Bank DKI ripped-off<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A bank owned by the Jakarta city administration
\nwas reportedly the victim of fraud last week.<\/p>\n
Bank Pembangunan DKI Jakarta (BPD Jaya), which is located on
\nJl. Juanda III\/7, Central Jakarta, is said to have paid Rp 75
\nmillion (US$33,335) on the strength of a phony check on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
A Central Jakarta police source said over the weekend that the
\nincident had been reported by Mufti Muchtar, head of the main
\nJakarta branch.<\/p>\n
The bank's board of directors refused to give further
\ninformation.<\/p>\n
Komari, an official of the bank's secretariat, said that the
\nboard directors will issue a press release on the matter this
\nweek.<\/p>\n
\"Only the board of directors has the right to give information
\nto the press,\" he said, adding that the board directors was still
\nwaiting for a report from the bank's supervisory board, led by
\nthe Governor himself.<\/p>\n
Police said that an insurance agency is suspected of
\ninvolvement in the crime.<\/p>\n
The agency in question tried to cash a Rp 560 million check
\nthree days prior to the incident, police said.<\/p>\n
Payment was able to be canceled, however, after the bank found
\nout that the stamp on the agency check, bearing the number A
\n121000-XXXII, was different from the bank's authorized stamp.<\/p>\n
Police seized the counterfeit check on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to the police, the criminal had successfully taken
\nabout Rp 75 million in cash before the bank found out about the
\nracket. (05)<\/p>",
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