Jakarta. Indonesia’s Anti-Scam Center is developing a National Fraud Portal, an integrated platform aimed at accelerating the handling of financial fraud cases and strengthening coordination among institutions to protect consumers from illegal financial activities.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) said the development of the National Fraud Portal is currently in the cross-agency coordination stage to ensure governance readiness, operational preparedness, and data integration.

“The process includes aligning governance aspects, operational readiness, and the data integration required to ensure the system can operate effectively,” Dicky Kartikoyono, Chief Executive for Consumer Protection at the OJK, said in a statement on Sunday.

Dicky said the National Fraud Portal is designed as an integrated platform to enable faster, more coordinated fraud handling.

“The system will facilitate report collection, information exchange, and support the tracing of transactions suspected of fraud, enabling a more efficient response to cases,” he said.

According to Dicky, the main objective of the portal is to accelerate fraud identification, speed up follow-up actions, and strengthen inter-agency cooperation in protecting the public from financial losses.

The Indonesian Anti-Scam Center currently serves as the country’s main hub for handling financial transaction fraud. Since beginning operations on Nov. 22, 2024, the center has received 548,093 reports of suspected fraud.

From those reports, authorities have blocked 485,758 bank accounts linked to alleged scams, involving total victim losses of Rp 614.3 billion ($34.7 million).

The center has also recorded 106,477 phone numbers reported in connection with fraud cases. To strengthen enforcement efforts, the Financial Services Authority said the Anti-Scam Center will collaborate with mobile network operators in following up on public complaints.

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