As posted on Bali Update.
Bali Police Seek Bulgarian in Credit Card Scam
40 Arrested in Credit Card Scam. List of ATMs Skimmed by Crime Ring.
(2/6/2010) Bali Post says that the national police have arrested a manager from Bank Danamon suspected to have played a role in the theft of customers' money via the ATM system. Police say the manager was apprehended in Bandung on Friday, February 5, 2010. The arrest follows an earlier arrest, also in Bandung, of a manager working for Bank Central Asia (BCA).
Police admit they have been unable to establish a network or connection between the two men. Authorities have also arrested 3 people in Jakarta connection with the ATM fraud in Bali.
The latest count from the police count some 230 bank customers across the country have suffered losses for which some 40 people are now being detained by police.
Bulgarian Sought
The police are also seeking a Bulgarian national believed to be connected to the Bali heist who supposedly fled the country with three Indonesian nationals to evade capture.
List of Affected ATM Machines
Kompas.com quotes the national police spokesman, Inspector General Edward Aritonang, asking all banking customers in Indonesia to exercise caution when performing transactions at ATM machine. Bank customers are advised to be suspicious of anyone observing their transaction from close range.
The Police have also released a list of ATM locations in Bali, Java and Lombok that police believe were tampered with through the installation of automated skimming devices:
1. Bali Wisata Tour Travel , Jl. Teuku Umar 186 , Denpasar
2. Glory Restaurant, Jl. Legian No. 445 , Legian
3. Bal Puri Niaga
4. Bali Padma Hotel 1,Jl. Padma Utara Legian, No. 1, Kuta
5. Hayam Wuruk Plaza 2 Denpasar, Jl. Hayam Wuruk No. 98, Denpasar
6. Okie's Hause, Kuta , Jl. Popies Lane II, Kuta Bali
7. Kartika Plaza 1, Jl. Kartika Plaza No. 89 and 98, Kuta
8. Kartika Plaza 2 , Jl. Kartika Plaza No. 89 and 98, Kuta
9. Waterbom Park Spa, Jl. Kartika Plaza, Kuta
10. Ubud 2, Jl. Raya Ubud 10, Ubud
11. UD Ron Ron, Kuta
12. Galael Dewata Swalayan, Jl. Raya Kuta No. 165 , Kuta
13. Visi Reality, Jl. Teuku Umar, Denpasar
14. Mai Mai Restaurant , Jl. Hanoman, Padang-Tegal-Ubud
15. Kuta Suci Arcade, Jl. Pantai Kuta, Kuta
16. Pepito Supermarket, Jl. Kediri No. 36 A, Tuban
17. Siliwangi 1, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 120-121 , Semarang
18. Gosha, Jl. Dhyana Pura, Seminyak
19. Puri Naga, Kuta
20. Bali Bagus Abadi Cargo, Jl. Pura Bagus Taruna, Kuta
21. Griya Kopo Permai, Jl. Teuku Umar Barat, Denpasar
22. Super Ekonomi Marlboro, Jl. Teuku Umar Barat, Denpasar
23. Gazebo Beach Hotel, Jl. Danau Tamblingan No. 35, Sanur
24. Mitra 10 Denpasar, Jl Gatot Subroto No. 659-660 , Denpasar
26. Hotel Taman Suci , Jl. Imam Bonjol, Denpasar
25. Discovery Shopping Mall 1, Kuta
26. SPBU Dewi Sri, Jl. Dewi Sri, Kuta
27. SPBU Kunti, Jl. Kunti Seminyak, Kuta
28. Kois K Sweta Lombok Barat, Jl. Sandubaya, Sweta, NTB.
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