InvestmentScam victim left $600k in debtA real estate agent who bought a $1.27 million home with a complete stranger was a victim of an elaborate property scam and has been left with a $600,000 debt. 11 Nov 04:30 PM
InvestmentEx-agent found guilty of $13m property fraudA former Auckland Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent has been found guilty of mortgage fraud totalling $13 million.11 Nov 01:10 AM
New ZealandRing, ring: It's your con artist speakingAggressive foreign scammers are urging Kiwis to change settings on their computers in an attempt to obtain personal information.09 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeAdam Feeley - The fraud busterAdam Feeley's efforts to rev up the SFO.07 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEx-principal will fight money laundering, fraud chargesA former high-profile principal says he will defend dozens of charges against him that include money-laundering, false accounting and fraud.05 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandBill retains end to right of silencePeople being investigated by police over serious fraud-related offences or gang crimes will no longer have the right to remain silent, under a Govt bill. 04 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldCyber crime stats 'tip of the iceberg'Australian organised crimebusters have warned that cyber crime is 'exploding'.03 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandRogue finance boss trades on deathA rogue finance company boss bought secret life insurance cover on hundreds of unwitting people - to win a $500,000 jackpot every time one of them died. Their families received $20,000.30 Oct 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceHubbard investors may only get 60pc returnThe Statutory Managers for Hubbard's say investors could receive only 60 per cent of what was on their March 2010 statements.29 Oct 02:00 AM
New ZealandScammers targeting elderlyThieves posing as bank workers have swindled an 81-year-old Franklin man out of his savings, another in a series of elderly people who have been targeted by scammers in south Auckland.28 Oct 08:41 PM
New ZealandWilce fired for being inept before Defence jobWhen Stephen Wilce submitted his CV for the job as the Defence Force's chief scientist, he failed to declare a job he had been fired from the previous year for incompetence.28 Oct 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSFO won't prosecute Blue ChipThe Serious Fraud Office has announced it will not press charges against the Blue Chip group of companies, citing a lack of evidence, but is probing two other failed finance companies.28 Oct 04:15 AM
New ZealandWilce, recruiter under fire in Defence reportA military court of inquiry into the hiring of disgraced Defence scientist Stephen Wilce has found the appointment process was flawed.28 Oct 02:11 AM
New ZealandCold-calling scammers a rising threatInternet watchdog Netsafe is warning of cold-calling scammers ramping up attacks on New Zealand computer users.27 Oct 11:50 PM
