Woman in North Jakarta Scams Victim in Export-Ready Fish Sale, Causing Rp 1 Billion Loss

Police have revealed a case of fraud and embezzlement related to the purchase of export-ready ribbonfish in the Muara Angke Port area, Pluit, North Jakarta. The victim suffered losses amounting to Rp 1.07 billion.

“This case constitutes a criminal offence of fraud or embezzlement related to the transaction for purchasing ribbonfish and chicken fish ready for export, which occurred from August 2024 to April 2025,” said the Head of Sunda Kelapa Sub-precinct Police, AKP Hitler Napitupulu, as reported by Antara on Tuesday (14/4/2026).

He stated that the victim, initialled BRN, had transferred more than Rp 1 billion to the female suspect, initialled KSM (57), from January to April 2025. However, the goods delivery by KSM was not proportionate to the money already sent by the victim.

“Even the suspect claims not to know where the money was used,” he said.

As a result of the incident, the victim suffered losses of Rp 1,073,380,000 or Rp 1.07 billion. The suspect KSM was arrested in the Sunda Kelapa area on Thursday (9/4).

Officers also seized several pieces of evidence, such as bank statements, transaction invoices, proof of transfers, and WhatsApp conversation screenshots related to the transaction.

He explained that the suspect KSM committed fraud and embezzlement by offering export-ready fish products with promises as the main supplier. KSM then received payments without fully fulfilling the delivery obligations.

The suspect KSM is charged with fraud and/or embezzlement in accordance with the provisions of Articles 486 and 492 of Law No. 1 on the Criminal Code (KUHP), with a maximum prison sentence of four years.

“Police will soon conduct a case review and hand over the file to the Public Prosecutor,” said Hitler.

The revelation of this case began with the victim BRN reporting the alleged fraud and embezzlement to the Sunda Kelapa Sub-precinct Police on 29 July 2025. In the report, the victim claimed to have suffered significant losses due to transactions that did not match the agreement.

Initially, the victim was introduced to the suspect KSM by her husband. The suspect offered herself as the sole supplier of export-ready fish and initially sent goods according to the order in the early stages of cooperation.

However, over time, the suspect failed to meet the agreed obligations. Despite this, the victim continued to make payment transfers via mobile banking, but the amount of fish delivered did not match the value of the money paid.

“Feeling aggrieved, the victim immediately reported the incident to the officers, and we promptly took action,” he said.