Sebulu Police Precinct in East Kalimantan Arrests Man for Fraud Using Facebook
The Sebulu Police Precinct, part of the Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) Regional Police in East Kalimantan, has uncovered a case of alleged fraud and forgery involving palm oil land certificates in Sumber Sari Village, Sebulu District. In this investigation, police have arrested a man with the initials SF, 25, who is from South Sulawesi.
The Chief of Kukar Police, Commissioner Khairul Basyar, through the Chief of Sebulu Police Precinct, Inspector Edi Subagyo, confirmed that the arrest was made after an official report was filed by the victim under number LP-B/11/V/2026/SPKT/Sebulu Police Precinct in mid-March 2026.
The perpetrator carried out his actions by using the Facebook platform to find victims. The case began in February 2026, when the victim saw a post on an account belonging to JA regarding the sale of palm oil land on Jalan Poros Desa Sebulu Modern-SP 1.
“The victim was interested and asked about the price, then agreed on a price of Rp52.5 million per hectare. The victim planned to buy 4 hectares of land,” said Edi Subagyo on Saturday (May 16).
During an on-site inspection, the suspect SF claimed to be the owner of the land and asked for additional money of Rp2.5 million for processing the documents. The victim then handed over a down payment in stages, namely Rp5 million and Rp85.2 million, so that the total funds received by the perpetrator reached tens of millions of rupiah.
The Sebulu Police Precinct’s Criminal Investigation Unit conducted an investigation using an undercover method, luring the perpetrator with a plan to hand over the remaining payment. This strategy was successful; SF was arrested by officers near the Nurul Huda Mosque SP.1 Sebulu while about to meet the victim.
During interrogation, SF admitted his actions and claimed that he forged the certificate because he was pressured by the victim. He also mentioned that the fake document was made by his colleague with the initials UD who lives in Samarinda.
“The team went to UD’s residence in Samarinda. However, the house was empty. Currently, UD has been placed on the wanted list,” said the Chief of Police.
For his actions, the suspect SF is now being held in a detention cell and charged with multiple articles, namely Article 28 paragraph (1) jo. Article 45A paragraph (1) of the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (UU ITE) and Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud with a significant threat of imprisonment.
The police appealed to the public to be more vigilant about investment offers or land sales through social media and always verify the authenticity of documents with relevant agencies such as BPN before making large transactions. (I-2)
He admitted that the investigation has not yet focused on finding out the profits obtained. However, Djuhandani ensured that this will be investigated in future examinations.