rp9.7 million, which was claimed to be worth Rp15 million. The total loss to the victim amounted to Rp15 million.
“The victim was asked to find new buyers for the savings group. Many victims eventually reported and demanded the promises made by the perpetrator. So far, there are nine victims who have reported, and we suspect there are still many other victims. We are also still conducting further investigations. The leaders of this savings group are suspected to be from Jombang, but the perpetrator claimed not to know the leaders of the savings group directly,” he explained.
DS admitted that she had been running this savings group business since 2021. “It’s been since 2021. Initially it was only four people, and the last one involved Rp16 million. I have returned the money to some people,” she said.
In this case, the police secured several pieces of evidence, including the perpetrator’s phone, one transfer document, and bank statements. DS is charged under Article 372 of the Indonesian Penal Code with a maximum sentence of 4 years in prison. [tin/ted]
