Posts in category Scams

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 …

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 …

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 …

We often receive reports of people receiving unsolicited goods. These are goods they haven’t ordered, and the company that sent them is demanding payment for …

One of the scams reported often to us is government grant scams. These scammers are pretending to be from a trusted and legitimate organisation to …

Facebook helps you keep up with family and friends and share what’s going on. It’s also home to popular local ‘buy and sell’ groups, and …

Scammers have been running employment scams overseas using the offer of fake jobs in New Zealand companies. The people running these employment scams are pretending …

We often receive reports of people being signed up to unwanted subscriptions and trials. Find out how it happens, and what you can do about it.

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.