One of the victims, Yuni Raga Dewi, expressed her gratitude to the\nNational Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) for uncovering\nthe online fraud or phishing case involving fake e-ticket payment SMS\nblasts. Yuni hopes that this case will not be repeated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank the Police for their hard work in successfully\nresolving this issue,\u201d said Yuni when contacted on Thursday (February\n26, 2026).<\/p>\n
Yuni recounted how she became a victim of the online fraud. She\nreceived an SMS about an e-ticket, which later turned out to be a\nscam.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an SMS, saying that the deadline was today, and that to avoid\nlate fees, I should click on the link. It was only 150,000 rupiah,\u201d said\nYuni.<\/p>\n
Fearing that she would forget to pay, Yuni decided to click on the\nlink. The link led to a payment page that resembled an e-ticket and used\nthe logo of the prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Initially, she thought the SMS was related to a letter from the\nprosecutor\u2019s office that she had not responded to. Yuni also found it\nstrange because the number registered for vehicle-related matters was\nher husband\u2019s number.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I thought, since it was only 150,000 rupiah, I would just pay\nit,\u201d said Yuni.<\/p>\n
After clicking the link, Yuni entered the vehicle number requested.\nThen, a request for an OTP code appeared, which she then sent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, instead of 150,000 rupiah, it turned out to be in Saudi\nArabian currency. I asked a friend, \u2018Why is it only 2,000?\u2019 I said that.\nBut it turned out that the 2,000 was 2,000 SAR,\u201d Yuni said, recounting\nher conversation with her friend.<\/p>\n
Yuni immediately called the bank to inquire about the transaction.\nHowever, the bank stated that the transaction could no longer be\ncanceled.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, in the afternoon, I reported it to the Polda (Regional Police).\nBecause this case involves the Prosecutor\u2019s Office, the Prosecutor\u2019s\nOffice reported it to the National Police, so this issue, this complaint\nrelated to e-tickets, was transferred to Bareskrim,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
She also appreciated the hard work of Bareskrim in uncovering this\ncase. Yuni hopes that the money will be returned to the victims who have\nbeen harmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank you very much for uncovering the case, so that\nsuch incidents hopefully will not be repeated. And also, we are victims\nhere. So, I hope that this money can be returned,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
As is known, the Directorate of Special Cyber Crimes of the National\nPolice\u2019s Criminal Investigation Unit has uncovered a phishing case\ninvolving fake e-ticket payment SMS blasts. The police have urged the\npublic not to easily trust SMS messages sent from unknown numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Police urges all members of the public not to easily\ntrust SMS messages from unknown numbers that include links, especially\nthose claiming to be from government agencies,\u201d said the Director of\nSpecial Cyber Crimes of the National Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation\nUnit, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji, in a press conference on\nWednesday (February 25).<\/p>\n
Himawan asked the public to always check the authenticity of websites\nor sites before entering personal data or banking data.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf in doubt, immediately confirm with the bank\u2019s customer service or\nthe relevant agency,\u201d said Himawan.<\/p>\n
He said that the Directorate of Special Cyber Crimes of the National\nPolice\u2019s Criminal Investigation Unit is committed to continuing to\nenforce the law firmly by cutting off the infrastructure chain of\ninternational phishing syndicates to protect Indonesian people in\ncyberspace.<\/p>\n
Previously reported, the five suspects are WTP (29), FN (41), RW\n(40), BAP (38), and RJ (29). The suspects in Indonesia are accomplices\nwho receive and carry out orders from Chinese nationals who use Telegram\naccounts.<\/p>\n
Here are the roles of the five suspects in Indonesia:<\/p>\n
WTP, who plays the role of the main actor who operates the device\nand carries out SMS blasts since September 2025.<\/p><\/li>\n
FN, who provides SMS blast services with clients who are foreign\nnationals, and manages SIM cards since July 2025.<\/p><\/li>\n
RW, who helps with the operational SMS blasting together with\nsuspect FN since July 2025.<\/p><\/li>\n
BAP, who plays the role of the main actor in SMS blasting and\noperator of the blasting device since February 2025.<\/p><\/li>\n
RJ, who plays the role of providing or selling SIM cards that\nhave been registered to other perpetrators.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
This case began with a report of public complaint number\nB-693\/E.1\/EE.3\/12\/2025 dated December 9, 2025. In the report, it was\nfound that 11 phishing links were circulating, which resembled the\nofficial website of the Attorney General\u2019s Office\u2019s e-ticket payment\nwith the original URL https:\/\/tilang.kejaksaan.go.id.<\/p>\n
The perpetrators spread the fake links through the SMS blast method\nfrom 5 mobile phone numbers to the public. From these 5 mobile phone\nnumbers, it will develop into several mobile phone numbers.<\/p>\n
The chronology of this incident began when the victim received an SMS\nfrom an unknown number. The SMS informed about a traffic violation fine\nand included a link.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen the link was clicked by the victim and the victim was directed\nto a fake e-ticket site that looked very similar to the official site of\nthe Attorney General\u2019s Office,\u201d explained Himawan.<\/p>\n
Because they believed the website was genuine, the victims entered\ntheir personal data and credit card data. This resulted in an illegal\ndebit transaction on the victim\u2019s credit card of 2,000 Saudi Arabian\nriyals, or approximately 8,800,000 rupiah.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/victim-thanks-national-polices-criminal-investigation-unit-for-uncovering-fake-e-ticket-scam-1772085394", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }