Posts in category Scams

In 2017, over $10 million dollars in losses were reported to Netsafe. The average loss was $10,771, the biggest loss was $480,000 and the smallest …

1. Cold calling scams While at times not technically an online scam, this is still one of the most reported scams we receive. Cold call …

Event ticket scams happen when tickets to an event are purchased from an individual or through a third party ticket resale website. The buyer later …

After sending more than a million emails to scammers Re:scam will be powering down for some R&R and R&D from 18 December 2017.    What …

What is phishing? Phishing is when someone tries to get personal information (like bank account numbers and passwords), from a large audience, so they can …

We receive a lot of reports from people about cold call scams – these are run by scammers who contact you on your home phone. These …

Cold calling computer technicians have plagued Kiwis with their efforts to gain remote access to computers and steal online banking logins, personal data and more

Fake invoice scams happen when someone requests that a business pays fake invoices for a product or service that was not requested, or received. How …

The internet has made booking travel easier and cheaper for everyone. Unfortunately, from time to time we do come across instances of people taking advantage …

Netsafe’s contact centre has received an increase in ‘mystery/secret shopper’ scams being reported. Read on to find out about the scam and what to do …