JAKARTA - The Bank Indonesia (BI) task force is handling the case of the Rp2,000 bill which was sprayed green as if it were a Rp20 thousand note. This merchant fraud case was uploaded on social media.
"Of course it is not permissible to damage rupiah currency, let alone change it for a certain motive, there are already provisions. There is a work unit that handles this," said the Head of the Media Relations and Opinion Maker Division of the BI Communications Department, Irfan Farulian, confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, July 21.
Rules regarding currency denominations are regulated in Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency. Article 25 states the prohibition on destroying, cutting, destroying, and/or changing the Rupiah with the intention of degrading the honor of the Rupiah as a symbol of the state. The maximum penalty is 5 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 1 billion.
The case of fraudulent money Rp. 2,000 was sprayed green as if Rp. 20,000 had hit a trader. The buyer pays in Rp2,000 denominations which are sprayed green as if they were Rp20 thousand. Buyers are fooled.
This video was re-uploaded on the regional information Instagram. The merchant admitted that he was not aware of this money because it was given folded.
From the video, it can be seen that some of the Rp. 2,000 denominations are sprayed with a green color that resembles the Rp.
"Be careful spraying Rp2 thousand so it looks like Rp20 thousand. Cheated, ma'am," said a man who recorded the video.
The exact location of the incident is not yet known. Some say this fraud incident occurred in East Java.
"There is no report yet, but we are still checking in the field," said Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Kombes Gatot Repli Handoko, confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, July 21.
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