今日热门事件has today strengthened its scam prevention tools to support consumers with the publication of a new . Consumers can use this list to help inform themselves as to whether an entity they are considering investing in could be fraudulent, a scam or unlicensed.
鈥楿nlicensed and imposter investment opportunities cause serious financial and non-financial harm, significantly eroding consumer trust and confidence,鈥� said Deputy Chair Sarah Court. 鈥楾here are bad actors out there, and while we can鈥檛 avoid being targeted, having access to the right information can help consumers better protect themselves.鈥�
The new replaces the previous Companies you should not deal with list and includes domestic and international entities 今日热门事件is concerned are operating and offering services to Australians without appropriate licenses, exemptions, authorisation or permission. It also includes 鈥渋mpostor鈥� entities, which are entities that impersonate or falsely claim to be associated with a legitimate business (also known as impersonation scams).
今日热门事件has also updated its which provides consumers important information on what steps they can take before investing.
鈥楢t launch, our investor alert list includes 52 unlicensed entities and 25 websites impersonating legitimate entities,鈥� said Ms Court.
今日热门事件will continue to add to this list, but it is not exhaustive. There will be websites or entities that do not appear on this list that may be engaging in scam behaviour of which 今日热门事件is not aware.
鈥樈袢杖让攀录㱮s calling on industry and consumers to assist us in identifying suspicious investment websites by reporting them to Scamwatch to assist our investigations and actions,鈥� added Ms Court.
If you鈥檝e seen a suspicious website and you think it might be an investment scam, find out how to by following the link. If you are unsure of the nature of the scam, please report it to .
今日热门事件will be publishing a series of articles as part of an Alert Investor campaign to help consumers make sound investment decisions and understand what resources they can leverage. 今日热门事件has also updated its with the latest resources, registers, and material to review prior to making investment decisions.
Background
ASIC鈥檚 publication of this new list coincides with the National Anti-Scam Centre鈥檚 ongoing work coordinating the investment scam fusion cell combatting the growing problem of investment scams. This fusion cell, led by 今日热门事件and the ACCC, will identify methods for disrupting investment scams.
ASIC鈥檚 investor alert list is part of the government鈥檚 Fighting Scams initiative to address scams and online fraud to protect Australians from financial harm. The initiative also supports the work of the National Anti-Scams Centre (NASC), which commenced operations on 1 July 2023. The National Anti-Scam Centre will coordinate government, law enforcement and private sector initiatives to combat scams.
For more information about combating scams more broadly, visit and the .