The two perpetrators are RF, 42,and YAE, 23, both from Bandung, said Agung, adding that RF was a counterfeiter, data forger and fund transfer receiver, while YAE was the owner of an electronic data capture (EDC) machine and fund receiver.

He explained that the arrest followed the misuse of a credit card at a hotel in East Jakarta on May 28. The next day, police investigated and found evidence of a laptop and a credit card suspected to be the results of cloning of the details of a bank customer. The perpetrators were arrested on May 30.

Agung said the offenders had prepared debit cards from various banks that are no longer used, as well as a debit card with a magnetic strip without a bank logo. They would enter details such as a series of numbers, name and a credit-card issuing bank by copying the data from the website onto  a laptop connected to a skimmer machine.

After the data was copied, they would swipe the credit card onto a skimmer machine to transfer the data. The suspect  worked together with the EDC owner, said Agung, adding that the two had earned Rp 600 million (US$ 45,146) from their criminal acts since July 2015.

He added that the suspects would face a maximum 20-year prison sentence. (liz/bbn)

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