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        "id": 1637076,
        "msgid": "black-dollar-scam-exposed-two-liberian-nationals-arrested-by-police-in-west-jakarta-1774536681",
        "date": "2026-03-26 21:05:00",
        "title": "Black Dollar Scam Exposed, Two Liberian Nationals Arrested by Police in West Jakarta",
        "author": "Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Police in Jakarta have arrested two Liberian nationals suspected of involvement in a black dollar scam in the Meruya area of West Jakarta, following a report from a victim who suffered financial losses. The suspects were apprehended in an apartment on 18 March 2026, and the case is under investigation by local authorities. This incident highlights the ongoing threat of sophisticated fraud schemes targeting individuals with promises of converting disguised currency into genuine dollars using special chemicals.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - Two Liberian nationals were arrested by police for\nallegedly being involved in a scam using the black dollar modus operandi\nin the Meruya area, Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Wednesday (18\/3\/2026).\nThe arrests were made following a report from a victim who claimed to\nhave suffered losses due to the fraudulent practice. The Deputy Head of\nPublic Information for the Metro Jaya Police Public Relations Division,\nKompol Andaru Rahutomo, stated that the two suspects were secured while\nthey were in an apartment in the Meruya area. \u201cThere was a report from\nthe victim. They were detained on 18 March in an apartment in Meruya,\u201d\nAndaru told Kompas.com on Thursday (26\/3\/2026). Andaru did not detail\nthe amount of losses suffered by the victim or the roles of each suspect\nin this case. \u201cIt will be released by the West Jakarta Police. That\u2019s it\nfor now,\u201d he said. Based on the arrest video received by Kompas.com, the\ntwo men appeared cooperative during interrogation by police officers. In\ntheir practice, the suspects typically show sheets of black or\ndark-coloured paper claimed to be dollar bills \u201cdisguised\u201d using certain\nchemicals to avoid detection during checks by Immigration and Customs\nofficials. The suspects then convince the victim that the money can be\nrestored to genuine currency using a special liquid. To prove it, the\nsuspects usually perform a demonstration by washing one or two sheets\nuntil they appear like genuine dollar bills. Once the victim believes,\nthe suspects will ask for a sum of money under the pretext of buying\nadditional chemicals or unlocking all the sheets of money. However,\nafter the victim hands over the money, the suspects usually disappear or\nprovide results that do not match the promise, because essentially the\nsheets are not genuine money.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/black-dollar-scam-exposed-two-liberian-nationals-arrested-by-police-in-west-jakarta-1774536681",
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