Karawang resident reports to West Java Police after becoming a victim of a fraudulent investment scheme
Karawang (ANTARA) - A resident of Karawang Regency, West Java, reported to West Java Police (Polda Jabar) after allegedly being cheated in a scheme involving investment in a family-run garment-convection business carried out by a group of individuals. The complainant, Ahmad Mulyana, through his legal representative Asep Agustian SH.MH, told reporters in Karawang on Friday that he reported the case to Polda Jabar because he suffered losses of around Rp1.8 billion in the alleged fraudulent investment scheme. “My client has transferred a sum of money in four installments, from October 10 to November 28, 2025,” he said.
The complainant was lured by the investment, which involved capital for the family garment-convection business, because the suspects promised a 40% gain within one month. However, in the course of the matter, the complainant did not receive any Purchase Order (PO) confirmation for the family garment-convection business.
He said that kinds of steps of a demand letter (somasi) had been taken against the suspects in an attempt to resolve the matter through discussion. But those steps did not yield any result for his client. Consequently, legal action had to be pursued. “My client wants his capital to be fully returned. But the suspects only promised to repay the money in installments of Rp10 million per month. This is clearly not in line with our expectations from the somasi,” he said.
Asep suspected that the intention behind repaying in installments of Rp10 million per month was part of an effort to “evade” the criminal fraud issue by turning it into a civil matter. Therefore, with evidence of a Receipt of Report (Surat Tanda Penerimaan Laporan) Number: LP/B/311/III/2026/SPKT/POLDA JAWA BARAT, his client has reported the matter against suspects initaled AY, IF, and EN for alleged violations of Article 492 and/or Article 486 of Law No. 1 of 2023.
“We extend thanks to the investigators of West Java Police, because our report was received today in good order. We hope investigators will handle this case quickly and transparently so that our client receives justice as fairly as possible,” he said.
Asep noted that after investigation, it turns out that there are more victims of this alleged fraudulent investment in the family garment-convection business. There are even victims among private sector entrepreneurs and Karawang district government officials, with losses amounting to tens of billions. It is known that several victims have reported the case to Karawang Police, but he has not yet received updates on the handling of their cases.
More concerning, the alleged investment group involved in the fraudulent scheme continues to promote its business to attract investors via social media platform TikTok, including through live streaming.