Fraud cases involving the Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) scheme and email hacking of eight overseas companies are still under investigation. The authorities are currently on the lookout for a Nigerian immigrant suspected of being engaged in the case.
“The target is another Nigerian citizen with the initials D,” stated Brigadier General Pol. Asep Edi Suheri, Director of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Investigators discovered hacked emails from eight international companies, including Simwon Inc. in South Korea and White Wood House Food Co. in Taiwan, as previously reported.
Japan, the United States, South Africa, Argentina, Singapore, and Belgium were among the countries hacked.
In this instance, four Indonesian residents were arrested: Citra Retlani, a resident of Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta, Niken Tri Suciati, a resident of Sukmajaya in Depok, Yana Hariyana, a resident of Cilandak in South Jakarta, and Sarah Arista, a resident of Matraman, Menteng in Central Jakarta.
Simwon (an electronics firm) and White Wood (a food and beverage company), according to Dirtipidsiber, collaborated with enterprises beyond their own nations, especially America and China.
“Then the perpetrators interacted with Simwon and White Wood,” he added, “showing that they were business partners.”
Trading Business Permits (SIUP), Systemically Important Banks (SIB), Location Permits, and notarial deeds were among the documents created by the perpetrators using fraudulent identities.
The anticipated loss in this instance is Rp. 84.4 billion.
The four suspects were accused under Article 45A paragraph (1) of Law (UU) Number 19 of 2016 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, as well as Article 28 paragraph (1) of Law (UU) Number 19 of 2016. (ITE). Then there’s Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5 of Law No. 8 of 2010 on Money Laundering (TPPU). With a maximum sentence of Rp. 20 billion in fines and a maximum term of Rp. 20 billion in prison.
As well as Articles 82 and 85 of Law No. 3 of 2011 on the Crime of Funds Transfer, which entails a five-year prison sentence and a Rp. 5 billion fine.
Then there’s Article 378 of the Criminal Code on Fraud, which entails a four-year prison sentence.
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