OJK Receives 153,000 Financial Scam Reports

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has received more than 153,000 financial-fraud reports to date, with losses reaching trillions of rupiah. The reports were filed through the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC).

Chair of the Secretariat of the Illegal Financial Activities Eradication Task Force (Satgas PASTI) Hudiyanto said cyber-fraud cases in Indonesia keep rising. "Data from the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center now show more than 153,000 reports received," he said at a press conference at Metro Jaya Police Headquarters on Tuesday, 24 June.

In total, victims lost Rp3.2 trillion. "The number of accounts we have blocked in connection with fraud in the financial services sector has surpassed 54,000," Hudiyanto added.

The IASC receives an average of 718 reports per day, which Hudiyanto said is two to three times higher than in other countries. "Indonesia is currently in a very dangerous phase because of the fraud taking place," he said.

Hudiyanto revealed this information after the Jakarta Metro Police arrested two Malaysian nationals suspected of electronic fraud, also known as phishing, scamming Rp100 million from victims.

The perpetrators sent mass text messages with fake links that used the name of a private bank without permission. They used a fake base transceiver station (BTS) to spread the scam.

"They created text messages using a bank’s logo and sent texts to recipients saying their points were about to expire. The messages included a phishing link that seemed to come from the bank," Jakarta Metro Police's head of Public Information chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Reonald Simanjuntak, said.

Reonald explained that once a victim clicks the link, the perpetrators can access the victim’s stored banking information and drain their account.

The police's deputy director of cybercrime, Adj. Sr. Comr. Alvian Yunus said the perpetrators could access other personal data, including phone numbers, names, email addresses, postal codes, cities, countries, streets, building numbers, floor numbers, house numbers, credit card numbers, credit card expiration dates, and CVV numbers.

The OJK and its fellow Satgas PASTI members launched the IASC (Financial Transaction Scam Handling Center) at the OJK office in Jakarta on November 22, 2024. The IASC serves as a coordination forum between the OJK, other task force members, and the financial services industry to quickly tackle scams and impose deterrent effects.

The task force also includes 10 ministries, Bank Indonesia, the Attorney General’s Office, the National Police (Polri), the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center.

With the IASC in place, fraud victims can submit reports via iasc.ojk.go.id and attach relevant data and evidence. Alternatively, they can report directly to their financial service providers. The IASC then coordinates the reports for follow-up action.

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