BANYUWANGI, KOMPAS.com – An old lady named Legiyem (68) in Sarongan Village, Kecamatan Pesanggaran, Regency Banyuwangi, East Java, suspected of being a victim of fraud.
as a result, the elderly lost a number of valuables in the form of gold jewelry and cash.
Pesanggaran Police Chief, Iptu Lita Kurniawan admitted that she had received a report regarding the fraud experienced by Legiyem's grandmother.
“We've received a report,” said Lita to Kompas.com, Monday (10/4/2023).
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Lita explained, the perpetrators of the fraud pretended to want to provide food parcels for THR for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
At that time, Sunday (9/4/2023) morning, the perpetrator came to Legiyem's house and claimed to be a student who was undergoing KKN in Sarongan Village.
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The perpetrator admitted that he was given the task of distributing Eid food packages from President Jokowi.
When he came to Legiyem's house, The perpetrator brought a white Honda PCX motorbike and wore a black helmet.
On that occasion too, said Lita, the perpetrators also asked Legiyem to find two more pre-prosperous citizens to be recipients of aid.
Legiyem agreed. Two additional residents who received the gifts were Mbah Kamiso and Mbah Alip.
The perpetrator gave the condition that the victim take off the jewelry he was wearing and must wear shabby clothes when taking a self-portrait.
The victim at that time agreed to remove the jewelery she was wearing. By victim, The jewelry is then put in a bag and placed in the place of prayer.
Next, the victim was invited by the perpetrator to Mbah Kamiso's house with the aim of receiving assistance.
