inp.polri.go.id - Semarang. The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of Central Java Regional Police is still investigating the illegal online loan platforms syndicate case, which was exposed last week.
Coordination with other Regional Police is being conducted to chase the foreigner behind the online loans application.
"The owner of the online loans platform, suspiciously a foreigner, is still being investigated by the team on the ground. We coordinate with West Java, Greater Jakarta Metropolitan, and East Java Regional Police, including the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police. We are investigating whether the person has any connection or has already been detained in Criminal Investigation Agency. So we are not alone on this", the Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Central Java Regional Police said on Friday (22/10/2021).
Related to the discovery of illegal online loans platform syndicate in the form of debt billing office as previously mentioned, Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Central Java Regional Police explained that the suspect is still one and other three are being the witness. One of the witnesses is the director of the company.
"The director was only a puppet to establish the company. There were never any employees there. The employee is not known to each other", the Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Central Java Regional Police said.
Therefore, to investigate further, Central Java Regional Police is still hunting the responsible parties. The team have been chasing until they reached Jakarta.
We will coordinate with North Jakarta Departmental Police and Special Criminal Investigation of Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police", the Director of Special Criminal Investigation Agency of Central Java Regional Police said.
As information, Central Java Regional Police determined the suspects of illegal online loans platform that billing with threats. The case was discovered on October 13, 2021. A suspect initialled AKA (26), a woman resident of Sragen, was arrested at the boarding house in Yogyakarta. Her office in Yogyakarta was also visited and sealed by the Police.
There were 300 computers in the location, and some were being active in their activities. Chief of Cyber Subdirectorate of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of Central Java Regional Police, Police Commissioner Rosyid Hartanto, added that lately, there had been several illegal online loans platforms involved with the online loan billing companies.
"There is KSP Simple Loan which heads the Uangku, Money Go, Kreditku, Dana Kilat, and Tunai Pinjam applications. There are also KSP Dompet Dana and Mau Tunai", the Chief of Cyber Subdirectorate of Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of Central Java Regional Police said.
Meanwhile, Chief of PR and Press Agency of Central Java Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Alqudusy, advised people not to be tempted by the illegal online loans platform that keeps promoted by SMS with many offers.
"Do not respond to it because it is certainly an illegal online loans platform. However, if already stuck in their offer, please report to nearby Police stations", Chief of PR and Press said.
Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of Central Java Regional Police has opened a report website at www.reskrimsus.jateng.polri.go.id. At the Integrated Police Service Centre, Central Java Regional Police opened the phone number 024 8413 544.
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