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Foreigners Detained For Fraud, Visa Violations

Soekarno Hatta International Aiport immigration officials detained several foreigners this week suspected of breaking the law during their stay in Indonesia.

The airport’s head of immigration Enang Syamsi said in a statement on Friday that his division had been closely watching the activity of foreigners in Green Park View Apartments in Kalideres, West Jakarta.

“From the investigation, we have detained last Thursday a Nigerian national, identified only as RCO. From our initial interrogation, it was found that RCO is connected to a [fraud] ring in Tangerang,” said Enang as quoted by Kompas.com.

Three other Nigerial nationals were also detained in Gading Serpong, Tangerang on Friday, and one other in Green Park View Apartments.

Several laptops, cellphones and Wifi routers were confiscated. The investigation revealed that the items were used to commit online fraud, with victims spread across a number of countries.

“Their modus operandi was posing as members of the United States military on duty as part of the UN, claiming to have a large amount of money,” said Enang, adding that the suspects would request money from their victims in order for them to receive the full amount of money in return.

Immigration officials also detained two Angolan nationals who had overstayed their permit by three years, as well as a Nigerian national who failed to produce any travel documents or valid permits.

Source: The Jakarta Post

Photo courtesy of tribunnews.com

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