Bareskrim Arrests Suspect in Rp 1.2 Billion Forex Fraud Case in West Jakarta

The arrest of F took place on Tuesday, 19 May last week. The operation was the result of coordination and cooperation between Bareskrim’s Mobile Crimes Unit and Barelang Police Resort. “The team successfully secured the suspect accompanied by local RT officials,” said Bareskrim Mobile Crimes Unit Chief Commissioner Teuku Arsya Khadafi to journalists on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The case began with a foreign currency exchange scam. Suspect F allegedly offered US dollar exchange services to the victim, who was an acquaintance. “The suspect and victim knew each other, so when the suspect wanted to conduct a forex transaction, he asked the victim to fund it first,” said Arsya. The victim then transferred a total of Rp1.269 billion to the suspect. However, after receiving the money, the suspect failed to deliver the promised dollars. “F had promised to return the money, but the promise was never fulfilled,” said Arsya. Arsya stated that the suspect continued to evade and failed to honour his commitments, leading to a report being filed with authorities. “The suspect fled to Jakarta after learning the victim had reported him to the police,” Arsya said. The fraud and embezzlement offence occurred on 27 May 2025. The initial crime scene was in Lubukbaja City, Lubuk Baja, Batam, Riau Islands. “He has been charged under Article 488 of the Criminal Code for embezzlement in office,” Arsya concluded.