Dili, 24 April 2026 (Media Democracia) – Scientific Police for Criminal Investigation spokesperson Mário Tavares reported that three days ago PSIK registered Snaap Boost victims with money transfer evidence, and other evidence will be submitted to the Public Ministry.
“So three days ago we started registering, and in an hour we will submit it to the Public Ministry, the victims who come to file complaints at PSIK are not the same, but the case still falls under Snap Boost.” said Spokesperson Mário Tavares to journalists at his PSIK Colmera workplace this Wednesday.
Mário reported that PSIK has currently registered 224 victims, including some documents that prove they did indeed transfer money.
“We identified that the money was transferred to four companies: SGP, MPS, PCFK, and TCU, these companies are based in Indonesia and they transferred the money to Indonesian banks, some transferred it through the Mandiri app and some transferred it through a dedicated app, but the money’s destination was in the company’s name with different amounts.” he informed.
The victims deposited money starting from $30, but some people transferred $1,000 and some transferred $3,000.
“The current total amount is $100,000 that they have already transferred to the Snap Boost application.” he said.
According to the recorded information, when victims topped up the system with $3,000, they could get $4,000 in return.
“The problem is they topped up entirely through money transfers, but the application can’t pay or doesn’t pay properly, so they became victims.” the PSIK Spokesperson added.
According to information PSIK obtained, some victims transferred money directly to Indonesian bank accounts, but upon reviewing the documents, the account in question belongs to a company.
“But whether these four companies SGP, MPS, PCFK, and TCU are based in Indonesia or if the companies are just fake the money was channeled to bank accounts from banks that are based in Indonesia, those four banks are based in Indonesia.” he explained.
Meanwhile, the suspect who transferred money abroad with the initials JF recently collaborated with PSIK to give a statement.
The spokesperson said that PSIK has registered all processes with the Public Ministry’s Office to conduct an inquiry because the owner of the criminal process is the MP, so the MP has the authority to delegate competence to PSIK to carry out the investigation.
Most of the victims of the Snap Boosts application are from Dili Municipality.
Report By: Estefania Cardoso
Photo: Estefania Cardoso