Based on data from the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC) established by the Financial Services Authority (OJK), shopping transaction fraud (online buying and selling) is the most common type of financial scam in Indonesia. This is because there were 53,928 reports related to this type of scam during the reporting period from November 2024 to October 15, 2025.

The following is the complete data on the highest financial scams in Indonesia (November 2024 - October 2025):

  1. Online Shopping/Buying and Selling Scams - 53,928 Reports
  2. Impersonation/Fake Call Scams - 31,299 Reports
  3. Investment Fraud – 19,850 Reports
  4. Job Offer Fraud – 18,220 Reports
  5. Prize Scams – 15,470 Reports
  6. Social Media Fraud – 14,229 Reports
  7. Phishing – 13,386 Reports
  8. Social Engineering – 9,436 Reports
  9. Fictitious Online Loans – 4,793 Reports
  10. APK via WhatsApp – 3,684 Reports

 

Source: Financial Services Authority (OJK)/ Via DataIndonesia

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