Police see growing trend in identity theft<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Police Chief warned the public on Tuesday of the
\ndanger of identity theft in the wake of the arrests of three
\npeople last Friday on suspicion of fraud involving counterfeit
\nidentity cards and bank documents.<\/p>\n
Police said the suspects, identified Ardi Amri, 21, Ambo Dale,
\n22, and Ibnu Amin, 27, were captured in Pulomas, East Jakarta,
\nwhen they tried to withdraw Rp 50,000,000 from a Bank Nasional
\nIndonesia (BNI) automatic teller machine (ATM) at Atrium Senen,
\nCentral Jakarta, using fake ATM cards under the names of
\ngovernment officials and businesspeople.<\/p>\n
The three suspects are being charged with counterfeiting legal
\ndocuments.<\/p>\n
Police seized 14 fake family cards, 54 bogus identity cards,
\n110 savings account books and 114 ATM cards from various private
\nand government banks that were issued on the basis of the
\ncounterfeited documents, as well as Rp 50,000,000 in cash, at the
\nsuspect's rented house in Jalan Cipinang Elok II, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Police also confiscated 393 sweepstakes coupons from
\nPepsodent, Silver Queen, and Indomilk, which they suspect were
\nbeing used to gather information in order to produce more
\ncounterfeit documents, as well as a Nokia 9210i cell phone with
\nSIM card number 081510179997.<\/p>\n
The head of criminal detectives, Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang,
\nsaid that the suspects were believed to be part of a larger group
\nthat have been involved in identity theft, counterfeiting and
\nfraud since 2002. Five other suspects remain at large.<\/p>\n
The City Police Chief, Firman Gani, told reporters on Tuesday
\nthat, \"I think this is an important lesson for the public,
\nespecially businessmen and public officials. They should watch
\nout for any possibility that people are using their names or
\nauthority to obtain money fraudulently.\"<\/p>\n
He warned the public not to give out personal information or
\nlet other people have access to their identification cards or
\nother documents that could be counterfeited or used for
\nfraudulent purposes.<\/p>\n
Firman also appealed to subdistrict officials to be more
\ncareful in issuing ID cards, and for bank workers to be more
\nvigilant in opening new accounts.<\/p>\n
\"If someone wants to open a new bank account, be sure to check
\ntheir identity cards very carefully. The counterfeit ID cards we
\nconfiscated had different issuance stamps on either side,\"
\nexplained Firman.<\/p>",
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