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investing.com.au provides a FREE service to Australian investors to help protect against investment scams. We undertake identity checks of investment industry participants, maintain lists of fraudulent websites & operators, and publish free education on investment scams.
Australian investors lost $3.1 billion to scams in 2022
At least $1.5 billion of those loses were to investment scams.
Losses are 80% higher than they were in 2021
Source: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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investing.com.au was founded to protect Australian investors from fraudulent investment providers. We offer free education and access to Verified Investment Providers (VIPs) to reduce the risk of being defrauded.
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