Australian Securities and Investments Commission

The Number Of Reports Received By Your Agency Regarding Fraud Recovery Scams (also Referred To As Refund Scams, Restitution Scams, Or Recovery Fraud).

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ASIC received minimal reports of fraud recovery scams between 2020 and 2025 (partial year), with only three reports logged across the entire period: zero in 2020-2022, one in 2023, and two in 2025 to date. The disclosure provides statistical data on consumer reports received by ASIC using search terms including refund scams, restitution scams, recovery fraud, and fraud recovery. No enforcement actions, regulatory outcomes, monetary penalties, or remediation details are included in this response, which focuses solely on report volume tracking.

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