Inul Daratista Reveals Deception That Exploits Her Name, Suspected to be Done in Groups

Kapanlagi.com - Inul Daratista is currently furious because her name is being used by a scammer suspected to be located in Malang. When met at Studio 41, South Jakarta on Monday, (27/7) yesterday, the dangdut singer known for her unique dance moves shared the chronology of the scam experienced by her friend.

"So, here's the thing. I was called by Mas Johanes, my friend of 17 years. Since a long time ago, he has been very close to me. Yesterday, he called because his number was lost. So he called Mas Jaya, my makeup artist, and got my number. He said that his number was lost, so he called me," said Inul.

"Because he received two phone calls from someone claiming to be me, but it wasn't a regular phone call, it was through WhatsApp." He said, his number was replaced by Inul. Now Inul's number is here like that. Then he said blah blah blah, he even asked for the number of Eyang Titiek Puspa and important people from one of the television stations. And he introduced someone's name clearly. Even Eyang Titiek was asked for her phone number and Mas Yohanes also gave it because he thought of me. And he said, he chatted a lot using my name. That I secretly owe him behind Mas Adam. Borrow 3.5 million, please transfer 7.2 million like that for social contributions to the elderly foundation in Kejapanan, in my area," he continued.

1. There is No Foundation that the Scammer Refers to

But Inul finds it strange because there is no foundation referred to by Yohanes in Kejapanan. Meanwhile, the money has been transferred by Yohanes and Inul immediately reported it to the bank.

"Yesterday, I acted quickly to block the account number that had to be transferred and it turns out that this is a new modus operandi. That the thief, the scammer, called Mr. Yohanes and so on. Borrowed money with the reason that I borrowed it and transferred it with that account number. It turns out that he has already made a purchase at a gold shop there. And the gold shop has coordinated with him for payment via transfer. So this Mr. Yohanes, his child named Sheila, transferred to the account number of Mr. Ilham. It turns out that Mr. Ilham is the owner of a gold shop in Malang," she explained.

2. Collect Evidence

Now Inul and Yohanes have gathered some evidence to report to the police. He firmly requests anyone not to believe the words of someone claiming to be him.

"That person is in Malang. Because I checked the owner's bank account number, the code is from the Malang area. I will definitely report it. For now, let's act quickly but I can't inform the media until I find this person. I think he is part of a group. Because after he came to the gold shop, there was another person who took the gold on behalf of someone else," he said.

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