A series of high-value scams in New Zealand, including crypto investment fraud, remote access software deception, and money mule exploitation, highlight growing sophistication in scam techniques and ongoing challenges in consumer protection and bank accountability.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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unauthorised transfers using compromised mobile verification
SIM swapping fraud warning after mobile number hijacked, $20k takenauthorised payments used to funnel illicit funds
Scammers using extremely sophisticated methods one retiree lost 250 000Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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