Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police (Dittipidsiber) suspect that application partners who trade binary options on the Qoutex platform benefit from around 80 percent loss of members.
The Head of Division I, Dittipidsiber, Bareskrim Polri Kombes Reinhard Hutagaol, revealed this after the police officially named Doni as a suspect..
“Could 80 (percent) from defeat (Other Quotex members),” said Reinhard to reporters, Tuesday (3 August 2022) night.
Meanwhile, Doni is a suspect in a fraud case, fake news, and Money Laundering (TPPU) in the Quotex app.
Reinhard said Doni spread fake news by promising his members that they would win if they played with him on the Qoutex app.
even though, according to Reinhard, no other member has ever won using the app.
“He gave fake news that he was playing with me, and then from the video, he just tricked people into playing and nobody really won,” he continued.
Reinhard also explained that members are invited to join a Telegram account and use Doni's referral code.
At least there's around 25.000 active member of the Telegram group who allegedly used Doni Salmanan's referral code to play Qoutex.
“On Telegram there is 25.000 member. That might be an indication (active) because 25.000 means that the follower is the referral. Because she is with him, he will definitely join Telegram,” he said.
Doni is known to have been reported on 3 February 2022 by a person with the initials RA on suspicion of online gambling and fraudulent acts through electronic media that spread false news or hoaxes and/or fraud and/or money laundering (TPPU).
Doni was officially named a suspect after police interrogation for 13 hours on Tuesday.
Doni snared with Article 45 verse 1 Constitution of electronic information and transaction, and Article 28 verse 1 Article Electronic Information and Transaction Law 378 KUHP, Law No 8 Year 2010 About Money Laundering (TPPU) chapter 3 (3) cost).
Doni faces maximum punishment 20 years in prison for his actions.
