Digital Fraud Reports in Indonesia Exceed 1,000 Cases Per Day
Jakarta — Digital fraud cases in Indonesia are demonstrating an increasingly alarming trend. By January 2026, reports submitted to the Indonesia Anti Scam Center (IASC) had reached 432,637 cases, up from 418,462 reports in December 2025.
This surge represents an average of approximately 1,000 digital fraud reports occurring daily. This figure is said to be 3 to 4 times higher than in other countries, which typically record between 150 to 400 reports per day.
Marshall Pribadi, CEO and Co-Founder of Privy, stated that the increasing number of cases demands that the public remain more vigilant against the evolving modus operandi of digital crime.
“It is not uncommon for perpetrators to compel prospective victims to share personal data and make payments, which can cause financial harm to the public,” he said in a press statement on Friday (13 March 2026).
He added that if there are irregularities in the sender or the contents of digital documents, the public should conduct further confirmation with the relevant party through official channels.
In many cases, perpetrators deliberately exploit a sense of panic and urgency so that prospective victims do not have time to verify the documents they receive.
Because of this, the public is advised to carefully examine the source of digital documents they receive. Details of the sender’s contact, such as email addresses and company domains, need to be checked carefully. Minor differences such as punctuation marks in email addresses are often exploited as fraud vulnerabilities.
Additionally, the public also needs to verify the authenticity of electronic signatures contained in digital documents.
“This step is important because certified electronic signatures use digital certificates that are registered and monitored by regulators,” said Marshall.
He added that certified electronic signatures differ from signatures obtained through scanning or image attachments because they possess an encryption system that can be technically verified.
“Privy’s verification service is freely accessible to the public and citizens can verify digital documents with electronic signatures issued by Electronic Signature Service Providers (PSrE) registered in Indonesia,” Marshall said.
He stressed that documents uploaded for the verification process are not stored in the system, so document security and confidentiality are maintained.
Through this verification process, the system will provide three possible outcomes. First, a document is declared to have a trusted digital signature so that signer information and signing history can be traced.