# Indonesian-US-China business email fraud investigation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/indonesian-us-china-business-email-fraud-investigation
> Updated: 2026-08-26T03:19:53.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

Indonesian authorities, including the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) and the National Police (Polri), have targeted a cross-border Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme involving the United States and China.

In August 2026, investigators identified a fraud where email communications between Aiki Power Tools in the U.S. and Drup Machinery Corp in China were manipulated to redirect a hardware transaction. The scheme resulted in the theft of approximately $350,325 USD. 

Law enforcement arrested an Indonesian national, LPK (56), accused of preparing legal documentation and bank accounts, and a Chinese national, LJ (46), who allegedly facilitated communications. Working with the FBI and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), authorities successfully blocked and secured roughly $285,859 USD for potential recovery. While two suspects are in custody, the alleged mastermind, identified as CW, remains at large in China.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-26: Polri and FBI dismantle cross-border business email scam

Polri and the FBI dismantled a cross-border Business Email Compromise scheme, arresting two suspects for defrauding a US company of approximately USD 350,000.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/polri-and-fbi-dismantle-cross-border-business-email-scam

### 2026-08-19: Bareskrim Polri pursues extradition and arrests cybercrime suspects

Bareskrim Polri is coordinating with Interpol to extradite Syekh Ahmad Al Misry for alleged abuse and has arrested two suspects for a $350,000 USD business email compromise scheme.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bareskrim-polri-pursues-extradition-and-arrests-cybercrime-suspects

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