Sutiyoso's office warns of scam

Sutiyoso's office warns of scam

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration warned Jakarta residents
on Friday about an illegal lottery in which a Kijang van prize
was reportedly from Governor Sutiyoso's office.

"My staffers received phone calls from Jakarta residents
asking whether the administration conducted the lottery," city
administration spokesman Muhayat said.

He said some of the callers said they had transferred Rp 7
million (US$1,000) to certain bank accounts in order to join the
draw.

Muhayat said the callers said they had been offered the
information about the draw by a person who claimed to be a city
administration official.

"We call on the public not to trust people who are offer such
a lottery. If they find people who claim to be city
administration officials offering the draw, just report the
matter to police," he said. (jun)