Two Bulgarians Arrested in Bali Over ATM Skimming
Jakarta. A joint team assembled by state-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia and the Bali Police's cybercrime unit, arrested two Bulgarian nationals suspected of using ATM "skimming" devices that read customers' information off their cards.
The Bulgarians were arrested early on Saturday (16/09) after the joint team's surveillance of an ATM in Lovina, Buleleng, Bali.
The lender detected that the ATM had been targeted by skimmers, and cooperated with the police to catch the perpetrators red-handed.
"The perpetrators were immediately arrested and brought to the police for further investigation," the bank's corporate secretary, Kiryanto, said in a press release on Sunday (17/09).
BNI has been cooperating with the police's cybercrime unit since last year to prevent skimming schemes.
Skimmers, the bank said, may steal information not only from ATMs, but also by using electronic data capture machines. The lender has initiated an emergency procedure for its customers who fell prey to criminals.
If a customer's money was stolen by skimmers, the bank will compensate the loss within 30 days. The procedure also involves an early warning system that monitors transactions on customers' debit cards.
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