Scams stories - Page 13

Exit scam, or just plain bad luck? Investors in one of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges will be pondering that very question.

There was a staggering rise in criminal activity within the cryptocurrency market last year, despite the decline in the market.

We all love them and our lives are effectively run by them, but research has revealed apps are increasingly growing deceitful with ulterior motives.

In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently warned of a sophisticated phone scam, manipulating Australians for a reported $830,000 in November.

Inland Revenue is warning New Zealanders to be vigilant about any ‘tax refund’ emails they receive that appear to look genuine.

CERT NZ's Q3 report shows an alarming 35% rise in financial losses from cyber incidents, now at NZD $2.9 million, with unauthorised access up by 28%.

Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.

Scamwatch is warning Australian businesses to take an urgent look at how they deal with accounts and invoices.

New Zealanders lose NZD $24.7mil annually to scam calls, prompting the NZ Telecommunications Forum to intensify its anti-fraud campaign.

Australian businesses need to take cybersecurity more seriously as their attitudes and awareness don't match up to evolving threats.

Unfortunately the Xero Security team is all too aware of fraud. We see it affecting our customers and community as an almost daily event.

Is this for real? More often than not these days it can be hard to tell, and it’s okay to be a bit suspicious, especially when it comes to fraud.

This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.

A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

CERT NZ's latest report shows cyber threats and incident reports increased in Q2, yet monetary losses dropped by 24%, with most under NZD $500.

CERT NZ is warning New Zealand businesses to be aware of an upsurge in fake invoices, which are often intercepting genuine payments.

The ACCC has issued another warning to Australians to be wary of scam tactics, as victims continue to lose large sums of money.

This year Kiwis have lost a staggering $18.6 million to scams, compared to $10.1 million for over the entirety of last year.