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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Asic taking down average of 20 scam websites a day

Crypto scams accounted for 615 takedowns, the regulator says, as total number exceeds 7,300 in 12 months

More than 7,300 websites have been taken down in the first year of operation of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s service targeting investment scams, the regulator has revealed.

Since the beginning of the program in July 2023, Asic said it had shut down thousands of scam websites that offer fake investment trading platforms and cryptocurrency investments that are often spread online through social media containing false celebrity endorsements.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/19/asic-scam-websites-crypto

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