OJK Blocks 33,252 Bank Accounts Suspected of Online Gambling
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has blocked around 33,252 bank accounts suspected of being used in online gambling or judol activities up to April 2026.
OJK’s Executive Head of Banking Supervision, Dian Ediana Rae, stated that the blocking of these accounts is one of OJK’s efforts to eradicate online gambling, which has widespread negative impacts on the economy and financial sector.
“In connection with eradicating online gambling that has broad impacts on the economy and financial sector, OJK has requested banks to block approximately 33,252 accounts,” she said during the OJK RDKB press conference in April 2026, on Tuesday (5/5/2026).
The number of suspected judol accounts blocked has increased from the previous month’s figure of 32,556 accounts.
Dian further explained that the blocking was carried out after OJK received data on suspected judol accounts from the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi).
From that data, OJK conducted further development on the reports by requesting banks to close accounts that match identity numbers and perform EDD.
EDD stands for Enhanced Due Diligence or advanced due diligence, which banks use to more rigorously investigate suspicious transactions.
In addition, OJK through the Indonesia Anti-Scam Centre (IASC) or Financial Transaction Fraud Handling Centre has also blocked 485,758 bank accounts suspected of being used for scams.
OJK’s Executive Head of Supervision for Financial Services Business Actors’ Behaviour, Education, and Consumer Protection, Dicky Kartikoyono, revealed that since IASC began operating on 22 November 2024 until 29 April 2026, they have received 548,093 reports related to financial transaction scams.
Of the total reports, 268,989 were submitted by victims through financial sector business actors such as banks and payment system providers, while 279,104 other reports were submitted directly by the public into the IASC system. “The number of reported accounts is 932,138 and the number of blocked accounts is 485,758,” Dicky said on the same occasion.
Not only that, IASC also recorded a total of Rp 614.3 billion in victim funds successfully blocked, and identified 106,477 phone numbers associated with scam activities.
In efforts to recover losses, IASC has also successfully returned Rp 169.3 billion in victim funds originating from accounts in 19 banks used by criminals.