Cheats misused Members names

Cheats misused Members names

JAKARTA: Legislator Suryadharma Ali, who chairs the House of Representatives Commission V for trade, industry and cooperatives, revealed on Thursday that his name had been misused by an unidentified person to earn money.

He said that the criminal had pretended to be Suryadharma and asked for money via phone calls to directors of state firms and businessmen.

According to Suryadharma, at least seven businessmen had contacted him for clarification before transferring money to bank accounts as stated by the criminal.

However, some of the private associations transferred money without clarification. They included the Association of Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers (Rp 70 million) and the Indonesian Sugar Association (Rp 3 million).

Earlier, chairman of Commission 1 for foreign and media affairs Ibrahim Ambong also disclosed a similar crime. However, he did not say if there were any material losses caused. - Antara