Shogun, a fraudulent gift

Shogun, a fraudulent gift

From Warta Kota

On July 16, I received a letter from a company called Zwitsal PT Sara Lee Body Care Indonesia stating that I was a winner in a promotion called "Zwitsal Gives Away Prizes" and would therefore receive a Suzuki Shogun motorcycle as my prize.

The letter was signed by Mulyawan NH, with the designation of "Public Relations Zwitsal", who requested me to transfer four million rupiah by July 20 to account number 017.090.53253.1 in the name of Hatomi at Bank Danamon (Kelapa Gading branch), Jakarta.

The address on the letter was: Wisma Dharmala Sakti, 7th floor, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 32, Jakarta, phone No. 021- 5772043, along with Mulyawan NH's cellular phone number: 0817- 135860.

As both phone numbers were difficult to contact, I finally decided to visit the above address on July 20.

I was informed by Rizki Novi, a staffer in Wisma Dharmala Sakti's security unit, that 25 people, all from outside Jakarta, had experienced a similar fate so far, and that there was no such company (PT Sara Lee Body Care Indonesia) in the building. I immediately realized that I had almost been deceived.

Luckily, I did not transfer any money, but for my transportation (from Semarang to Jakarta) and meals etc., I spent no less than Rp 200,000, not counting the valuable time that was wasted.

I am worried about how many others might have transferred the requested amount. Rizki Novi promised that he would report the case to the police. I hope the authorities will act fast and can detain Mulyawan NH, while Bank Danamon should immediately freeze Hatomi's account.

To everyone else, I would urge you to please be careful of such frauds.

MOHAROMAH

Kendal, Central Java