December 10, 2025 | 05:54 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has received 370 thousand reports from Indonesian citizens falling for financial transaction scams. The figures are based on the data received by the Indonesia Anti-Scam Centre (IASC) from January to November 30, 2025.
Rizal Ramadhani, Deputy Commissioner for the Supervision of Financial Services Business Actors and Consumer Protection at OJK, said the agency has blocked 117 accounts based on the complaints, both bank and securities accounts.
Indonesians "suffer up to Rp8.2 trillion in losses," he said, while launching the 2025 National Fintech Month (BFN) Fest in Jakarta on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
The agency has successfully blocked Rp389.2 billion, or approximately 5 percent of the total losses. Rizal said scam haunts all walks of life, and scammers have a way in as long as the internet and mobile phones are used.
OJK has noted several common methods used by scammers to lure their victims: shopping scams, fake calls, investment scams, job scams, and prize scams.
Supervision and law enforcement are regularly conducted, as well as dissemination about various methods of scamming. Other mitigation efforts include strengthening the capacity of the IASC. "Going forward, we will create a sort of national scam portal similar to those in neighboring countries,' said Rizal.
OJK is also strengthening the members of IASC, including various stakeholders such as the Indonesian Bitcoin Association, telecommunications companies, and the mutual fund industry. Their involvement is required to mitigate the risks of financial activities. According to Rizal, the speed of innovation must be balanced with the strength to maintain trust through adequate consumer protection.
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