Posts tagged scams

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 …

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 …

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 …

January is a traditionally a time for new beginnings so why not take a look at your online safety behaviours too? These five resolutions are …

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 …

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 …