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The share of scam calls coming from overseas is declining. However, tens of thousands of scam calls are still received every day in New Zealand. A significant portion of international calls to New Zealand are linked to fraud. According to information released by local telecom operators, as many as 39% of internation...

New Zealand Police are once again warning about scammers posing as police officers who attempt to obtain the banking credentials of elderly people. The latest case known to authorities occurred last Saturday: scammers, pretending to be police officers and bank representatives, managed to trick an elderly woman livin...

New Zealand Police investigate SMS scam messages More than 13,000 scam text messages were sent nationwide. New Zealand Police have completed preliminary investigations into a series of SMS scams, according to an official statement. According to investigators, the main suspect, a 25-year-old man, together with accomp...