Woman in Serang Arrested for Defrauding Seven Job Seekers of Rp 88 Million with Fake Employment Promises

A woman identified by the initials FR (27) has been arrested by police for claiming she could secure employment at shoe factory PT Nikomas Gemilang in Serang Regency. She defrauded seven job seekers with total losses amounting to Rp 88 million.

Serang Police Chief Senior Commissioner Andri Kurniawan explained that the case came to light following a report by Alhirman (38), a resident of Kragilan, Serang Regency, who believed he had been deceived. The victim had been promised employment at PT Nikomas Gemilang in exchange for a sum of money.

“The suspect offered positions as employees of PT Nikomas Gemilang, demanding payment of Rp 18 million per person and promising she could place several people at once,” Andri said on Saturday (21/2/2026).

According to Andri, the victim subsequently brought his own application documents along with those of six other individuals to the suspect. The suspect then requested a down payment of half the agreed total fee to process their employment.

“The victim handed over Rp 88 million, both in cash and via bank transfer to the suspect’s account. The money was received directly by the individual in question,” he explained.

After receiving the funds, the suspect provided seven interview or employment test summons letters to the victims. However, suspicions arose when the victim verified the documents directly with the HR department of PT Nikomas Gemilang.

“The company’s verification confirmed that the interview summons letters were forged and had never been issued by the company,” Andri revealed.

Realising he had been defrauded, the victim reported the incident to Serang Police. Officers subsequently apprehended the suspect on Thursday (19/2/2026) at her residence in Mekarbaru Village, Petir Sub-district, Serang Regency, at approximately 22:00 local time.

Serang Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head Inspector Andi Kurniady ES added that officers seized a number of items of evidence linked to the alleged criminal offence from the suspect.

“The evidence we secured includes receipts for money received as well as employment test and interview summons letters suspected of being forged. The suspect is currently undergoing further examination,” Andi Kurniady said.

Andi urged the public not to readily trust individuals promising employment in exchange for payment. He expressed hope that no further members of the public would fall victim to such fraud.