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Detectives arrested 39 suspects, consisting of 28 Indonesians, seven Nepalese and four Myanmar nationals on May 20, who swindled US$2.32 million from 133 victims.
Central Java Police Cybercrime Investigation (Ressiber) Direcorate head Sr. Comr. Himawan Sutanto Saragih (front left) talks during a press conference on an online scam syndicate at the Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang on June 1, 2026. Detectives from Ressiber Directorate arrested 39 suspects in Sukoharjo and Surakarta on May 20. (JP/Suherdjoko)
The Central Java Police have broken up an international online scam syndicate using the ruse of cryptocurrency investment promising huge profits, which reportedly targeted 133 victims thought to be in the United States.Controlled from Sukoharjo and Surakarta in Central Java, the syndicate used the so-called “pig butchering” method, which entraps victims emotionally by means of fake profiles of beautiful Indonesian women.
