Raising Awareness and Knowledge of Rural Communities against Lottery Fraud and Illegal Online Loans through Telephone and Short Message Services

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major socio-economic impact on the community, especially decline in income and job losses. urgency of economic needs makes people make online loans that are illegal have very high interest rates. lack public knowledge about licensed resulted debtors being trapped large debts spreading personal data. Considering rural communities who low levels education victims prize draw scams which disseminated via short message service (SMS) telephone calls. Therefore, there is need for socialization fraud to village communities. purpose this activity increase awareness legality loan services fraud. After was carried out, community Kerinjing Village loans, prevention overcoming as well vigilance against SMS telephone. activities were it found 100% understood borrowing raffle prizes SMS.