Transfer of Rp 1.07 Billion: Victim of Export Fish Scam in Muara Angke Does Not Receive Goods

JAKARTA — Allegations of fraud in the purchase transaction of ready-to-export fish in the Muara Angke Port area, Pluit, North Jakarta, have caused the victim to suffer losses of up to Rp 1.07 billion.

The losses stem from a series of transfers made by the victim to the suspect over several months, which were not matched by the shipment of goods as agreed.

Kanit Reskrim Polsek Kawasan Sunda Kelapa, Indra Basuki, stated that the loss calculation is based on the money sent by the victim with initials B to the suspect with initials K (57) from January to April 2025.

However, during that period, the suspect did not send the fish according to the amount of money already sent by the victim.

The case began when the victim and the suspect met in August 2024. At that time, the suspect offered ribbonfish and chicken fish ready for export and positioned himself as the main supplier.

In the early stages of cooperation, the suspect did send fish according to the order, so the victim continued to make payments.

However, at the end of the 2024 fiscal year, the suspect still had outstanding fish shipments worth around Rp 350 million that had not been fulfilled.

Then, in April 2025, a witness with initials AK approached the suspect to inquire about the discrepancy. On that occasion, the suspect claimed not to know about the flow of funds he had received.

“The suspect said he didn’t know where the money went, why there were no goods,” said Indra.

“The suspect was not detained due to health reasons; he had just undergone heart stent placement,” he added.