Posts in category Scams

If you have been scammed or think you are about to be scammed, you can find information and advice using this page. Please check if …

There has been a large spike in 2018 of reports about an email scam where the scammer claims to have hacked into their device and …

There are many legitimate competitions on social media, but unfortunately there are also scammers taking advantage of the large number of people who are on …

In 2017, over $10 million dollars in losses were reported by Kiwis to Netsafe, and in the first half of 2018, $18 million dollars in …

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

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 …

When shopping online, we need to be careful about who we’re buying from and the information we’re giving out. The last thing anyone wants is …

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 …