Beware of Task Scam Mode Disguised as Watching Chinese Dramas, Recognise the Signs!

The rising popularity of Chinese dramas (Drachin) in Indonesia is being exploited by cybercrime syndicates as a tool for fraud. This modus operandi, known as a task scam or online task fraud, promises financial gain simply for completing basic activities, but ultimately drains the victim’s account balance.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK), through its Illegal Financial Activities Eradication Task Force (Satgas PASTI), has issued a serious warning regarding this phenomenon. The fraud no longer solely takes the form of conventional bogus investments, but is now disguised as seemingly harmless daily tasks.

Based on compiled data, this scheme does not merely invite victims to watch content, but involves a structured, manipulative process. The typical flow used by perpetrators is as follows:

Satgas PASTI Warning: In addition to the drama-watching mode, the public should also be wary of offers promising easy money from clicking ads, copy trading cryptocurrency, and creating fictitious e-commerce accounts that require a deposit.

The public is urged to remain critical of job offers arriving via instant messaging platforms such as Telegram or WhatsApp. Below is an identification table of digital scam characteristics:

To avoid material losses, the following digital security guidelines are recommended:

If you have become a victim, take immediate emergency steps: save all evidence of conversations and transactions, contact your bank or e-wallet provider to request a block on the destination account, and report the incident to the cyber police or through the official OJK contact number at 157.