Scams

Scammers are targeting ASIC’s customers. Be alert to these and other types of financial services scams.

This page contains:

Scammers impersonating ASIC
Notify ASIC of a potential scam email impersonating ASIC
Be alert to financial service scams
Scams related information and resources

Scammers impersonating ASIC

Scammers pretending to be from ASIC may contact our customers asking them to pay fees and give personal information to renew their business or company name.

These emails often have a link that provides an invoice with fake payment details or infects your computer with malware if you click the link. Do not click the link.

Scammers may contact you via email, text message, phone or website, all with the aim to deceive you.

ALERT: Scammers impersonating ASIC

Oct 2022: Scammers pretending to be ASIC approaching Registry customers via email
Nov 2021: Warning: Scammers are impersonating ASIC
Apr 2021: Think twice before giving out financial details on the phone

See other financial service scam alerts below.

Warning signs the email is not from ASIC

Example of a scam ASIC email

An email is probably a scam if it asks you:

to make a payment over the phone
to make a payment to receive a refund
for your credit card or bank details directly by email or phone
pay fees that are different to the fees on our website

ASIC would never:

request payment to recover lost funds, goods or services
endorse a particular investment.

Example of genuine ASIC email

ASIC email notifications come from ASIC.Transaction.No-reply@asic.gov.au.
ASIC sends renewal notices via email only.
ASIC issues renewal notices 30 days before your renewal date.
- Search for your business name to check your registration renewal date.

Notify ASIC of a potential scam email impersonating ASIC

ASIC can only look into scams that involve financial services we regulate. This includes scams involving banking and credit, superannuation, crypto-assets, managed funds, financial advice, financial products and insurance. Other scams can be reported to the ACCC, ATO or ReportCyper.

If you have received a suspicious email from ASIC, you can notify us by following the instructions below:

Send us an online inquiry with details and/or an attachment of the suspicious email
Delete the suspicious email.

Our team will review your online inqury and will reach out to you if we need further information.

Alternatively, you can call ASIC’s Customer Contact Centre on 1300 300 630 for verification if you are unsure whether you have received the email from ASIC.

Be alert to financial services scams

Collated below are current and past scam alerts published by ASIC over the last 3 years that deal with financial services scams such as investments, crypto, superannuation and suspicious websites.

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2022

2021

Scam related information and resources

Scammers can target you online, by phone or by email. Know what to look for so you can spot a scam and protect yourself. Find more useful on the following websites.

ASIC