Cross-provincial ATM Burglary Gang Arrested In Bali, The Money Is For Extravagant Missions

Police release case of ATM burglary in Gianyar Bali (IST)

GIANYAR - Beware of crime at ATM outlets. The police arrested a gang of bank ATM burglary that took action in Gianyar Regency, Bali after deceiving the victim.

"This is a criminal case of theft and weighting with card trapping crimes, breaking into ATM machines across provinces," Sukawati Police Chief, AKP I Made Ariawan, Monday, June 28.

The perpetrators are Ryan Adidaya (30), Keffin (29) and Aditya Wisnu Perdana (30). The gang of ATM burglars was arrested after the police received a report from the victim. At that time, the victim, Ni Wayan Sriasih, withdrew money at an ATM on Jalan Guang Sukawati, Thursday, June 24.

But at that time, the victim's ATM card was swallowed into the machine. One of the perpetrators approached the victim and suggested calling the mobile number 0896-1819-4999 to block the swallowed ATM card.

At that time, another perpetrator guided the victim through that number. The man on the other end of the phone said the victim's ATM card had been blocked.

The victim then came directly to the BNI Renon branch office to replace the ATM card. But after checking, the account balance which originally amounted to Rp. 8,940,397 was reduced to Rp. 106,897.

"Where according to the bank, the victim's ATM has been burglarized because there has been a withdrawal through the Alto ATM machine by another party. The victim suffered material losses of around Rp. 8,833,500," added AKP Ariawan.

From this report, the police investigated the ATM burglary including checking CCTV footage.

From the CCTV video, it is known that the perpetrators installed card traps and installed fake call center stickers. The perpetrator was arrested in Kuta on Saturday, June 26.

"After the victim left, another perpetrator entered and damaged the ATM to be able to take the ATM card," said Ariawan explaining the perpetrator's mode.

From this case, the police confiscated IDR 4.8 million in cash, several ATM cards and a flat screwdriver.

"The perpetrators are trans-provincial criminals and deliberately come to Bali only to commit card trapping crimes. Each perpetrator gets a share of Rp. 4 million which is used for meals, hotel rentals, vehicle rentals and spending time," said AKP Ariawan. .

The perpetrators were charged with Article 363 paragraph (1) 4 and 5 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison.