Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police revealed new facts from cases of raids on online loan (Pinjol) companies that were carried out in several places in recent times.
The Head of Public Relations Division of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Police Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus conveyed one of the new facts: the legal online loan application was often used as a storefront to trick the police during raids.
"I gave an example. What we did in Green Lake City was fintech that was legal and registered with the Financial Services Authority (OJK). There were three legal applications at that time from the company. But apparently, we found ten illegal applications from there, so the legal thing is used as a storefront only. But actually, he also plays in illegal (applications)," explained the Head of Public Relations Division, Friday (22/10/21).
Police Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus also said online loan business actors often use the octopus system. For example, when people have difficulty paying for loans from legal applications, the employee will offer other loans through illegal online loan applications.
Where the illegal online loan application is also a subsidiary under its auspices. "For example, there are people who borrow through legal applications. Later, when they want to pay, they have difficulty, and then the employee is offered again to borrow through another application. It turns out that the recommended application is illegal but still the same company as them. So this is what causes the digging of the hole to cover the hole, the more. The bills are high, and they also play their interest. This is burdensome for the community," explained Head of Public Relations Division.
