West Java Residents Top Indonesia's Online Fraud Victim List

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has reported that residents of West Java are the most frequent victims of online fraud cases compared to other provinces in Indonesia. The cities and regencies with the highest number of fraud victims are Bekasi, Bandung, Bogor and Depok.

OJK West Java Director of Financial Institutions II Rianti Dwiyani said that from November 2024 to June 2026, data from the Indonesia Anti Scam Centre recorded 637,055 public complaints from people who experienced online fraud. She said West Java recorded the highest number of reports in Indonesia, with 131,445 complaints.

“Nationally we have received 637,055 scam reports from the public, and what needs attention is that West Java recorded the highest number of reports in Indonesia, namely 131,445 reports,” she said at the West Java Regional Police headquarters on Friday (21/8/2026).

She continued that the highest number of public complaints from online fraud victims was in Bekasi City, followed by Bandung City, Bogor Regency, Bekasi Regency and Depok City. There are several online fraud modus operandi used by perpetrators.

“So those are the five highest cities and regencies recording scam reports,” she said.

She continued that the most commonly reported online fraud modus operandi was online shopping fraud. Total reported losses reached Rp 1.78 trillion.

“The number of reports we received with the online shopping fraud modus was 113,520 reports with total reported losses of approximately Rp 1.78 trillion,” she said.