Police Arrest Scammer Disguised as a Pilot in Love Fraud Case

Subdit V of the Siberian Ditreskrimsus Polda Banten has made a woman with the initials MR a suspect in a digital fraud case involving a love scam.

The Chief of the Criminal Investigation Special Unit (Dirreskrimsus) of Banten Polda, Comr. Yudhis Wibisana said that in carrying out their actions, the suspects deceived the victims by disguising themselves as pilots.

"A woman initials MR, resident of Lebak Regency, was declared a suspect after disguising herself as a pilot and defrauding the victim of tens of millions of rupiah," said Yudhis, quoting Antara on Wednesday (06/18/2025).

Tersangka membuat akun palsu di Instagram menggunakan foto orang lain dan mengaku sebagai seorang pilot bernama Febrian.

“Berdasarkan laporan polisi nomor: LP/B/219/VI/SPKT I. DIRESKRIMSUS/2025/POLDA BANTEN yang dibuat oleh Kani Dwi Haryani pada 13 Juni 2025, korban mengenal akun @febrianalydrss_ pada November 2024. Komunikasi berlanjut hingga mereka bertukar nomor WhatsApp,” tutur Yudhis.

Tersangka MR kemudian meminta bantuan dana kepada korban dengan alasan untuk administrasi kerja dan pelatihan kerja sepupu tersangka. Total kerugian korban mencapai Rp48 juta, yang dikirim melalui dua kali transfer ke rekening atas nama Indri Sintia.

"On March 1, 2025, the perpetrator borrowed Rp13 million for administrative reasons to get his cousin a job, then on April 27, 2025, requested another Rp35 million for work training at Emirates airline," Yudhis said.

The victim became suspicious when sending flowers to the perpetrator's address in Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency. This is because the address was incorrect. The victim then went to the location and found out that the perpetrator's identity was fictitious. Immediately, they reported it to the police.

The police also seized a number of items as evidence from the suspect, namely

one unit of damaged iPhone 13, one unit of badly damaged Vivo Y22, one flash drive, and one Indosat SIM card.

"The evidence has been secured to strengthen the investigation process," he said.

For his actions, the suspect MR is charged with Article 35 Jo Article 51 of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transaction as amended by Law Number 1 of 2024, and/or Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud.

MR faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years and/or a fine of up to Rp12 billion.