Click On The Fake Bank Notification Link, Padang Residents Lose Almost 500 Million Rupiah

PADANG - A resident of Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Sandrawira became a victim of electronic transaction fraud. Sandrawira clicked on the fake bank notification link until almost Rp500 million disappeared.

"The victim is suspected of having experienced fraud through electronic transactions on Friday afternoon," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Padang Police, Kompol Dedy Adriansyah Putra, quoted by Antara, Saturday, June 11.

After that, the victim finally went to Mapolresta Padang to make a report, and hoped that the police could solve the case.

"We have received the victim's report and will immediately follow up through the investigation process, we will also coordinate with the cyber team," said Adriansyah.

The fraud case experienced by the victim began when he received a notification on behalf of a bank.

In the notification, the victim also received a filled-in link with the domain www.Tarif-Service-BRI.com. The victim then clicks on the link and then follows the instructions for filling in it.

But not long after that, the victim found out that the money in his company account had decreased drastically due to the transaction.

As a result of the unknown transaction, the victim claimed to have lost Rp469,406,000 from the account.

Padang Police said it would investigate this case. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be careful of electronic submissions that are not clear.

"If you receive a link or the like electronically, it should be ignored. Try to access or request information from an official party so you don't become a victim," he said.