Sales Manager At Trans Studio Mall Bali Arrested By Police For Draining A Korean WN Credit Card

Denpasar Police Chief Kombes Jansen Avitus Panjaitan/DOK Police

DENPASAR - Denpasar, Bali Police Team arrested Tito Arianto Wibowo (30) Sales Manager of a supermarket at Trans Studio Mall, Denpasar, Bali.

The perpetrator was arrested for breaking into the credit card of a mall visitor from South Korea, Soonil Park (59).

"He used (a credit card) and the victim only found out he had lost the credit card after a bill was made," said Denpasar Police Chief Kombes Jansen Avitus Panjaitan at the Denpasar Police Headquarters, Bali, Tuesday, November 2.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 5, at around 10:57 WITA, at the Trans Studio Mall supermarket, Jalan Imam Bonjol, West Denpasar.

Chronology, at that time the victim bought towels with payment using a credit card. But after the transaction, the victim forgot to take his credit card. The victim only realized that his credit card was not held when he was at an Okinawa restaurant, Sunday, October 17.

At that time, the victim immediately called the bank in South Korea. The telephone connection explained that the victim's credit card had been used for transactions on October 5-16 for a total of Rp. 38.8 million.

"With this incident, the victim reported it to the Denpasar Police for legal processing. The modus operandi was to take the card at the cashier's desk and then use it to shop for goods," added the Chief of Police.

From this report, the police conducted an investigation and tracked down the perpetrator who lives in Pemogan, South Denpasar. The perpetrator was then arrested on Jalan Imam Bonjol.

During the investigation, the perpetrator admitted to taking a South Korean WN credit card that was left behind while shopping at the Trans Studio Mall supermarket.

"He's not a cashier anymore, he's a manager instead. It's a shame that he got a good job, it turns out that the victim missed his credit card instead he used it to shop for equipment," he added.

South Korean credit cards are used by perpetrators to shop for electronic equipment such as TVs and cellphones

"So this perpetrator spent approximately IDR 40 million. He spent it from the credit card. The person concerned was subject to Article 362 with a threat of 5 years in prison," said Jansen.