Four Suspects in Fake E-Ticket Phishing SMS Blast Case to Be Tried Soon

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Four suspects in the fake e-ticket case via SMS blast are set to be tried soon. The Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency has completed the investigation into the SMS blast phishing case using a modus operandi of a fake e-ticket website that impersonates prosecutorial institutions. “We are handing over the suspects and evidence to the Grobogan District Prosecutor’s Office,” said the Head of Sub-Directorate II of Dittipidsiber of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Commissioner Andrian Pramudainto, in his statement on Thursday (7/5/2026). Commissioner Andrian stated that his side has carried out stage II process, namely handing over the suspects and evidence to the public prosecutor at the Grobogan District Prosecutor’s Office. The four suspects handed over are RW, WTP, FN, and RJ. They are suspected of being involved in cyber fraud crimes using the SMS blasting method containing phishing links resembling the official e-ticket page. The case revelation began with a public complaint received by Dittipidsiber from the Attorney General’s Office on 9 December 2025 regarding the circulation of fake links impersonating government institutions. In the report, the police found 11 fake links in the name of the prosecutor’s office and five phone numbers used to distribute the SMS blast. One victim received an SMS containing a phishing link leading to a fake e-ticket site. Because the site appearance resembled the official page, the victim then entered credit card details on that page. After that, the victim’s credit card was used illegally, causing a loss of 2,000 Saudi riyals or approximately Rp 8.8 million. From the case development, investigators further found 124 other phishing links along with several phone numbers suspected to be used in the cybercrime action. The police also seized a number of evidence items in the form of computer devices, mobile phones, dozens of sim box devices, SIM cards, to bank accounts suspected to be used to support the crime operations.