Police nab alleged credit card frauds

JAKARTA: Police detectives arrested two men, identified as Noto Soehandojo and Michael Samuel Wijaya, and charged them with being members of a credit card theft ring, an officer said on Tuesday.

Noto Soehandojo was arrested on Feb. 28 as he allegedly attempted to use a stolen credit card to purchase six cans of powdered milk for Rp 712,000 (about US$84) at the Alfa supermarket in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.

The Bank BNI credit card he was attempting to use bore a woman's name, "Sri Wahyuni".

Police arrested Michael Samuel Wijaya last Tuesday when he allegedly attempted to purchase Rp 18 million of classified ads at the Kompas ad agency on Jl. Gajah Mada, Central Jakarta, with a stolen credit card. The HSBC Master card he was using bore the name "Denny Ekawijaya".

The police said both cards were fake and charged the two with violating Article 263 of the Criminal Code on the use of false documents. If found guilty, the two could face up to six years in prison. -- JP