Posts in category Scams

Scammers often use different tactics to try to win your trust such as impersonating someone or an organisation you might know to try and convince …

Netsafe has received numerous reports about an email scam where the scammer falsely claims to have hacked into their device and recorded intimate recordings of …

As COVID-19 takes hold, Netsafe is urging people to be vigilant to opportunistic scammers. We’ve seen firsthand how scammers are using COVID-19 as the lure …

Netsafe has launched the ‘Stay Connected, Stay Safe’ education campaign to help people have better online experiences during lockdown.  #stayconnectedstaysafe encourages people to use and …

People in New Zealand are losing millions of dollars to scammers each year – and this is just the figures reported to Netsafe so  the …

It is not uncommon for legitimate organisations to have their data compromised, and when this happens it might mean your data has been affected. Find …

Romance scammers are good at what they do and can spend months building up trust before they start to ask for sums of money. There’s no fail-proof way to identify a romance scam, but there are signs to look out for.

There are so many conveniences to shopping online, but you also need to be careful about who you’re buying from and the information you’re giving …

It is now so easy to compare prices and book your travel online. From time to time we do come across instances of people taking …

If you have been scammed or think you are about to be scammed, you can find information and advice using this page. Below is a …