Webcam Blackmail Scams
Webcam blackmail has evolved as a new way to demand money after video chat sessions are recorded and threats made to publish recordings online
Webcam blackmail has evolved as a new way to demand money after video chat sessions are recorded and threats made to publish recordings online
Romance scammers are good at what they do and can spend months building up trust before they start to ask for sums of money. There’s no fail-proof way to identify a romance scam, but there are signs to look out for.
People in New Zealand are losing millions of dollars to scammers each year – and this is just the figures reported to Netsafe so the …
With more people shopping online, many opportunistic scammers are targeting internet users by sending emails and text messages that impersonate delivery companies. They are designed …
Sadly we know scammers hop into Easter with hollow promises set to cause pain and we’re warning people to be careful when it comes to …
Netsafe has received numerous reports about an email scam where the scammer falsely claims to have hacked into their device and recorded intimate recordings of …
We have worked with Spectrum Care to create this plain language romance scams guide. It offers advice for people with an intellectual disability, and those …
Netsafe is urging people to be vigilant to opportunistic scammers looking to profit from COVID-19. We’ve seen first-hand how scammers are using COVID-19 as the …
There are many legitimate competitions on social media, but unfortunately scammers try to take advantage of their popularity. These scams can spread quickly and reach …