Bogor –
The police arrested a woman with the initials CVG in connection with a case of travel fraud and embezzlement umrah. The results of the investigation revealed that 106 people were victims of fraud, with a total loss of IDR 1.8 billion.
“The perpetrators were arrested and interrogated by the perpetrators, it was revealed that there were 106 other people who also had not been able to depart. Even though their promises had been made deadline in 2022, but not dispatched. The total loss was IDR 1,881,440,000 (1.8 billion),” said the Bogor City Police Chief, Kombes Bismo Teguh Prakoso, Thursday (2/2/2023).
Bismo explained that the number of other victims was known from the WhatsApp group which was revealed by one of the victims who reported the incident at the Bogor City Police Headquarters.
From the CVG perpetrators, the police also confiscated evidence in the form of passports allegedly belonging to prospective pilgrims who had not yet departed, print-out bank statements, evidence of conversations, meningitis vaccine certificates, and account books.
Bismo said that it is possible that the number of victims will increase. He appealed to people who feel aggrieved by CVG perpetrators to report to the Bogor City Police.
“It is possible that there are other victims, people who feel aggrieved can report to the Bogor City Police Headquarters,” said Bismo.
CVG was arrested after being reported to the police by a celebrity from Bogor named Elsya Sandria on suspicion of an Umrah trip fraud case. Elsya admitted that she and 10 of her family members failed to go for Umrah even though she had paid a fee of IDR 200 million.
Elsya and her family were promised by CVG that they would leave for Umrah in December 2022. However, until now there has been no clarity regarding their departure.
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