inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Regional Police arrested a man named Achmad Teguh Winarno in Pare Pare, South Sulawesi for scamming an elderly.

The Director of the Special Criminal Investigation, Senior Superintendent Ade Safri Simanjuntak explains that the victim was initially contacted by the suspect to lend the money. At that time, the suspect says that he needed the money, and if given, he will gave the elderly a house and shophouses.

“Suspect also threatened to kill himself if the victim did not lend the money,” said Ade in a written statement on Thursday (8/15/2024).

Afterwards, the victim eventually gave the requested money, totalling 1.1 billion IDR. However, when the victim tried to find the promised house and shophouses, it was nowhere to be found.

The case was then reported to the police and found that the man had run away to Pare Pare. Police then pursued the suspect and successfully arrested him in Pare Pare.

“As of now, he is already behind the bars of Metro Jaya Regional Police for further investigation,” explains Ade.

For his crime, Achmad will be charged with article 28 paragraph 1 in conjunction with 45A paragraph 1 and/or article 29 in conjunction with Article 45B of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions and/or Article 378 of the Criminal Code.

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