ANN/THE JAKARTA POST – The Central Jakarta Police arrested a suspect in a Coldplay concert ticket scam case that allegedly caused IDR5.1 billion (USD330,000) in losses to victims.
People who purchased the tickets said the suspect, Ghisca Debora claimed to personally know the promoter and had access to the tickets.
The police had investigated the claims and apprehended the suspect based on five reports from six alleged victims of the ticket fraud, Central Jakarta Police chief senior commissioner Susatyo Purnomo Chandra said.
“We named GDA (Ghisca) a suspect. We have detained her,” Susatyo told a press conference.
Susatyo said each victim reported a varying amount of losses. The first report was filed by a victim with initials FVS who believed they were purchasing 700 tickets for IDR1.35 billion.
The second report was filed by AS, who bought 600 false tickets for IDR1.03 billion.
The third report was submitted by AS, who bought 400 of the fake tickets for IDR1.3 billion. Additionally, CL filed a report with losses of IDR230 million.
“So, the total is IDR5.1 billion, or 2,268 tickets,” said Susatyo.
Susatyo said police seized luxury items they suspected Ghisca had purchased with the illicit funds. Among the evidence police displayed were several Hermes bags, Hermes sandals and an Apple MacBook. They also accused Ghisca of using billions of rupiah from the scam for personal expenses.
Ghisca reportedly confessed to the charges after being named a suspect. She was charged under Article 378 of the Criminal Code on fraud and Article 372 of the Criminal Code on embezzlement, with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
