After being arrested, the man in Bekasi who was said to be able to double money claimed to be a magic trick.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Video showing the action of a long-haired man doubling the viral money on social networks. In the video, the man wearing a cap and sitting cross-legged on the ground appears to be able to double the 100,000 rupee bill.

The man with the initials H was later found to be a resident of Babelan, Bekasi Regency, West Java. While doing the action, H was observed by several adult men around him.

But now, H has to deal with the police after the video went viral.

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Polda Metro Jaya’s Head of Public Relations, Kombes Pol Yusri Yunus, said that H was seized by members of the Babelan Police, Bekasi, West Java, after the video circulated. The police also secured H’s wife, namely NP (18), his in-laws and two other people.

“The confession of the wife, all the objects in the video, including the alleged counterfeit money, have been burned,” Yusri said on Monday (3/22/2021).

Yusri said that until now H was known as a heirloom seller and was often visited by guests wanting treatment.

The video about the multiplication of money was recorded by NP, H’s wife, on March 18, 2021 and the video went viral.

“He (H) is known as a seller of antiques and mystical objects and can cure various diseases, many of his guests come from out of town,” said Yusri.

Allegedly Counterfeit Money

H’s action, which is said to be able to double the money, is suspected of being linked to fraud. It is suspected that the denomination of Rp. 100,000 in the video is false.

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“All the objects in the video, including the money, are suspected of being counterfeit money,” Yusri said.

The “money” was reportedly burned after the video went viral. The police have confiscated various pieces of evidence, including the rest of the money that was burned.

“Investigators have gone to Brother H, including securing the items in the video, as well as burning the remaining (money),” Yusri said.

The police are still investigating if there was a victim who was tricked by H using the money multiplication mode.

“It is still being investigated if there are victims of fraud. This is still waiting,” he said.

Based on H’s statement to the police, he admitted that the action was just a magic trick.

“Confession (the double money trick) is for fun because it’s just a magic trick,” Yusri said.

So far, the police are investigating the confession of the perpetrator.

“We are looking for money that was burned because the interested party admitted to being false,” Yusri said.