Posts in category Scams

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 a scammer tries to get an individual or business to pay a fake invoice. This may be for a product …