Scam Ad Reporting

Use this form to report online scam ads in paid-for space: including ads on newspaper websites, paid-for search engine ads or ads appearing on social media.

We share information gathered via those reports with our network of key industry partners, including all the major social media platforms and ad networks operating in Ireland, so that scam ads are taken down and the information used to stop similar ads appearing.

If you would like to submit a complaint about an ad on any other topic, please see our ‘Make a Complaint‘ page. If you have received a scam email, please report it to your local Garda station as set out in this guide from the National Cyber Security Centre.

Examples of Scam Ads

Links on social media to scam websites e.g. pretending to be based somewhere they’re not, false closing down sales, etc.

False celebrity/public figure endorsements, such as claiming a celebrity made their money through cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and is encouraging others to do the same.

False claims that a celebrity or TV programme endorses products such as supplements, or other health products.

Clearly false or outlandish claims for products, for example that a device can save 90% on energy bills, or offering miracle cures.

Scam Ad Reporting Form

This form is for collecting reports about paid advertisements that appear on third-party platforms, such as search engines, social media, or news websites, not ads or promotions published on a company’s own official website. Do you wish to proceed?(Required)

Yes, my complaint is about a paid advertisement I saw on another website or platform that wasn’t the company’s own site (for example, Google, Facebook, Instagram, or a news website).

No, my complaint is about an advertisement a company placed on its own official website (not a paid ad shown elsewhere)

This form is for reporting 3rd party scam ads only. To report other advertisements, please select the relevant form by clicking here .

Why do you think this is a scam ad?(Required)

Who is the advertiser?(Required)

What appears to be the product being advertised?(Required)

Where did you see the ad?(Required)

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Social Media site where you saw the ad:(Required)

If other, please state where you saw the scam ad.(Required)

Please provide a URL (web address) of where you saw the ad(Required)

Are you able to supply the ‘ad link’ for the ad? Without this information, we will not be able to identify the ad and have it taken down.(Required)

When did you see the ad?(Required)

Please provide details of why you think it is a scam ad(Required)

Please provide a screenshot of the ad(Required)

Max. file size: 30 MB.

Please provide a screenshot of the landing page (if you clicked the ad)

Max. file size: 30 MB.

Please upload any supporting documents/images you may wish to add.

Max. file size: 30 MB.

Where did you hear about this reporting form?

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By submitting this report to us, you confirm that you understand and acknowledge that you are submitting a 'report', and you are not submitting a full and formal complaint. As such you understand you will not receive a personal response from the ASA, and we will use the information you provide as intelligence in our action to tackle scam ads.(Required)

I confirm