"The suspect has invited his victim to invest in a fictitious hospital and housing development project," Jakarta Metropolitan Police head of public relations division Senior Commissioner Baharudin Djafar said here on Wednesday.
He said Broline Egypt was believed to be cooperating with other Haitians namely Hajia Amshow Yusuf and James Mark stationed in Haiti.
He said the operations were controlled from Haiti while Egypt only played the role of collecting money from the victim.
The head of the sub-directorate of cyber crime of the directotate of special crime investigation of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hermawan, meanwhile said initially Hajia Amshow collected company e-mails.
After that Hajia Amshow sent proposals for investment cooperation to some of the companies, he said.
He said Hajia then communicated with a number of company representatives interested in his cooperation offer to invest in a hospital and housing development project in Indonesia.
"He offers an investment of up to US$6 million and a 30 percent profit to the victim," Hermawan said.
After finding the target Hajia then asked the person to follow James Mark`s orders.
James asked the victim to pay a registration fee of US$3,500 done at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific on August 20, 2011. "The victim submitted US$2,000 to the suspect (Egypt)," Hermawan said.
James later asked for the rest US$1,500 when the victim finally got suspicious after they did not meet his request for collateral for his investment.
The victim then reported the alleged cheating and embezzlement to the police on August 22 which was followed up with the arrest of Egypt and confiscation of US$1.500 in 14 notes, three cell Nokia phones, a driving license produced by the Republic of Haiti t Hotel Formula One in Central Jakarta on August 22.
The suspects are facing charges of violating the law on information and electronic transactions (ITE) and a sentence of up to six years if proven guilty.
The Jakarta police have sent a red notice to arrest the other two suspects involved in the case.
(Uu.H-YH/HAJM/A014)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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