Student Posing as Intelligence Agent Defrauds SOE Employee of Rp 140 Million

A university student named Intan Triwanti Juliani Idje has defrauded Benediktus Jose Nasu Usabatan (56), an employee of a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), of Rp 140 million. Intan claimed to be a member of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and asserted that she could ensure Benediktus’s son would pass the selection for the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).

Benediktus is a resident of Penfui Timur Village, Central Kupang District, Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). He has reported the fraud committed by Intan to the Kupang District Police.

“It is true, we received the report from the victim at the Kupang District Police on Wednesday (9/9/2026) regarding the alleged fraud by the reported party,” said the Head of Public Relations for the Kupang District Police, Ipda Lalu Randi Hidayat, to detikBali on Thursday (10/9/2026).

Randi explained that the fraud began when Benediktus’s son and Intan visited the victim at his home in Penfui Timur Village. The 23-year-old student convinced Benediktus that she could secure his son’s success in the selection process for the Indonesian Army Non-Commissioned Officer Candidate School (Secaba TNI AD).

Intan also claimed to be a member of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). This led Benediktus to believe her, as Intan also presented an identification card purportedly belonging to a BIN member. Intan then requested that Benediktus prepare Rp 25 million to facilitate his son’s passage through the selection process.

However, over time, Intan repeatedly requested that Benediktus transfer various amounts of money to her account on 26 separate occasions. The transfer amounts varied, eventually totalling Rp 140 million as of Saturday (5/9/2026).

Intan’s frequent demands for money eventually aroused Benediktus’s suspicion. Upon further investigation, he discovered that many others had been defrauded by Intan. Following this discovery, Benediktus immediately reported the matter to the Kupang District Police for legal processing.

“The case has only reached the reporting stage, so investigators are still in the process of summoning witnesses and the reported party to uncover the full sequence of events,” added Randi.