In the past year, specifically during the period of November 2024—October 15, 2025, approximately 297 thousand cases of scam or financial fraud were reported to the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC).
IASC is a body for handling fraud cases established by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) together with relevant government ministries/agencies and industry players.
During that period, the highest number of scam cases were recorded in West Java, with 61.8 thousand reported cases.
However, similar reports also emerged from all provinces in Indonesia, not only on Java Island.
Below are the details of the number of scam cases in Indonesia during November 2024—October 15, 2025, based on reports received by IASC:
1. West Java: 61,857 reports
2. DKI Jakarta: 48,165 reports
3. East Java: 40,454 reports
4. Central Java: 32,492 reports
5. Banten: 20,619 reports
6. North Sumatra: 11,146 reports
7. Bali: 7,146 reports
8. South Sumatra: 6,632 reports
9. East Kalimantan: 6,250 reports
10. South Sulawesi: 5,947 reports
11. DI Yogyakarta: 5,729 reports
12. Lampung: 5,723 reports
13. Riau: 5,491 reports
14. Riau Islands: 4,552 reports
15. West Sumatra: 4,022 reports
16. West Kalimantan: 3,768 reports
17. Aceh: 3,667 reports
18. South Kalimantan: 3,183 reports
19. Jambi: 2,714 reports
20. Central Sulawesi: 2,084 reports
21. West Nusa Tenggara: 2,059 reports
22. Central Kalimantan: 1,891 reports
23. Bengkulu: 1,684 reports
24. North Sulawesi: 1,627 reports
25. Bangka Belitung Islands: 1,552 reports
26. East Nusa Tenggara: 1,388 reports
27. Southeast Sulawesi: 1,177 reports
28. Maluku: 773 reports
29. North Kalimantan: 748 reports
30. Papua: 508 reports
31. Gorontalo: 483 reports
32. North Maluku: 449 reports
33. West Sulawesi: 317 reports
34. West Papua: 298 reports
35. Central Papua: 228 reports
36. Southwest Papua: 148 reports
37. South Papua: 145 reports
38. Highland Papua: 35 reports