Police have issued a warning for people to be alert to a couple of con artists trying to sell fire extinguishers under the guise of Auckland Council employees or representatives from a private firm.
In the latest incident, an Indian man and woman posed as employees of Auckland Council and attempted to sell fire extinguishers to a business in East Tamaki, police said.
When asked for identification, they presented a yellow card with only a photo and name but no logo or business name.
They then said they were from a private company called Aerosfire.com but investigations showed all companies associated with Aerosfire were American with no apparent links to New Zealand.
"It is likely that they are falsely declaring this company as their business front," police said.