Men In Bali Who Steal Wallets From Minimarket Employees Can Break Into Victim's ATM After Trying A PIN With KTP Birth Date

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

BADUNG - Kuta Police Chief Kompol Orpa Takalapeta said Reva Rifai (39) broke into a minimarket employee's ATM card by trying to press the pin according to the victim's date of birth. The victim's date of birth was known by the perpetrator from the ID card that was in the wallet that was stolen by the perpetrator.

"(He broke) from looking at the victim's date, month and year of birth on the victim's ID card and on the victim's pawnshop (inside) the wallet. (When) the perpetrator tried it, it turned out to be successful," said Takalapeta, Tuesday, July 5.

The perpetrator was arrested by the Kuta Police, Bali, for stealing a wallet and draining a minimarket employee of Rp. 10 million from the victim's ATM card.

The perpetrator while carrying out the action pretended to be a buyer and then entered the warehouse of the minimarket store and stole the victim's wallet in the locker.

"The perpetrator admitted that the money that was withdrawn from the victim's BCA ATM was Rp. 10 million and part of it was used to pay debts, buy clothes and some were used to drink at nightclubs," said Kompol Takalapeta. The theft occurred at Indomaret Jalan Raya Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali on Saturday (2/7).

At that time, at around 15.00 WITA, the victim came to work and put the bag in the locker. When the victim was going home after work at around 23.30 WITA, he found the locker open.

When checked, the wallet containing Rp700 thousand in cash, the ATM card and savings book were gone. It was later discovered that there was a withdrawal transaction of Rp. 10 million.

"For this incident, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 12,500,000. Subsequently, it was reported to the Kuta Police for further processing," added the Orpa Police Commissioner.

The case was investigated by examining witnesses and CCTV footage. The perpetrator was arrested on Monday, July 4 in South Kuta.

When examined, the perpetrator confessed to stealing the victim's wallet by entering a mini market that was being held

"The perpetrator admitted to withdrawing money from the victim's BCA ATM in the amount of Rp. 10 million five times. Withdrawing using the pin number, the month of the victim's year of birth," he said.