Abstract :
The title of this legal writing on "The Role of Investigators Seeking Evidence In Criminal Fraud
Via SMS (Short Message Service) Based on the Criminal Procedure Code" Writing The purpose
of this Law is to find out the role of investigator in search of evidence provided by the Criminal
Code can be applied against perpetrators of criminal acts scams via SMS (Short Message
Service). The method of this research in legal writing was normative legal research, a research of
which was focused on positive legal norm by shape regulations and in this research it needed
secondary data as main data. After doing research and dianalalisis using theories and concepts of
Positive Law, it can be concluded as follows, how the role of investigators in the search for
evidence provided by the Criminal Code can be applied to criminal fraud via SMS (Short
Message Service) is a rule of criminal law (Article 184 Criminal Procedure Code) and the Civil
Code (Article 1866) does not facilitate proof telephone network that is electronic as evidence,
but as a guide in the search for other evidence, so by using the telephone network recording
equipment used by the perpetrators. Then the legal consequences imposed on the perpetrators of
criminal acts of fraud are mobile phones via SMS can be punished under the provisions of
Article 378 of the Criminal Code, under penalty of imprisonment up to 4 (four) years Based on
the discussion that has been done, the authors suggested order for the government to immediately
revise Law No. 10 of 1981 on Criminal Proceedings. By adding the application or arrangement
of the recording equipment to the telephone network as a tool that can uncover evidence, prove,
and ensnare the perpetrators of criminal fraud via SMS (Short Message Service).