Statistics on online fraud and job scams in Indonesia
The figures below come from OJK, the foreign ministry (Kemlu), the embassy in Phnom Penh and KP2MI. Each row gives its period and source. Report counts cover only victims who reported, so the real number of cases may be higher.
Data years: 2022, 2025, 2026. The latest figures cover the period to 31 August 2026.
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636,014
Financial-fraud reports received by IASC (OJK)
cumulative from 22 November 2024 to 30 July 2026
Stated by OJK at its 4 August 2026 press conference, as reported by Kontan.
Kontan (official statement via media)
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604,923
Fraud-linked accounts blocked
cumulative from 22 November 2024 to 30 July 2026
Kontan (official statement via media)
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IDR 674,000,000,000
Fraud proceeds secured by IASC
cumulative from 22 November 2024 to 30 June 2026
OJK's booklet gives this figure rounded to billions of rupiah.
| Measure | Figure | Period |
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| Financial-fraud reports received by IASC (OJK) | 636,014 | 22 November 2024 to 30 July 2026 |
| Verified bank accounts reported in connection with fraud | 1,176,571 | 22 November 2024 to 30 July 2026 |
| Fraud-linked accounts blocked | 604,923 | 22 November 2024 to 30 July 2026 |
| Job-offer fraud reports to IASC | 23,910 | 22 November 2024 to 31 May 2026 |
| Fraud reports to IASC according to OJK's official booklet | 608,167 | 22 November 2024 to 30 June 2026 |
| Fraud proceeds secured by IASC | IDR 674,000,000,000 | 22 November 2024 to 30 June 2026 |
| Funds returned to victims | IDR 196,000,000,000 | 22 November 2024 to 30 June 2026 |
| Fictitious overseas job ads taken down (P2MI and Komdigi cyber patrol) | 7,908 | 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Prospective migrant workers stopped from non-procedural departure (2025 to July 2026) | 6,668 | 1 January 2025 to 31 July 2026 |
| Indonesians returned from online-scam centres in Myanmar (via Thailand) | 1,203 | 20 February 2026 to 16 July 2026 |
| Indonesian former online-scam workers who asked the embassy in Phnom Penh for repatriation | 10,151 | 16 January 2026 to 31 May 2026 |
| Indonesians helped to return from Cambodia since late January 2026 | 3,879 | 31 May 2026 |
| Indonesians in online-scam cases in Cambodia during 2025 | 5,088 | 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 |
| Indonesian victims of online-scam company recruitment: Cambodia | 864 | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 2022 data |
| Indonesian victims of online-scam company recruitment: Philippines | 107 | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 2022 data |
| Indonesian victims of online-scam company recruitment: Laos | 102 | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 2022 data |
| Indonesian victims of online-scam company recruitment: Myanmar | 81 | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 2022 data |
| Indonesian victims of online-scam company recruitment: Thailand | 31 | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 2022 data |
Kontan (official statement via media); Kontan (official statement via media); Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (Sekretariat Satgas PASTI); Investortrust (official statement via media); NTV News (Antara) (official statement via media); RCTI+ (Antara) (official statement via media); Antara (official statement via media)
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Sources
The facts on this page come from these sources. Dates show when we opened them.
- IASC Terima 636.014 Laporan Kasus Penipuan hingga Juli 2026 Kontan · official statement via media · accessed
- IASC Terima 579.459 Laporan Kasus Penipuan per Mei 2026, Terbanyak di Pulau Jawa Kontan · official statement via media · accessed
- Waspada, Penipuan (Scam) Mengintai Kita. Ayo Lawan dan Hindari! (Booklet Satgas PASTI) Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (Sekretariat Satgas PASTI) · accessed
- Saring Iklan Kerja Fiktif, Unit Patroli Siber P2MI Blokir 7.908 Konten Ilegal Investortrust · official statement via media · accessed
- Kemlu RI Pulangkan 1.203 WNI Korban Sindikat Online Scam dari Myanmar hingga Juli 2026 NTV News (Antara) · official statement via media · accessed
- 10.151 WNI Eks Pekerja Sindikat Penipuan Daring di Kamboja Minta Dipulangkan RCTI+ (Antara) · official statement via media · accessed
- Kemenlu: jumlah WNI korban online scam di luar negeri meningkat Antara · official statement via media · accessed
How to cite
KarirAman (2026). Job Scam and Online Fraud Statistics in Indonesia. Updated 7 October 2026. https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/statistics/. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
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