Spark launches verified call feature to protect customers from scams
Its arrival coincides with a rise in impersonation scams, with reports of such incidents involving Spark growing by…
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Keith Bone’s lifetime in swimming recognised with KSM
He has been a team manager at a range of national meets, a member of the HBPBS board…
Porirua cafe owners struggling after $2400 loss in third-party Uber Eats scam
The Bendalls signed up their business Get Fixed to Uber Eats delivery in March. They claimed that after…
The $3m ‘money mule’ allegedly kidnapped in kiwifruit tax scam set to be deported
“Immigration New Zealand may also cancel or lift any period of prohibition and grant a temporary visa to…
SFCVIBE Rating alleged pyramid scheme: Member says platform feels like scam
They said every member who joins is placed under one or more managers whose role is to “guide…
Dunedin woman fears $800,000 lost in online romance scam with fake American general
Investigators believe the documents she was provided were not genuine, and the image she was sent of the…
China TV variety show exposes scam linking ‘peace’ sign selfies to privacy risks
A casual peace sign in a selfie has become China’s latest online privacy concern after experts warned that…
Accused ex-lawyer Rohineet Sharma fights laundering charge in $600k scam case
He received another $400,000 payment into his Kiwibank account in February 2023, which it’s accepted was the proceeds…
Taupō couple lose life savings in a ‘callous’ scam by friend Petronella Laatz
Mienie says she did not know that, nor did she realise she could look up the business on…
Tauranga police scam alert: How to spot fake officer calls and protect money
The callers then ask for several banknote serial numbers, claiming they are needed to verify whether the money…
Police alert on rogue gardeners targeting elderly after $3500 Masterton scam
They cut some branches, trimmed a hedge and charged $3500 for two hours’ work. “They’ve driven the man,…
East Wind $53m Ponzi scheme: Former finance manager Yuko Hanyu guilty of overseeing investment scam
Hanyu had worked with Ashikaga to obtain funds from investors, relying on false statements about their financial products…