Fraud victims mob house

Fraud victims mob house

JAKARTA: Tired of the slow progress of the Jakarta Police's, a
dozen fraud victims on Thursday besieged a house in Setiabudi,
South Jakarta, seeking Imansyah Putra, the alleged fraudster, who
has gone missing since July.

A relative told the angry mob that the family also did not
know the Imansyah's whereabouts.

Imansyah is alleged to have run off with funds totaling Rp 70
billion (US$7.7 million) collected from people investing in cell
phone credit vouchers.

The business went well until June, when the investors --
mostly old friends of Imansyah -- upped their investments, and
even got others to join in the business.

Imansyah disappeared soon after, and the investors reported
him to the police in August.

Police detective chief Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang assured the
victims they the Police where taking the case seriously. -- JP