progresifjaya.id, JAKARTA – The fraud was allegedly carried out by a member of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division of Polda Metro Jaya with the initials Bripda W. The victim was a young man from Kembangan, Jakarta Barat, named Makmurdin Muslim (27).
The fraudulent method carried out by Bripda W was to promise Makmurdin that he would be accepted as a technician at PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero). However, on the condition that he deposit Rp50 million.
Arif – that’s how Makmurdin usually explains, the chronology of this fraud incident began with information about a job vacancy at PT KAI conveyed by Bripda W through his wife’s friend, Ajeng. Tempted by the offer, Arif and Ajeng then met with Bripda W on May 5, 2024. During the meeting, Bripda W promised that Arif would be accepted as a technician at PT KAI on the condition that he pay a bribe of Rp50 million.
Arif agreed to the request by making payments in installments. The first payment of Rp25 million was made during the meeting in May 2024. Then, the second payment of Rp15 million in July 2024 and the third payment of Rp10 million in August 2024.
“I lost Rp50 million because i was deceived by Bripda W. I was promised that i would undergo training as a technician at PT KAI at the end of July 2024, with the lure of a salary of Rp8-10 million per month. But until the promised time there was no certainty. In fact, in August i transferred another Rp10 million as the final payment of the bribe money,” Arif told reporters, Friday, (13/9).
He also revealed that feeling suspicious that something was wrong with the promise, he then went to Bripda W’s house in Serpong, South Tangerang. It turned out that Bripda W no longer lived there.
“I checked his whereabouts. It turned out that based on information from the local RT, the house occupied by Bripda W had been taken over by the previous fraud victim,” he said again.
Due to this incident, Arif decided to make a report to Polda Metro Jaya. Arif’s report is registered with the report number LP/B/5462/IX/2024/SPKT/POLDA METRO JAYA.
“I reported this to Polda Metro so that the case becomes clear. The perpetrator can also be tried properly,” he said again. (Bembo)