This holiday season, New Zealand Police are encouraging people to be aware of online scams and fraud.
The holiday period can already be a time of stress, the last thing you want during an already stressful time is to lose large sums of money to a scam.
MBIE has identified nearly $200 million of New Zealanders money has been lost to scams in the last year.
Scammers don't differentiate and are targeting everyone across New Zealand. Common scams include:
• Phishing: Phishing is a type of email scam, where the sender pretends to be a trustworthy organisation to try and get your personal information, like internet banking login details.
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