We have been notified of a scam, being sent by email, to compete for a $250 Farmers Gift Card.

Scammers are finding new ways to take advantage of growing public interest in the sale and exchange of cryptocurrency, eg bitcoin.

People have been targeted by a phishing email stating that the user has a private message and they need to access their RealMe account.

Scammers pretending to be from Radio Spectrum Management are targeting radio users and licence holders on social media.

A scam alert on invoicing scams from Corporate Portal New Zealand.

Scammers pretending to be senior executives are targeting victims with offers of fake jobs in their New Zealand companies.

Scammers have been quick to find a way to financially benefit from the recent global ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack that has been targeting older computer operating systems and locking files until a ransom is paid.What’s the scam?Cold-callers are targeting New Zealanders by telling...

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 ...