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Scam alert - Fake jobs on offer in New Zealand
17 July 2017
Scammers pretending to be senior executives are targeting victims with offers of fake jobs in their New Zealand companies. -
Scammers take advantage of WannaCry ransomware attack
17 May 2017
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... -
Fake emails from “Consumer Affairs”
30 March 2017
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... -
Scam alert - Boost your business email security to stop scammers
22 February 2017
Consumer Protection and cloud accounting software company Xero are advising New Zealand business owners to review their email account security following a fraud
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‘Missed call’ scam on the rise
5 April 2017
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... -
Scam alert - Gmail tech support website not all it appears
14 March 2017
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 ... -
Scam alert - Elderly New Zealanders scammed for thousands of dollars
16 February 2017
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... -
Scam alert: Police warning on email infringement notices
1 February 2017
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... -
Scam alert: Cold callers claiming to be from a government department
17 November 2016
Scammers claiming to be from a government department or using the name of a respected member of society are cold-calling people to ask for personal details. -
Earthquake scam: Cold callers claiming to be from EQC
16 November 2016
Beware of cold callers pretending to be from the Earthquake Commission (EQC). Remember, EQC will not ask for payment before carrying out an assessment. -
Consumers are being warned about a scam offering hundreds of dollars in gift vouchers for Briscoes.
13 October 2016
Briscoes has said it had received reports that fraudulent emails advertising free ‘‘high value Briscoes gift vouchers’’ were being sent to its customers. Briscoes said the emails were not sent by, or endorsed, by it. Some of the emails were offering up to $300 in gift vouche... -
Warning about phone survey scam that offers non-existent cash prizes
10 October 2016
The Commerce Commission is warning New Zealanders about being cold-called by a company called Li Bai Corporation, as it is believed to be a scam. -
A high-end vehicle scam uncovered
30 September 2016
Don’t get pressured into handing over anything you’re selling until you’re sure you’ve received the funds for it. -
Scam alert - Consumer Protection warns people to be wary of a spam email claiming to be from NZ Post.
22 August 2016
The email is being sent from a variety of email addresses and uses a number of subject lines, including “you have to update your shipping address” and “a delivery man wasn’t able to bring the parcel”. This is a spam and involves ransomware which can encrypt files on the host...