Police tell residents to be wary of telephone fraud<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have warned people to be wary of
\ntelephone fraud, which has been on the increase in the capital
\nlately.<\/p>\n
Chief of city police detectives Col. Harry Montolalu said
\nseven members of an eight-member gang from North Jakarta were
\narrested recently, suspected of involvement in a series of
\ntelephone frauds throughout the country.<\/p>\n
\"The suspects are Rivai Syam, Jafar Solah, Riyanto, Abdul
\nAzis, Tohir, Mahmud and Pawit Prayoga, while Syamsul, the group's
\nleader, is still at large,\" he said on Tuesday, adding that
\npolice had arrested the suspects after receiving a tip-off from
\nthe public.<\/p>\n
Harry said the suspects had admitted to cheating six people,
\nfive in Jogyakarta and one in Cibatu, West Java.<\/p>\n
\"The suspects called the victims by telephone and told them
\nthat they had won lottery prizes in the form of cars from PT
\nSatelindo, the operator of international telephone link SLI-008,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Harry said members of the gang told prospective victims that
\nthey could speed up the delivery of the prizes by sending them
\nmoney.<\/p>\n
\"But the suspects requested money from the victims to
\ncompensate for the administration fees and suggested they
\ntransfer money to bank accounts at BCA's Tanjung Priok branch in
\nNorth Jakarta,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Total losses as a result of the frauds reached Rp 23.35
\nmillion (US$2,747),\" he said. (asa)<\/p>",
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