Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Removed 11,964 Phishing & Investment Scam Websites in 2025, Australians Lost $1.5 Billion (AUD 2.18 Billion) in Scams with $590 Million (AUD 837.7 Million) Lost in Investment Scams in 2025, 25,000+ Phishing & Investment Scam Websites Removed Since Takedown Service Launched in 2023
9th April 2026 | Hong Kong
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) had removed 11,964 phishing & investment scam websites in 2025. Australians lost $1.5 billion (AUD 2.18 billion) in scams with $590 million (AUD 837.7 million) lost in investment scams in 2025. 25,000+ phishing & investment scam websites had been removed since the takedown service was launched in 2023. Announcement (8/4/26): “ASIC is removing record numbers of harmful social media phishing and investment scam websites, as it warns Australians that artificial intelligence (AI) is super-charging online scam threats. New data shows between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025, ASIC coordinated the removal of 11,964 phishing and investment scam websites – a 90% increase in takedowns compared to the previous 12-month period when 6,270 were removed. On average, this is 32 websites per day, or 230 per week. More than 25,000 investment scam and phishing websites have been knocked out since ASIC launched its takedown service in 2023. ASIC also took down more than 1,100 online investment scam advertisements on social media in 2025. ASIC warns consumers to watch out for scammers increasingly using AI in social media advertisements to lure them into providing their personal details. Commissioner Alan Kirkland said scammers sometimes hide content that is against the terms and services of social media platforms, by using ‘cloaking’ to display different content depending on the consumers’ device or location. The scams attempt to leverage the public’s increasing interest in AI and create misleading and unrealistic claims about the opportunity to make money quickly and easily. Australians lost $2.18 billion to scams in 2025, with investment scams alone costing $837.7 million, according to the National Anti‑Scam Centre’s latest Targeting Scams Report. ASIC is warning consumers to be aware of these AI-powered investment scams and to not give out their contact details or other personal information to anyone spruiking an investment opportunity, unless they can verify they hold an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence.”
“ Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Removed 11,964 Phishing & Investment Scam Websites in 2025, Australians Lost $1.5 Billion (AUD 2.18 Billion) in Scams with $590 Million (AUD 837.7 Million) Lost in Investment Scams in 2025, 25,000+ Phishing & Investment Scam Websites Removed Since Takedown Service Launched in 2023 “
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Removed 11,964 Phishing & Investment Scam Websites in 2025, Australians Lost $1.5 Billion (AUD 2.18 Billion) in Scams with $590 Million (AUD 837.7 Million) Lost in Investment Scams in 2025, 25,000+ Phishing & Investment Scam Websites Removed Since Takedown Service Launched in 2023
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