There seems to be a scam warning every other week.
Last year, more than $10 million in scam losses in New Zealand was reported to Netsafe. The number was probably a lot higher in reality, because people are often reluctant to own up to having lost money to a scammer.
A sophisticated attempt has been doing the rounds for the last little while, using Inland Revenue branding to try to convince people to hand over their credit card details.
It usually says there's a big tax refund waiting. You can understand why people jump at it.
It's really important to be scam-savvy and avoid getting caught out.
There are some basic things to watch for — lots of scam emails have really poor written English, spelling mistakes and expressions that just sound wrong.