The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has announced the reopening of 122 million dormant accounts, which had shown no transaction activity for over three months. The public can now reactivate these accounts directly through their banks.
“PPATK has instructed banks to expedite the reactivation process,” said the PPATK chairman at his office in Central Jakarta.
He assured that no funds were seized or confiscated from the temporarily blocked accounts, emphasizing that the money remains fully intact.
“As of today, the suspension measures have been lifted, and all accounts are back under the banks’ management. The public need not worry—this was solely to protect customers’ interests. Funds remain secure, and all rights are 100% preserved. Not a single cent has been lost,” he stated.
Previously, PPATK froze inactive accounts after discovering their misuse for criminal activities, such as account trading, hacking, nominee accounts for money laundering, drug transactions, and corruption. PPATK guaranteed the safety of customer funds during the freeze.
The chairman noted a significant decline in online gambling deposits following the dormant account block, with deposits dropping from IDR 5 trillion to just IDR 1 trillion.
“When we froze the dormant accounts, online gambling deposits plummeted by 70%, from over IDR 5 trillion to just over IDR 1 trillion,” he explained.
He highlighted that online gambling transactions fell by 70%, describing the drop as a sharp decline.
“The trend in gambling deposit transactions has sharply declined since the freeze. These are positive outcomes, aligning with national goals for a prosperous Indonesia,” he added.
