Public Losses Due To Illegal Investment: IDR 117 Trillion

JAKARTA - The head of the Investment Alert Task Force (SWI) Tongam L. Tobing stated that the public's losses due to illegal investment practices from 2011 to 2022 amounted to IDR 117.5 trillion.

“Usually these (illegal investments) promise unreasonable profits in a short time. This is why until now there are still many illegal investments because people are also easily influenced," he said through a virtual channel on Monday, February 21.

According to Tongam, another method that is often used by perpetrators of fraudulent investment is to use community leaders, religious leaders, or public figures to attract investment interest.

“Sometimes these religious leaders and community leaders don't know that the event is an illegal investment. They mostly said they were only invited,” he said.

From the data shared by Tongam, the biggest spike in losses occurred in 2012 with a figure of IDR 7.92 trillion. This was followed by the 2020 period which amounted to IDR 5.9 trillion, 2016 amounted to IDR 5.4 trillion, and 2017 amounted to IDR 4.4 trillion.

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Meanwhile, until February 2022, SWI revealed the value of public losses amounted to IDR 149 billion.

"For this reason, you continue to educate the public to ensure beforehand whether the investment is licensed or registered with the OJK," he said.

Tongam added that his party and related ranks also continue to conduct cyber patrols and routinely request to block sites and applications to Kominfo if they are indicated to be illegal.

“If the public accepts investment offers with the lure of high returns, they need to remember 2L, which is legal which means the licensing status is valid, and logical which is a reasonable return and carries risks. Because every time we invest there is a risk,” he said.

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