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Beware, these are the characteristics of fraudulent investments that must be avoided

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Investment Alert Task Force (SWI) again found and stopped 7 platforms illegal investment in April 2022.

The chairman of SWI Tongam L. Tobing explained, the 7 entities that offered illegal investment consisted of 2 entities conducting money games, 1 entity conducting direct sales without a permit, 2 entities conducting forex and robot trading activities without a permit, 1 entity conducting trading activities in crypto assets. without permission, and 1 other entity.

Therefore, before agreeing to an investment invitation from a person or a company, know first the characteristics of a fraudulent investment the following:

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1. No Permissions

You can easily find out whether an entity is licensed by routinely checking on the OJK website. You can also call the OJK hotline 1500655 or email alertinvestasi.ojk.go.id. Because, a safe and reliable investment must already have a permit and be registered with the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

If you get a futures or commodity investment offer, the company should have been registered with BAPPEBTI. However, if you can’t find the company name, then there is no guarantee that the investment is legal.

2. Unreasonable Profits

Beware of fraudulent investments if the person or company that offers too much investment promises very large profits and tends to be unreasonable. In fact, the profit was not proportional to the capital requested.

Indeed, a large return sounds tempting. This is where you need to control yourself so as not to be tempted and end up getting entangled investment scam. You should also ask how the business flow can reach a certain nominal profit.

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3. Unclear Investment Scheme

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