inp.polri.go.id - The South Kalimantan Mobile Investigation of Tiger Team Unit from the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the South Kalimantan Police revealed the involvement of five inmates at the Samarinda Class II Detention Center in a fraud syndicate. “The five inmates are MR (26), MM (19), ST (34), AR (33), and AV (52), along with three other perpetrators which have been arrested, they are MS (26), LM (23), and MA (23) for committing fraud in the sale and purchase of cars and motorbikes,” explained the Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Police, Commissioner Mochamad Rifa'i. In scamming their victims, Commissioner Mochamad Rifa’i explained that the perpetrator's pretend to sell a car or motorbike online through social media by reposting the motor vehicle seller's ad and offering it at a lower price. Then, they wait for their potential victims. “On the other hand, the perpetrators also pretended to be the buyers or brokers to the original seller. Bahrian, a resident of South Hulu Sungai Regency who intends to buy a Toyota Avanza for Rp106 millions was the last victim of the syndicate,” said Commissioner Mochamad Rifa’i. The victim wants to buy a car through social media advertising (marketplace). The victim then contacted the perpetrator via Whatsapp. The perpetrator asked the victim to see the condition of the car directly at the seller's place. Initially, the seller was also contacted by the perpetrator that there will be a buyer who will come to their house and will buy their cars. “The perpetrator said to the seller that they just need to say yes with the price that they have been agreed upon,” said the Head of Public Relations of South Kalimantan Police. Satisfied with the conditions of the car, the buyer transferred the money to the account provided by the perpetrator. However, when the buyer wants to pick up their car, the seller said that they cannot gave their car because they haven’t got the money. Realized they have been scammed, they immediately report the issue to the South Hulu Sungai Police which then order the Tiger Team to arrest the suspect. "After being investigated, it turns out that this syndicate is controlled by inmates who also use people outside the prison to smooth out their actions, especially those tasked with finding accounts to gather the money they got from scamming people," said Commissioner Mochamad Rifa’i.