The Financial Services Authority (OJK), together with the Task Force for Eradication of Illegal Financial Activities (Satgas Pasti), launched the National Campaign to Combat Scam and Illegal Financial Activities in Jakarta (19/8).

The campaign aims to strengthen public protection, raise awareness, and affirm the commitment of authorities, ministries, and the financial services industry against the rise of digital fraud.

Synergy and Financial Literacy Are Keys to Addressing Complex Financial Crimes

Mahendra Siregar, Chairman of OJK, emphasized that this campaign marks an important momentum to fight increasingly complex digital financial crimes.

“Success in eradicating scams can only be achieved with strong synergy, broad literacy, and ecosystem commitment,” he said.

The campaign intends to build a safer, more inclusive, and just financial system.

Scam Reports and Financial Impact Highlight Urgent Risks

Data from the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC) up to August 17, 2025, recorded 225,281 scam reports: 139,512 via business actors and 85,769 directly to IASC.

Out of 359,733 verified accounts, 72,145 have been blocked. Estimated public losses reached Rp4.6 trillion, with Rp349.3 billion in frozen funds.

These figures indicate the high threat scams pose to financial stability.

Three Main Pillars: Cross-Sector Synergy, Public Education, and Participation

Friderica Widyasari Dewi, OJK’s Executive Head for Supervision, Education, and Consumer Protection, stressed the three main pillars of the campaign: cross-sector synergy, ongoing financial literacy education, and community involvement.

“This is our shared commitment to make the anti-scam movement a collective effort,” she said.

Multi-Agency Collaboration and International Seminar to Strengthen Enforcement

The campaign also involves BSSN, BNPT, and the Police. Nugroho Sulistyo Budi, Head of BSSN, underlined the importance of rapid public reporting to enable fast tracking of scam accounts and URLs.

BNPT Head Eddy Hartono pointed out the connection between financial scams and terrorism funding, framing scam eradication as part of national security.

The campaign centers on four steps: prevention through continuous literacy, faster report handling with co-location at IASC, integrated law enforcement, and international cooperation against cross-border crimes.

An international seminar featured representatives from Singapore Police Anti-Scam Command and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to strengthen global networks and share best practices in fighting digital financial crime.

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