Couple nabbed for using fake credit card

Couple nabbed for using fake credit card

TANGERANG: The Serpong Police arrested a couple and their
driver on Wednesday for using a fake credit card while shopping
at a supermarket in Plaza Serpong, Tangerang regency.

The suspects -- Gugit Hartoto, Ramdan Sari and Dwi Yulianto --
were arrested after police received a report from cashier Sri
Ningsih, who became suspicious about the credit card the couple
used last Friday to pay a Rp 1.1 million (US$121) grocery bill.

"The cashier became suspicious because the credit card's four-
digit serial code was unusual," Serpong Police chief Insp. Kosbar
said. "She later contacted the bank, which confirmed that the
number was not listed."

After their arrest, the suspects confessed to police they had
also used the fake credit card to buy Rp 25 million worth of
various goods. They claimed to have bought the card for Rp 3
million from an unidentified person in Jakarta.

Kosbar said the three would be charged with violating Article
263 and Article 372 of the Criminal Code on fraud and
embezzlement. The articles carry a maximum punishment of six
years and four years in prison, respectively. -- JP