Indonesian Police Uncover International Fraud Scheme Worth $19.5 Million

This year, the alleged fraud case involved the purchase of Covid-19 equipment. Besides the Dutch citizens, other victims comprised the Italian and German nationals, who lost 58 billion rupiahs ($4.1 million) and 10 billion rupiahs ($710,000), respectively.

The investigators have seized more than half of the total losses. “The total losses from a series of crimes reached about 276 billion rupiahs ($19.5 million) and we have managed to confiscate 141 billion rupiahs ($10 million),” Listyo said.

(Writer: Devina Halim | Editor: Kristian Erdianto)

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/16/21154211/bareskrim-bongkar-kasus-penipuan-oleh-jaringan-internasional-total-kerugian.