OJK Closes Again 7 Fraudulent Investments And 100 Illegal Loans, Influencer Gus Aswin Involved In OctaFx Case

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JAKARTA - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has again closed down seven entities that carried out unlicensed investment activities or bogus and blocked 100 illegal online loans (pinjol).

The chairman of the Investment Alert Task Force (SWI) Tongam L. Tobing asked the public to remain careful in choosing investment offers and using online loans.

In detail, Tongam explained that the seven fraudulent investments were in the form of two entities playing money games, one entity conducting direct sales without a permit, two entities conducting forex and robot trading activities, one entity trading crypto assets without a permit, and one other related entity.

"In addition to stopping and announcing to the public, the Investment Alert Task Force also blocks websites or websites and applications and submits information reports to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police," he said in an official statement, Monday, May 23.

According to Tongam, the Task Force has never prohibited the withdrawal of funds from victims of fraudulent investments. He said, every entity whose activities were stopped was ordered to return the loss to the community.

“The Investment Alert Task Force has also summoned influencers who market OctaFx illegal broker products, namely Ida Bagus Aswin alias Gus Aswin as the founder of Tubi Indonesia. To Gus Aswin, the Investment Alert Task Force asked to stop all activities that promote and facilitate OctaFx brokers because it is a violation of the law," he said.

100 Illegal Online Loan Business Activities

The Investment Alert Task Force again found 100 illegal online loans, so that from 2018 to April 2022, the number of illegal online loans that had been closed was 3,989 illegal loans.

Tongam added that his investment team encourages law enforcement against these illegal online loan actors by continuously blocking sites and applications from being accessed by the public.

"The public is asked to be aware of all forms of new modes carried out by the perpetrators to ensnare victims," he asserted.

"If they find suspicious investment offers and online loans that are not registered with the OJK, the public can consult or report to OJK Consumer Services 157," Tongam concluded.