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title: "Job Scams in Indonesia: Common Tactics, Signs and Reporting"
description: "How job scams work in Indonesia: fee demands, fake recruiters, task scams, APK files, fake civil service jobs and Cambodia scam compounds. Check, report."
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# Job scams in Indonesia: the tactics to recognise

Learn how job scams work, how to check an employer, and what to do if you have already been caught.

## Summary

- We explain 11 job scam tactics step by step.
- New to this? Read the signs of a fake job and how to check an employer first.
- Already paid, or want to report? The last section has the steps.

## What should you know first?

- [**How to spot a fake job offer in Indonesia (loker bodong) and tell real from fake** Signs of a fake job offer in Indonesia, from the Ministry of Manpower and OJK: fees, unrealistic pay, free e-mail, chat-only interviews. How to check one.](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/signs-of-a-fake-job/)
- [**How to verify a company in Indonesia before you apply: AHU, NIB, P3MI, SOEs and OJK** How to check a company in Indonesia before applying: search the PT on AHU Online, match its official contacts, and check overseas agencies on SISKOP2MI.](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/verify-an-employer/)
- [**Job Scam and Online Fraud Statistics in Indonesia**](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/statistics/)
- [**Indonesia Job Scam Report 2026: official data on fake job offers and their tactics** KarirAman's annual report on job scams in Indonesia in 2026: official OJK, foreign ministry and KP2MI data, a tactic taxonomy, methodology and how to cite it.](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/report-2026/)
- [**Official recruitment: real careers sites and e-mail**](https://kariraman.com/en/official-recruitment/)

## Which job scam tactics are common?

- [**APK files disguised as job applications or interview letters** Very high severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/apk-file-job-scams/)
- [**Human trafficking (TPPO) through job offers** Very high severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/human-trafficking/)
- [**Overseas jobs that end in online-scam compounds** Very high severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/overseas-online-scam-jobs/)
- [**Factory job brokers and 'inside track' offers** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/factory-job-brokers/)
- [**Fake cruise ship jobs** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/fake-cruise-ship-jobs/)
- [**Fake HR recruiters on WhatsApp and Telegram** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/fake-recruiters-on-whatsapp-telegram/)
- [**Fake modelling castings** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/fake-modelling-casting/)
- [**Fake SOE (BUMN) and civil service (CPNS) recruitment** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/fake-soe-and-civil-service-recruitment/)
- [**Fees for training, medical checks, uniforms or ID cards** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/job-offers-that-ask-for-fees/)
- [**Overseas job scams through illegal agents** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/fake-overseas-job-offers/)
- [**Part-time 'like and subscribe' task scams** High severity](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/task-scams-likes-and-reviews/)

## Already caught, or want to report?

- [**How to report a job scam or online scam in Indonesia: official channels for your situation** How to report a job scam in Indonesia: a police report at the SPKT desk, IASC if you paid, KP2MI for overseas recruitment. Pick your situation.](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/report/)
- [**Sent money to a job scammer in Indonesia? Steps for the first hour, day and week** Paid a job scammer in Indonesia? Call your bank, report to IASC and make a police report. The sooner you report, the better the chance of a freeze.](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/already-paid/)