Posts tagged scams

While many of us are at home with our families during the lockdown, medical professionals and staff from the Ministry of Health, including Healthline, have …

Digital technology is playing a growing role in the lives of older people. It’s important for anyone embracing the opportunities available online to adopt safe …

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 …

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.

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 …

Ransomware is a malicious software that denies a user access to their files or system unless they pay a ransom.

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

In 2017, Kiwis reported losing $10.1 million dollars to online scams and fraud to Netsafe. The largest single loss reported was $480,000 to an investment …