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BRI deactivates debit cards prone to skimming
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A customer of state-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) exits a BRI ATM kiosk in Kediri, East Java, on March 13. (Antara/ Prasetia Fauzani)
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ustomers of state-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) are receiving notifications from the bank over their debit cards having been deactivated to prevent them from falling victim to ATM skimmers.
BRI corporate secretary Bambang Tribatoro said the bank had notified the customers who were identified as victims of skimming to replace their debit cards with new ones at their nearest branch offices.
Bambang said as quoted by kontan.co.id that customers who received text messages could replace their cards free of charge on Saturday at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Read also: BRI says it is responsible for customers losing funds
Aside from text messages, BRI notified its customers through its social media accounts and ATM displays.
The bank recently said it was responsible for the loss of funds suffered by dozens of its customers at BRI branches in Kediri, East Java, allegedly because of skimming. (dpk/gda)
