Wrongful Withdrawals from DBS Bank Singapore
Detective Agency and criminal of Indonesia police headquarters (BARESKRIM) arrested another suspect in the case of wrongful withdrawals from DBS Bank Singapore.
On Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 00.35 AM the investigators from Bareskrim arrested another suspect known as Ms. BFH. She is arrested in a housing cluster around Gading Serpong, Karawaci Tangerang for fraudulent transfer of illegal fund and/or fraud and money laundering as stipulated in Article 85 of the Law Number 3 of 2011 on Fund Transfer and/or Article 263 (3) of the Penal Code and Article 3 and Article 5 and/or Article 10 of the Law Number 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering.
BFH’s modus operandi was using fake ID under the alias of FFA to open saving account under the name of FFH in Danamon Bank Pinangsia Karawaci Banten branch.
On March 3, 2017, it was proved that the saving account received cash transfer as proceeds of crime of the act of fraud of Dali Agro Corps account in DBS Bank Singapore for USD 50,000,00 or equals to Rp. 662,617,450,-. the fund is then withdrawn in cash in around 22 (twenty two) times from several Danamon Bank branches, ATM machine and transfer to other saving accounts.
The suspect admitted that she has open saving account on the request of her colleague Mr. MCI (fugitive status). She also admitted that the cash withdrawn from the account is used for treating her friends and some for her personal needs.
The suspect also owns several Bank accounts, among others are:
a. 1 (one) BCA account
b. 6 (six) BRI accounts.
c. 2 (two) Mandiri shariah Accounts.
d. 2 (two) Mandiri account
e. 2 (two) Bank Tabungan Negara accounts
f. 1 (one) NTT Bank account under BFA name
g. 1 (one) Bank Permata account
h. 1 (one) MNC bank account
i. 1 (one )Danamon Bank account
There is also an indication that there has been transfers and receiving of funds as proceeds of crime from overseas in those accounts.
The investigator has seized several evidences from the suspect arrested house, include:
- Book Saving Account made with FFH fake ID.
- Document/receipt of transaction in several banks.
- Relevant documents to the fake ID under the name of FFH and fraudulent taxpayer identification number under the name of FFH.
- Electronic communication devices used by the suspect.
- Cash as proceed of crime in several bank fraud and other proceeds of crime.
Within March 2017, in the accounts of Dali Agro Corp at the DBS Bank in Singapore there has been wrongful withdrawal whereas the transaction occurs without any approval from the accounts holder.
In total the customers experience loss up to USD 1,860,000,-, and the customers already report the situation in verbal and written to the DBS Bank in Singapore. They also submit report to the Police authority in Singapore. Since some of the accounts are located in Indonesia, hence in the month of April 2016, the plaintiff reports to the INP. ***