Bank DKI ripped-off

Bank DKI ripped-off

JAKARTA (JP): A bank owned by the Jakarta city administration
was reportedly the victim of fraud last week.

Bank Pembangunan DKI Jakarta (BPD Jaya), which is located on
Jl. Juanda III/7, Central Jakarta, is said to have paid Rp 75
million (US$33,335) on the strength of a phony check on
Wednesday.

A Central Jakarta police source said over the weekend that the
incident had been reported by Mufti Muchtar, head of the main
Jakarta branch.

The bank's board of directors refused to give further
information.

Komari, an official of the bank's secretariat, said that the
board directors will issue a press release on the matter this
week.

"Only the board of directors has the right to give information
to the press," he said, adding that the board directors was still
waiting for a report from the bank's supervisory board, led by
the Governor himself.

Police said that an insurance agency is suspected of
involvement in the crime.

The agency in question tried to cash a Rp 560 million check
three days prior to the incident, police said.

Payment was able to be canceled, however, after the bank found
out that the stamp on the agency check, bearing the number A
121000-XXXII, was different from the bank's authorized stamp.

Police seized the counterfeit check on Wednesday.

According to the police, the criminal had successfully taken
about Rp 75 million in cash before the bank found out about the
racket. (05)