850 illegal loans blocked!

The Task Force for the Suppression of Illegal Financial Activities or the PASTI Task Force of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) banned 850 illegal online loans (pinjol) on various sites and applications in the period June to July 2024 .

In addition, there are 59 contents in personal loan offers (pinpri) that may harm the public and violate the provisions for the distribution of personal data.

The PASTI Task Force also banned 65 illegal deposits related to fraud made by individuals who imitated or duplicated the names of products, sites and social media belonging to approved organizations with the aim of committing fraud ( statement).

“The PASTI Task Force also found 27 organizations offering investment or illegal financial activities, including 11 organizations committing fraud by offering part-time work, 7 organizations making unauthorized investment offers, one organization performing unauthorized crypto asset trading activities, and 8 identities performing unauthorized banking activities,” PASTI Task Force wrote in a written statement, Monday (19/8/2024).

In connection with these decisions and after coordination between members, the PASTI Task Force has organized and coordinated with law enforcement officials so that it can be followed according to the relevant regulations.

From 2017 to 31 July 2024, the Task Force has stopped 10,890 illegal financial entities including 1,459 illegal investment entities, 9,180 illegal lending entities and 251 illegal entities.

In order to prevent things that are not being warned, the Task Force reminds the public to always be careful, vigilant, and not to use illegal loans online or personal loans because they have the potential to harm society, including the risk of misuse of borrowers’ personal data. . The public is also asked to be careful about activities or investment offers using the impersonation method on social media channels, especially Telegram.

“The SURE Task Force has received information regarding 43 bank accounts or virtual accounts that were reported to be associated with illegal online lending activities,” the Task Force explained.

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