Being Caught In The OJK's Illegal Investment List, Pluang: Irresponsible Individual Actions

JAKARTA - Pluang technology financial company confirmed the news related to the announcement of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) No. PENG-3 / MS.312 / 2021 which includes the name "Golden Investment Opportunities" as a list of companies that have falsified business licenses.

PR Manager Pluang Priscilla Siregar emphasized that his company had nothing to do with "Gold Investment Opportunities" as included in the OJK's illegal list.

"Falsification of OJK licenses by" Golden Investment Opportunities "is an act committed by irresponsible individuals. The person has even painted the Pluang logo without permission for the purpose of fraud, ”he said in a press statement, Friday, April 2.

Priscilla added that he appreciated OJK's step in issuing the announcement, considering that investor protection is one of Pluang's main focuses.

According to him, in recent times Pluang has received many user reports regarding the proliferation of Telegram accounts that use company names and logos without permission, including the "Gold Investment Opportunities" group.

"On this occasion, we state that the official Telegram accounts owned and managed by Pluang are @PluangBelajar and @KabarPluang. Pluang is not responsible for other Telegram accounts on behalf of companies outside the two official accounts, "he said.

Priscilla also invites the public to participate in reporting Telegram accounts that do not comply with official regulations.

"In addition, the official Instagram and Facebook social media accounts are only those that have been verified or have a blue check mark," he added.

Furthermore, the financial sector company hopes that the public will not share personal information or transfer funds to other parties.

"We are a legal entity and registered and directly supervised by the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency (Bappebti)," he said.

For information, Pluang is a technology finance company that provides users with access to a number of savings products and micro-scale retail investment in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, OJK on Thursday, April 1, released 13 companies or financial entities that had fake permit documents claiming the name of the Financial Services Authority. One of the lists listed is Gold Investment Opportunities which have been proven to have counterfeited business licenses to entrust funds / capital.