Bank Central Asia (BCA) responds to claims that its accounts were misused as part of a cryptocurrency scam targeting investors.
This particular scam used social media to communicate with potential investors and received payments using BCA accounts. Tempo.co.
One 63-year-old victim said she invested around $20,000 (R3.3 million) from her and her husband’s retirement savings.
Hera F. Harin, EVP of Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility at BCA, told Tempo, according to the bank:
She added: “Customers are cautious about a variety of fraudulent tactics and encourage them to never disclose their bank information.”
Investigators said the scammers would contact social media platforms like WhatsApp to provide a cryptocurrency investment group run by “Professor AS.” The investment was made through the Jyprx platform, where BCA and BRI bank account numbers were given to the transfer.
To gain trust first, investigators said the con artist offered a bonus to USDT’s Stabable and allowed a small amount of withdrawal. He then frozen his account and claimed that an investigation was ongoing before forcing him to return and purchase new coin bonuses.
In this case, despite compliance, the victim’s bank balance remained inaccessible.
Police open up the network
This follows a March 19 announcement from Jakarta’s cybercrime director, which warns the recent closure of online fraud networks and opportunities for cryptocurrency investments, poses as stocks.
It was estimated that around 90 victims suffered a total loss of $90,000 (Rp100 billion).
Earlier that month, California closed 26 more crypto fraud sites, tied to a loss of $4.6 million.
This follows a major Bibit theft, which has more than $1.4 billion collected and is still under investigation.
Edited by Stacy Elliott.
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