New way of earning money?

New way of earning money?

JAKARTA (JP): In many big cities like Jakarta, people have found various ways of earning money, including illegally using the names of high-ranking officials.

Recently, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko almost fell victim to such a scheme.

Last week, Bambang's staff received a phone call from a man calling himself "Suryo Supakudiningrat".

"I'm a former police chief from Riau (Sumatra) and want to invite you to a special reception which has been suggested by the coordinating minister of security and political affairs," said the man, who claimed that he was calling from the Bina Graha presidential office.

He then offered Bambang two invitation cards at a price of Rp 300,000 (US$135) each.

Realizing that the person was going to cheat him, Bambang challenged him, saying that he would buy the invitation cards for Rp 500,000 each.

Bambang invited the person to send some people to his office to collect the "money" and deliver the tickets.

But nobody came to Bambang's office. (bsr)