Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
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Financial Services Authority Regional Office (
FSA
) The Province of North Sumatra (North Sumatra) highlighted the widespread illegal financial activities in the province, one of which is
online gambling
in the area with the capital city of Medan.
They note that the value of online gambling deposits in North Sumatra has reached IDR 1.7 trillion.
Head of the OJK North Sumatra Regional Office, Khoirul Muttaqien, conveyed this figure based on data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) in early 2025.
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“There are 460 thousand players, the largest are students and students,” he said at Medan Sharia Investor City (MAIN STORY) 2025 in Medan, North Sumatra, which was watched online from Jakarta, Friday (21/11) as quoted by Antara.
He said that although the number of players was dominated by students and college students, the highest deposit value actually came from private sector employees.
Not only private employees, he also stated that there are around a thousand state civil servants (ASN) in North Sumatra who are involved in online gambling.
It also faces serious challenges related to other illegal financial entities, including illegal pawnshops.
He noted that the province had the largest number of illegal pawns compared to other regions outside Java.
He said that currently there are only 27 pawn businesses that have official permits from the OJK in the area, while the rest will continue to be disciplined.
Regarding illegal online loans (pinjol), OJK received 15 thousand complaints nationally since the beginning of this year, with 573 of them coming from North Sumatra.
Apart from that, there were 176 reports from the people of North Sumatra regarding illegal investment activities out of a total of 3,786 complaints nationally.
Responding to the rise in illegal investment offers, Khoirul appealed to the public to always apply the “2L” principle before making transactions, namely “Legal and Logical”.
“Check that he (the investment institution) is legal and don’t contact OJK 157. And the second thing is logical or not, how dare you convey a fixed return that is several percent above the fair value,” he said.
He also reminded the public to maintain the confidentiality of personal data and not carelessly lend or sell bank accounts to other parties, which are often misused for illegal activities.
To avoid losses due to illegal investments, he asked the public to switch to financial instruments that have clear legality, one of which is the sharia capital market.
“Be careful when investing. Stay enthusiastic about investing, remember legal and logical principles. Always understand what we are investing in,” said Khoirul.
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