Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Philippine-based call centre raided over alleged superannuation scams that targeted Australians

Australians allegedly have been targeted by sophisticated multi-million dollar scams involving a Metro Manila call center.

On ABC’s 7.30 program, details were revealed about a scam in which real information was ‘cloned’ or misused without the consent of a company controlled by the financial giant AMP”.

Victims report that the scam appeared to be a legitimate Australian financial advice firm because of cloning and other deceptive tactics.

As a result of the scam, multiple investigations are ongoing in Australia, with corporate watchdog ASIC confirming that “some investigations are at an advanced stage”.

How the scam worked

To convince victims to part with their superannuation, ASAL Group used a flashy website, which has since been taken down.

The ASAL Group’s company name was “cloned”, with real details taken from a business owned by AMP.

According to the website, which AMP says was fake, ASAL Group had been providing “expert financial advice to Australians since 1985”, and had a 60-person core team.

For the full story, watch this video from ABC News YouTube Channel.


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