Bareskrim reveals fraudulent purchase and sale of Covid-19 fans with losses of 58.83 billion rupees total page

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested three scammers related to the sale of Covid-19 fans and monitors with a loss of around 58.83 billion rupees.

Kabareskrim Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the perpetrators acted in piracy mode email or called business email engagement.

“By way of mem-derivation communication email between Italian companies, in this case Althea Italy SpA with a Chinese company, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, ”Listyo said at the National Police Criminal Investigation Building in South Jakarta on Monday (7/9/2020 ).

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He said this mode was being investigated by researchers from Bareskrim.

This case stems from a purchase agreement between the Althea Italia company and a company in Shenzhen related to the acquisition of Covid-19 fans and monitors.

Payments have also been made multiple times.

Then, the hacking was suspected so that the Althea Italia company would accept email from a person claiming to be the CEO of a Shenzhen company.

Through email information, it is reported that there is a change in the account of the recipient of the payment of the medical device to an account in a bank in Indonesia.

After three transfers, the Althea Italia company did not receive the paid goods.

“There were 3 transfers to accounts for a total of approximately 3,672,146 euros or the equivalent of approximately Rp. 58,831 million,” Listyo said.

In this case, the police arrested three perpetrators who were Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Padang, West Sumatra, Jakarta and Bogor.

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The three are believed to have played a role in preparing the administrative needs to form a company in Indonesia that resembles Shenzhen.

The suspect SB played a role in the creation of a fictitious company, served as a director of CV Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics, director of CV Mageba Shanghai Bridge, director of CV Zed Trading DMCC, opened a collection account and transferred the proceeds from the offense to a holding account.

Later, Suspect R served as a commissioner for CV Shenzhen and helped establish CV Shenzhen account.

The TP suspect is said to have written a letter requesting the opening of an account lockdown and completing another administration.

Meanwhile, the police are still searching for a Nigerian citizen with the initials DM who is suspected of being the mastermind behind this crime.

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The police also seized money from a holding account worth Rs 56.1 billion, as well as a car and land that the perpetrator bought with the proceeds of the crime.

The three authors were charged under article 378 of the Penal Code or article 263 of the Penal Code or article 85 of Law Number 3 of 2011 on Funds Transfers and / or article 45A paragraph (1) in conjunction with article 28 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law in conjunction with article 55 of the Penal Code or article 56 of the Penal Code and article 3 and / or article 4 and / or article 5 and / or article 6 and / or Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.

All three face up to 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of 10 billion rupees.