Fraud Reports Reach 668,441; 659,419 Accounts Blocked
The government, through the Indonesia Anti-Scam Centre (IASC), has received 668,441 fraud reports up to 31 August 2026. From these reports, 659,419 accounts have been blocked due to indications of involvement in illegal financial activities.
As reported by detikFinance, the types of fraud reported by the public are quite diverse, ranging from shopping and investment scams to fake job offers and social media-based fraud.
“The government, through the IASC and the PASTI Task Force, continues to take action against illegal financial activities and assist in securing victims’ funds. If you encounter fraud or illegal financial activities, do not remain silent. Report them via SIPASTI at sipasti.ojk.go.id or IASC at iasc.ojk.go.id,” stated the Government Communications Agency in an official post on Instagram @bakom.ri on Sunday (27/9/2026).
The hundreds of reports submitted to the government include everything from investment shopping scams to fraudulent job vacancies.
Top 5 Fraud Modus Operandi
Government data recorded five most frequently reported fraud methods up to August 2026. Shopping transaction fraud holds the top position with 119,494 reports. This is followed by impersonation or fake calls with 65,914 reports, and investment fraud in third place with 32,738 reports.
The fourth method involves fraudulent job offers with 29,373 reports, and the final method is social media fraud, totalling 25,919 reports.
From 22 November 2024 to 31 August 2026, the government has undertaken various enforcement actions to handle financial transaction fraud reports. There were 1,276,688 accounts reported for use in illegal financial activities, with 659,419 accounts blocked, representing approximately 51.46% of the total reported.
Furthermore, the amount of funds blocked so far stands at Rp 771.2 billion. Additionally, 159,472 telephone numbers have been reported for fraudulent purposes. The government also claims to have successfully returned funds from illegal activities to victims, amounting to Rp 206 billion.
Meanwhile, the OJK’s PASTI Task Force has received 30,328 complaints so far, consisting of 26,729 illegal online lending reports, 200 illegal pawnshop complaints, and 3,399 illegal investment complaints.
Illegal financial entities halted so far include 1,222 entities, comprising 951 illegal online lenders, 27 illegal pawnshops, 242 illegal investment schemes, and 2 other illegal financial activities.