Watch Out For Catut Fraud The Name Of The Governor Of Marak In South Sulawesi

Photo: Antara

SULSEL - Head of Public Relations (Humas) of the South Sulawesi Provincial Government, Yessy Yoanna Ariestiani, asked the public to be careful with various modes of fraud on behalf of the governor and officials of the South Sulawesi Provincial Government.

"This is something that cannot be tolerated because it uses the names of people, especially a governor who can commit fraud on behalf of other people," Yessy Yoanna said as quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 29.

The act of fraud on behalf of the official, said Yessy, was an irresponsible act so that the South Sulawesi Provincial Government asked the public not to pay attention to getting messages by asking for funds, promising something or something that could harm the community.

"So we ask the public not to heed if anyone is on behalf of the Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman. Immediately report to the authorities if contacted by the number or other numbers," he said.

Digital crime to trap or deceive victims by "skimming" has recently made the public restless by the circulation of fraudulent modes that have used the names of a number of officials.

Frauders use applications on various platforms, including with social media networks, such as WhatsApp (WA), Facebook, Instagram, and others by using photos of officials to then communicate with potential victims.

Recently, he said, there has been a disturbing mode of fraud and is in the spotlight because of a WhatsApp account number number [phone] using the Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman.

In this number, a photo of Andi Sudirman's profile is displayed using the songkok recca, the suit is closed, and the full name of the youngest governor of Indonesia is written.

The number was checked after using the GetContact application to identify the phone number has been stored under a certain name. One of them appeared and was recorded as a fraud claiming to be one of the officials on the island of Java.

For people who get cyber crime based on the Ministry of Communication and Informatics' Digital Media Safe Book, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia can report to www.patrolisiber.id or report SMS spam to the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (BRTI) by sending a screenshot by sending a complaint to BRTI Twitter @aduanBRTI via "direct message" (DM).