With Fake ID Cards, A Man Breaks Into Bank Credit Cards Up To IDR 360 Million

ILLUSTRATION/Polda Metro Jaya Building

JAKARTA - The police arrested a man with the initials ICN alias I who was involved in a fraud case with the mode of making fake Identity Cards (KTP). The fake ID cards were used to break into credit cards at national banks.

"So he (the suspect) faked the ID card, this is a random system", said Head of Public Relations of the Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) Commissioner Yusri Yunus to reporters, Monday, August 30.

The suspect, continued Yusri, falsified his ID card by first searching in a certain application. Once deemed appropriate, the suspect immediately faked it.

Furthermore, armed with a fake ID card, the suspect also applied for a credit card. In this way, the suspect managed to make a profit of IDR 360 million.

"The victim is the national bank, BRI. He has been doing this since 2017 until now", said Yusri.

"The results of this initial examination have reached more than IDR 360 million", continued Yusri.

The disclosure of this mode, said Yusri, after a report from the bank. So, it was investigated and the suspect was arrested in the Marga Laksana area, Tasikmalaya, West Java.

From the arrest, it was also known that the suspect had made 15 fake ID cards. But only a few are successfully submitted in the manufacture of credit cards.

"There were 15 confessions that were made because some were not approved", said Yusri.

Currently, the suspect must be behind bars. Because his actions violated Article 378 of the Criminal Code and Article 263 regarding Fraud and Document Forgery.