Deception via phone

Deception via phone

From Suara Karya

Many immigration chiefs all over Indonesia and immigration representatives abroad, as well as the public, particularly the owners of companies hiring foreign employees, have received calls from an unidentified person claiming to be the aide as well as the assistant director to the Directorate General of Immigration, asking them to transfer funds into the account of Iman Santoso in BNI Harmoni branch, number 070.00300905.901.

The person has demanded money in varying amounts, ranging from Rp 5 million to Rp 10 million, saying that this would be needed to cover the operational costs of the director general and other activities of the immigration office.

The person, using a variety of names, will call the victim, saying that Bapak director general of immigration will talk to him. Then, the false director general will briefly say "Please help my aide with anything he asks", to be followed by "the aide", who will ask that the money should be immediately transferred and he should be contacted at cellular phone number 08129516188 after the transfer has been made.

To avoid any further deception, the director general, through secretary of the director general, Ali Amran Djanah, has issued a letter no. UM 02.02.839 dated Aug. 8, 2001 to be distributed to all relevant parties that may be targeted by this mischievous act, calling on them to pay no heed to such phone calls and to contact immediately phone numbers 5225034, 5225030 or 5225038 if necessary.

ADE E DAHLAN

Acting Head of Public Relations

Directorate General of Immigration