This year we have launched new tools to help older people safeguard themselves against online harms, including The Little Black Book of Scams, the ‘Check Netsafe‘ website checker and our online webinar of fraud tips and advice (all linked below). This was important to us because digital technology is playing a growing role in the…
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.
Netsafe and Spectrum Care have written this plain language romance scams guide. It offers advice for people with an intellectual disability, and those who support them. You can read our other plain language guides here. Romance scams: plain language guide Finding friends online can be fun. Sometimes, that friendship can turn to love. Sadly, some people…
Webcam blackmail has evolved as a new way to demand money after video chat sessions are recorded and threats made to publish recordings online
Facebook helps you keep up with family and friends and share what’s going on. It’s also home to popular local ‘buy and sell’ groups, and Facebook pages for businesses. Although a lot of these pages and sellers are genuine, there are some people who use marketplace and trading scams to target people on Facebook. We’ve…
People in New Zealand are losing millions of dollars to scammers each year – and this is just the figures reported to Netsafe so the actual figure is likely much higher. There are often similar characteristics to most scams so we’ve put our advice together to help you. Netsafe’s Guide to Scam Spotting An online scam…
With more people shopping online, many opportunistic scammers are targeting internet users by sending emails and text messages that impersonate delivery companies. These are called these parcel delivery scams. They are designed to obtain the personal or financial details of the person receiving them. Variations on this type of scam can see people receiving a…
While many of us are at home with our families, medical professionals and staff from the Ministry of Health, including Healthline, have been putting in a massive effort to help keep us safe. If you’ve been getting calls about COVID-19, including offers of support or information about testing and results, we’re here to help you…
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 lure to engage people. Our tips might help you protect yourself and your family. What does a COVID-19 scam look like? While the scams are different in nature and continue to…
It is not uncommon for legitimate organisations to have their data compromised, and when this happens it might mean your data has been affected. Find out what you can do if you have been caught up in a data breach. What happens to my data in a data breach? Sometimes the data may be made…
