Distribution scam

Somebody introducing himself as Syamsul Azwar, H. Abdurrahman Daud, H. Sontri or some other name, saying he is from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises, the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) or the Indonesian Distribution Cooperative (KDI), has telephoned a number of BMT Cooperatives at various places in Indonesia and also the center for micro enterprise advancement (PINBUK) in the provinces to offer them dozens of tons of essential commodities at competitive prices.

We think a scam is indicated in his activities. The hoax is to tell the prospective victim that he has obtained the approval of the KDI or Bulog as a distributor of essential commodities in the region. In fact neither the KDI or Bulog has such a mechanism. The caller then asks for an amount of money for the sending of the commodities to be transferred to either of the following accounts:

H. Sontri, account number 742.0009555 at BCA Central Jakarta or Abdurrahman Daud, account number 08809017857.9 at Bank Danamon.

The person passing himself off as Syamsul Azwar can be reached at telephone number 5251349 or mobile phone number 0818371281.

We would like to have the attention of all PINBUK offices in the provinces and regencies, BMT sponsored by PINBUK and the general public for the following:

1. To treat such offers with caution.

2. Our checking has borne out that the person is neither a KDI or Bulog staffer.

3. All the PINBUK offices in the provinces and regencies and the BMT sponsored by PINBUK should not respond to the person's offers.

4. Many BMTs have been duped. Among them, the BMT in Brebes lost Rp 5 million, the one in Yogyakarta relinquished Rp 2 million.

We request the authorities investigate the scam, starting from the account numbers and the telephone numbers under the names mentioned above.

SYAIFUDDIN A. RASYID

PINBUK head office

SYAHID MULYONO

Manager of INKOPSYAH BMT