National Consumer Survey is a survey conducted by the Consumer Protection team, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. In 2016 we surveyed more than 1,200 New Zealanders to gain a better understanding of what consumers know about their rights, where the...
If you've received an unexpected call lately from an overseas number that you don’t recognise, you’re not alone. The ‘missed call’ or Wangiri scam – Japanese for ‘one ring and cut’ – has been on the increase over the last few weeks. New Zealand targets of the scam report the...
We’ve received reports from business owners who have received emails from a sender claiming to be “Consumer Affairs”.Emails come from compt.dept.sr@outlook saying they work on behalf of Consumer Affairs and the company they work for has a complaint lodged against the busines...
Some websites are cleverly designed to appear legitimate, but a few easy checks can uncover a different story.Scammers can quickly set up websites that use familiar logos and colours that act as ‘phishing’ sites, designed to lure in unsuspecting targets for scamming. A site ...
Consumer Protection and cloud accounting software company Xero are advising New Zealand business owners to review their email account security following a fraud
Got a consumer rights issue, and don’t know where to turn?Consumer Man and Purchase Woman to the rescue!Many New Zealand consumers are often unaware of their rights when buying goods and services, and this lack of confidence and knowledge can lead to problems that can be avo...
The elderly are the latest victims to be targeted in a recent phone scam resulting in the loss of thousands of dollars.In the scam elderly targets are called by a telco or utility company claiming that there is a problem with their payment, and the service will be cut off im...
NZ Police are advising the public to carefully review any infringement notices they receive via email, following a recent scam.In the scam people receive an email claiming to be from the Police advising them that they have been issued with an infringement notice, and immedia...