THE personal website of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been hijacked by a prankster who said it was “the most fun” he’d had for $50 in a long time.

A man reportedly took control of the website scottmorrison.com.au after the domain license lapsed overnight and Mr Morrison’s staff forgot to renew it.

“So, the PM forgot to renew his website and it expired today ... Most fun I’ve had with $50 in a long time,” Jack Genesin wrote on Facebook, claiming responsibility for the stunt.

Now when internet users visit the website they are met with a picture of the Prime Minister while the song ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’ by American punk band Lustra plays.

The song about a girl cheating on her unsuspecting boyfriend named Scotty became famous after being included in the 2004 teen film EuroTrip. The chorus of the song repeats the lyrics “Scotty doesn’t know” over and over again.

Previously, the website contained a profile on Mr Morrison, details about ‎his electorate and information on grants and funding.

At the time of writing, Mr Genesin’s renewed version of the website remained live.

The stunt has gone down well with many on social media.

“I have to say, seen a few squatters grab domains over the years from dipshits who didn’t bother to renew them, but this has to be the classiest form of highlighting the stupidity, well done,” wrote on Twitter user.

“If ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’ doesn’t become one of the parties (sic) election songs I will be very disappointed,” joked another.

Mr Genesin’s public Facebook post about the prank posted overnight has been shared more than 600 times and attracted nearly 400 comments, with most Facebook users tagging their friends.

“Ok I’m really happy this was actually funny! Good job!,” commented one.

“You need to do a media release. Haha,” said another.