inp.polri.go.id – Riau. The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the Riau Police (Polda Riau) is currently handling a fraudulent investment case in the Riau region.
"For now, we are handling a fraudulent investment case," said the Director of Criminal Investigation at the Riau Police Commissioner Ferry Irawan, Friday (4/2/2022).
Meanwhile, Kapolda Riau Irjen Muhammad Iqbal, S.I.K., M.H., said Polda Riau is ready to support the eradication of illegal investment and illegal lending. According to him, Polda has conducted several investigations of various fraudulent operations that harm the community.
The Indragiri Hulu Police (Polres Inhu) of Riau Province, last year successfully arrested fraudulent investment perpetrators who had harmed 24,382 residents with losses reaching Rp21.21 billion. One person with the initials FS (26) was named a suspect in this case. The scam has been running from 2019 to early 2021.
Hereinafter, the Riau Police are ready to cooperate with the Riau Province OJK Office on various occasions, such as preventive measures in the form of massive socialization and education to the public regarding the dangers of offering illegal investments and illegal loans.
"This coordination with OJK is part of the state's effort to provide a sense of security for the community, especially for those who are experiencing economic pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic," said the Riau Police Chief.
Earlier, the Head of the Riau OJK, M. Lutfi, said that his institution constantly carries out socialization and education to the public, to implore them to stay vigilant and careful of illegal investment offers or fraudulent investments.
The head of the Riau OJK said that OJK had so far carried out various policies to eradicate illegal investment offers and illegal online loans by deploying Alert Task Force (SWI).
"This includes running various educational programs for the public to advise them in using registered fintech lending or loans that were licensed at the OJK. We are also preventing several people from taking advantage of illegal investment offers and illegal online loans," said the Head of OJK Riau.
