Fake pay slips used in credit card

Fake pay slips used in credit card

JAKARTA: Police arrested three suspects on allegations that they made fake
pay slips for housewives, the jobless and ojek (motorcycle taxi)
drivers who applied for credit cards.

The suspects -- Sugeng Martono, 35, Robintang M. Mahulae, 32,
and Hilman, 37 -- were arrested on Tuesday night after Jakarta
Police received reports from state bank BNI, which has suffered
Rp 14 million (US$1,569) in losses.

The suspects offered their services in January to at least
five people. They claimed they could help them apply for credit
cards in return for a "placement fee" of Rp 200,000 per card
approval.

"They required their clients to submit a copy of their ID card
for the application. The suspects later made fake pay slips for
them, based on the ID cards, to make it appear that they worked
for a fake company, PT Josumhill Big Chemical, Jl. Raya Legenda
No. 1, Tambun, Bekasi," city police fiscal and monetary division
chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Dharma Pongrekun said on Wednesday.

In February, the fake company received five credit cards
issued by BNI for five customers, identified as Zaenal Abidin,
Nurlidya, Denny Wahyu Hidayat, Eneng Badriah and Neny Kelanawati.

On the completed application forms, the suspects stated that
the five were employees of the fake company. For instance, Neni,
a housewife, was claimed to be an accountant whose monthly salary
was Rp 3.1 million.

When the credit card was issued, Neny had to pay a Rp 280,000
"commission" to the syndicate. She had a Rp 4 million credit
limit on her card.

The scam was revealed when the card holders did not repay the
required minimum amount to the bank in March and April. When BNI
checked with Josumhill, it discovered that the company was fake.

"We have summoned all five card holders as witnesses," Dharma
said.