DENPASAR ~

Bali Regional Police arrested IK, a fake police who committed fraud reached IDR506 million through social media, Facebook.

“The victim realized being deceived after a check to the Police Headquarters, no police officer named in initial IK,” said Head of Sub-Section Public Information Bali Regional Police, Assistant Commissioner Sri Harmiti in Denpasar on Friday.

According to her, the fraud began on 14 November 2014, when Ariyanti, the victim, received a phone call from the suspect saying that he is an officer from Indonesia Police Headquarters.

Although they never met, but the victim trusted after she checked the suspect’s name that has become her friend on her Facebook account. From the conversation via phone, the suspect who come from Langkapura, Bandar Lampung wanted to borrow money amounting to IDR506 million that to be used for his duty transfer to Bali.

The victim was then transferred gradually until it reached IDR506 million to several account numbers with different names and banks. But until a few months later, the suspect could not be contacted until the victim went to Jakarta to check the truth of IK as a member of the police force.

The victim got surprised after checking it turned out that the name was not listed as a member of the police force. Receiving the report, police then trace the suspect using some evidence.

After checking the bank accounts, the police then asked information about the money that has been transferred into the accounts. The suspect was later arrested at his house in Langkapura, Bandar Lampung Province.