Singaporean con man who hypnotise victims arrested
Friday, 3 Aug 201810:42 AM MYT
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): A man suspected of hypnotizing people and claiming to be an oil tycoon from Singapore while robbing them has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
“The suspect is being questioned at the Jakarta Police,” South Jakarta Police criminal investigation unit chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Stefanus Tamuntuan told kompas.com.
He said the suspect, identified as BS, may have been part of a group that had conned people using varying methods.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said the Singaporean was arrested at the arrival gate of Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday. “Police have also confiscated evidence, such as a Permata Bank check worth Rp 1.3 billion [US$89,897] and one bundle of ownership certificates.”
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A 60-year-old woman reported on July 21 that she had been conned by the suspect, having lost Rp 40 million. She handed over to police three CCTV tape recordings, money and a business card with a Shell company logo printed on it.
The alleged victim’s daughter said her mother had met a man claiming to be an oil tycoon who asked for directions and wanted to exchange foreign currency.
She said an older man had approached her mother and asked her to help the suspect and asked her to withdraw money from a bank in Cipulir, South Jakarta.
Another alleged victim has come forward, claiming to have been cheated out of Rp 70 million. – The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network
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