Former CIMB Niaga Bank Employees Shopped Up To IDR 6.7 Billion, Opening Voice Management

Illustration of Bank CIMB Niaga Syariah. (CIMB Niaga)

JAKARTA - The management of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk has opened its voice regarding the fraud case committed by former employees of Bank CIMB Niaga Syariah who tricked a number of customers with deposits reaching Rp6.79 billion since 2020. Corporate Communications Head of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk, Hery Kurniawan said that his party had implemented procedures in accordance with applicable regulations at all central offices and branch offices in carrying out every process. The incident was purely due to irresponsible actions from the person concerned. "Regarding the arrest of a former employee at Pekanbaru, PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (CIMB Niaga) stated that this was the result of coordination between CIMB Niaga with customers and the Police," he told VOI, Saturday, February 11.

Hery continued, CIMB Niaga does not tolerate any form of fraud and continues to work with the Police to follow the ongoing legal process.

"The safety and trust of customers is our top priority", concluded Hery.

Previously, it was reported that a team from the Riau Police uncovered a fraud by a former employee of Bank CIMB Niaga Syariah Pekanbaru Branch, SAL (32) who had deceived a number of customers with deposits reaching Rp6.79 billion since 2020.

The Head of Public Relations of the Riau Police, Kombes Sunarto, said that the suspect SAL, who was seven months pregnant, was arrested by the Ditreskrimsus of the Riau Police in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday, February 4.

SAL is a former employee of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Syariah Pekanbaru Branch who previously offered government bond products Fix Rate (FR) to priority customers by promising a profit of 9.5 percent per month.