The Banyuwangi Police Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested a man suspected of being the investment boss of Arisan Bersama Gita (ABG). The alleged perpetrator behind this criminal act of mass fraud, successfully arrested by police in the Surabaya area.
This arrest was made a day after dozens of residents who were victims of a group ABG social gathering reported to the Banyuwangi Police..
“We carried out security after being arrested by the Wonokromo Police in the Big City area of Surabaya,” explained the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Banyuwangi Police, AKP Iwan Hari Poerwanto, Wednesday (15/12/2021).
The alleged perpetrator was reported after being claimed to have embezzled a sum of social gathering money worth a total of billions of rupiah. At the moment, The man is still undergoing a series of in-depth examinations by the police.
“Currently the reported status is still as a witness, we are still checking. If there are other victims, please report them to the Banyuwangi Police,” said AKP Iwan.
Previously reported, Dozens of residents of Banyuwangi Regency complained because they felt they had been deceived by the online social gathering program. If accumulated, The losses for these reporters are claimed to have reached IDR 10 billion.
The online social gathering participants were gathered into one group which was then named Arisan Bersama Gita (ABG). In it, be found 90 social gathering participants.
From this ABG investment program, Participants are promised quite tempting profits. Every month, each will generate a profit of 30 until 50 percent of invested capital.
Entering November 2021 then, The ABG social gathering boss is starting to look suspicious. This is characterized by the disbursement often being delayed until it finally disappears without a trace. Good contact number, battery Facebook, The Instagram account and everything about the ABG social gathering boss disappeared. From the information circulating, The victims of this ABG social gathering also spread to the Jember and Surabaya areas.
