New ZealandScambusters: Facebook Marketplace and Trade Me scams swindling KiwisPopular online sites can be a playground for scammers. What can be done to prevent them?11 Mar 07:33 PM
Banking and financeSo many scams as AI and technology meet old-fashioned greed and trickeryA dizzying array of scams exist - some new, some old. Here's what to watch out for.10 Mar 04:02 PM
New ZealandScambusters: Keeping yourself safe from scammersScammers are a major problem for New Zealanders. With ever-elaborate methods of targeting your savings, what can you do to keep yourself safe? Video / Ella Wilks, words / NZ Banking AssociationWatch10 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Are you guilty of ‘harmless’ fraud?OPINION: 'Harmless' fraud is a crime we all pay for.09 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandEnd of an era: Fair Go axed after 47 years on Kiwi screensThe iconic consumer affairs show has exposed countless rip-off merchants over the years.07 Mar 10:23 PM
New ZealandVoter fraud: 55 people alleged to have voted more than once last OctoberThe Electoral Commission has referred 55 people to police for alleged voting fraud.04 Mar 05:32 AM
New ZealandGovt instructs banks to introduce urgent measures to protect customers from scamsBanks have been told to investigate a voluntary reimbursement scheme for victims.01 Mar 03:18 AM
New Zealand'Many failed companies': Builder who owed $350,000 in tax off to prisonStephen Foley managed to shave several months off the amount of time he'll be behind bars.01 Mar 02:26 AM
New Zealand'Big stick': Watchdog warns new Govt faith in banking system at risk from scam scourgeNicola Sladden wants banks to significantly improve fraud detection systems.29 Feb 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Preposterous': Banking watchdog under fire, calls for law change to protect scam victimsCritics say customers who visit their bank are more protected than those paying online.27 Feb 04:00 PM
Banking and financeSFO opens investigation into collapsed cryptocurrency platform DassetSome $6.3m is missing and liquidators can't locate the failed company's chief executive.25 Feb 11:50 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'A simple step that will stamp out bank scams’ gets a step closer. Maybe'This should have happened years ago,' Consumer CEO Jon Duffy says.19 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelMan gets free NY hotel room for years through loophole - then claims to own the buildingIn a city famous for its insanely expensive rents, one man found a fortuitous loophole.19 Feb 02:18 AM
Entertainment'Maybe they should tell my 10 year old': Taylor Swift fans heartbroken by last minute scam ticketsSome Australian Swifties discovered at the last minute they had bought scam tickets.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘You will die’: Ex Warriors prodigy's reign of terror over victimEx Junior Warrior had his victim, a man just trying to sell his car, at his beck and call.16 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandSex offender's appeal to introduce school suspension questions angers victimThe sex offender has claimed a judge erred in placing her on the Sex Offender Register.15 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan who spent taxpayer money on gambling, adult entertainment says prison too harshNathan Downey fraudulently obtained nearly $200k from MSD.14 Feb 04:40 AM
New ZealandDeepfaked and doctored: Michael Baker demands action over bogus adsA wave of Facebook ads for sham-health products steal the identities of top doctors.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandScam victim horrified nine others lost $800k after he reported $1m fraud to banks, policeThe victim sent 20 separate money transfers of $50k each over just eight days.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWarning over third-party sites ripping off tourists buying electronic visasWould-be visitors are being asked to pay 15 times more than the normal charge.08 Feb 12:29 AM
New ZealandANZ misses watchdog's scam warning after email caught in spam filterConsumer NZ says ANZ's spam filter systems seem more effective than those detecting fraud.05 Feb 06:40 PM
BusinessTragic toll of online abuse outlined in pleas for Govt to take actionDysfunctional, sluggish official responses blasted amid escalating online harms.02 Feb 02:21 AM
New Zealand'Fight for justice': BNZ told to reimburse scam victims nearly $300k after missing ‘red flags’The Banking Ombudsman found BNZ had missed crucial warning signs of a known scam.02 Feb 12:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBroadcaster's pic stolen for dodgy ad, brazen scam warningScams come amid more deepfakes, talk of rules overseas to punish offenders.01 Feb 10:12 PM
New ZealandUniversity calls in lawyers over 'gravely concerning' Ashley Bloomfield scamA scam used fake quotes from the former director-general of health to sell sham products.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Deliberate and calculated': IRD blasts woman in Working For Families $141k fraudThe woman claimed she had 11 kids she cared for between 2013 and 2022.30 Jan 12:57 AM
New ZealandJP accused of laundering $1.8m in scam proceeds appears in court, granted suppressionOne of the JP's alleged victims lost $1m in the scam, according to court documents.26 Jan 05:33 AM
New ZealandInvestment scam: Auckland JP charged with 10 counts of money laundering worth nearly $1.8mPolice seized documents and computer equipment during a search at his home this week.24 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandInmate jailed for prison attack on former estate agent after being refused chickenAaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.24 Jan 06:00 AM
New Zealand'I only had one pinot gris': What brought a $2.7m fraudster back before courtTessa Grant was jailed for six years for her thefts, but given a fine for her crime today.23 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandEight charged in crackdown on pokie machine 'corruption'The offending gives the gambling sector a bad name, says Internal Affairs.18 Jan 02:11 AM
New ZealandInmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agentAaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFraudster's friends skied for free at CardronaA Cardrona ski area worker used her position to fraudulently obtain ski passes.16 Jan 11:24 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentEstate settlement for Ponzi East Wind fails to satisfy creditorsLiquidators untangling massive Ponzi settle with estate of late mastermind.14 Jan 11:00 PM
