Jakarta –
Police Criminal Investigation Unit unravel the robot case trading named Viral Blast which harms users up to Rp 1.2 trillion. Four people have been named as suspects in this case.
“Estimated member-it has reached 12,000 member with an investment of approximately IDR 1.2 trillion,” he said Dirtipideksus Bareskrim Police Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan told reporters, Monday (21/2/2022).
The four suspects in question are PW, RPW, ZHP, and MU. Currently, PW has not been arrested and has the status of a DPO.
Whisnu explained that Viral Blast has been under PT Trust Global Karya since 2020. After investigating, it turns out that the company does not have a permit from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) or is illegal.
“Where this company does not have a trading license and operates it, running an investment trading robot under the name Viral Blast where the proceeds of the crime are enjoyed by the management and affiliates,” said Whisnu.
Furthermore, Whisnu said Viral Blast also implemented an operating system Ponzi scheme and method withdraw. Where, the money invested by users actually flows into the pockets of the suspects.
“With the Ponzi Method” with draw it is actually taken from the money distributed by the customers themselves. So the money collected was not carried out properly. In its implementation, it is deposited to exchanger to be then divided or distributed to the administrators and leaderhim,” said Whisnu.
From the suspects, Whisnu said his party confiscated a number of evidences in the form of money worth SGD 1,850,000, money worth Rp 12,000,000, 12 ATM cards, 4 luxury cars, and 8 units. WL.
For their actions, the suspects were charged with multiple articles, namely Article 3 or Article 4 or Article 5 or Article 6 juncto Article 10 of Law 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of the crime of money laundering (TPPU) and Article 105 juncto Article 9 and/or Article 106 juncto Article 24 paragraph 1 of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning trade. The penalties are 15 and 10 years in prison.
(rack/jbr)
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