August 19, 2025 | 02:01 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Friderica Widyasari Dewi, Chief Executive of the Financial Services Authority’s (OJK) Behavior Supervisory Body for Financial Service Providers, Education, and Consumer Protection, reported that losses from scams and illegal financial activities totaled Rp4.6 trillion from November 2024 to August 17, 2025.
The data was compiled from reports received by the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC), which handles and investigates financial fraud cases.
"Since we opened in November last year, our community has reported total losses of Rp4.6 trillion," Friderica said at the Raffles Hotel in South Jakarta on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
She noted that public reports of financial losses increased rapidly in a short time. Early studies over 1.5 years showed Rp2 trillion in reported losses, but the number surged after the IASC was established.
"Now, just 10 months since our establishment, reported losses have reached Rp4.6 trillion, which is a huge amount," she said.
Friderica explained that victims’ funds were taken using multiple methods and platforms, including banks, virtual accounts, local markets, digital wallets, and cryptocurrencies.
The IASC receives 700 to 800 reports per day, far higher than similar centers in Singapore, which handle 140 to 150 daily reports. The numbers in Hong Kong and Malaysia are also lower, with around 124 and 130 daily reports, respectively.
"In Indonesia, there are 700 to 800 complaints every day, and this is just the beginning. Not everyone knows how to report," she said.
From November 2024 to August 17, 2025, the IASC received a total of 225,281 reports. Out of 359,733 reported accounts, 72,145 accounts were blocked. "This is very distressing, and we express our gratitude to the members of the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center," Friderica added.
Earlier, she reported that OJK had blocked 66,271 accounts involved in fraudulent practices as part of its efforts to combat illegal financial activities.
During a press conference following the OJK Board of Commissioners' Meeting on Monday, August 4, 2025, she said the blocking was based on reports submitted through the IASC.
"Of the 326,283 accounts reported, 66,271 were immediately blocked," she said. At that time, reported losses totaled Rp4.1 trillion, and blocked funds amounted to around Rp348.3 billion.
Since the IASC’s launch on November 22, 2024, OJK has received 204,011 reports of illegal financial activity. Of these, 129,793 were submitted by victims through Financial Service Providers (PUJK), and 74,218 were sent directly to the IASC.
Ilona Estherina contributed to the writing of this article.
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