Brilio.net - Bunga Zainal became a victim of alleged fraud and embezzlement of procurement project investment, with losses totaling Rp 15 billion. Bunga felt even more devastated because the alleged fraud was committed by someone she considered family.
Moreover, the money invested by Bunga Zainal is known to be savings for her children's future. Meanwhile, Bunga also said that the reported person is very close to her children.
"How shocked I was, because I considered the reported person as my own brother. He was even very close to my children," sobbed Bunga Zainal in the Kemang area, South Jakarta, quoted by brilio.net from liputan6.com, Friday (30/8).
Meanwhile, in a press conference conducted by Bunga, several facts were revealed about the fraud case that was so detrimental to the 37-year-old woman. Compiled by brilio.net from various sources, Friday (30/8), here are some of the facts.
1. The husband was also caught up in it
photo: Instagram/@bungazainal05
It is known that Bunga agreed to the investment offer that came in 2022. She began to actively invest her funds until she received profits several times.
The profit convinced Bunga to invest a larger amount, even inviting her husband. Bunga was recorded as spending Rp6.2 billion, while her husband spent Rp6.5 billion.
"In the end, my husband also invested money with the reported party in stages, and the total money my husband invested with the reported party was approximately IDR 6.5 billion," he said.
2. The perpetrator has been a close friend since 2020
photo: Instagram/@bungazainal05
Bunga revealed that the fraud began when she met CD and SFS in 2020. The two perpetrators are a married couple who live in Bali and have businesses in the catering and property sectors.
They became close friends and met often, until Bunga was invited to invest in a procurement project owned by the two perpetrators.
"The reported parties then took advantage of this closeness and intense activity to invite me to invest in the procurement project," Bunga regretted.
3. Sacrifice children's education money
photo: Instagram/@bungazainal05
Sadly, the alleged fraud case also affected Bunga Zainal's children's education costs. She said the children's education money was gone because it was used for investment.
The situation also disturbed her mentally. She was even unable to meet her child because she felt pressured by her financial condition.
"Even one of the funds that my husband spent was for my child's education fund," said Bunga Zainal.
"When this happened, my mental state was unhealthy, I didn't even want to meet my child because I would get angry with my child," he continued.
4. Initial suspicion
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However, after their investment amount reached tens of billions, various irregularities emerged. The perpetrators were said to have begun to show suspicious behavior. Some of them, delayed payments, continued to not pay at all, until finally there was a confession from someone else who experienced a similar fate.
"Until July 2024, the reported profit was not fully paid to me. At the same time, I was shocked by the existence of other victims who had the same fate as me," said Bunga.
5. Report to the police
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Realizing she was deceived, Bunga then did various ways to solve the problem. Bunga tried to discuss, repeatedly contacted, and even sent a warning.
However, the effort did not produce results. Bunga finally reported the two perpetrators to Polda Metro Jaya since Thursday (22/8). The report, said Bunga, was only filed for one case. She admitted that she planned to file police reports for several other cases.
"The report I made to Polda Metro Jaya was just one case out of several other cases that I have the potential to report to the police," said Bunga Zainal.
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