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Directors Chetna and Hitesh Dave used fake rosters and payslips to mislead INZ.

Colin Gillies created fake invoices with his personal bank details to intercept the money.

One of the victims took out a loan to hire Jason Lambert and is still paying it off.

Most of the licences were converted from the United Arab Emirates.

Judge Pippa Sinclair cut the jail term by 15% for trauma experienced in a Zimbabwe prison.

A Swiss woman sent a scammer impersonating the US actor huge sums of money.

His plot unravelled when staff noticed one key issue.

Police said the money Nelly Sione stole should have gone to helping disadvantaged people.

Judge Paul Murray said the evidence was 'murky' but Michael Sperry's guilt was not proven.

Kharl WiRepa can now be named after a 10-month effort to keep his identity secret.

OPINION: Around one in five New Zealanders reported being scammed in 2024.

The Beca costings expert had been earning $200k a year plus bonuses.

He boasted: 'Everyone will fall for it ... One day we'll write about it in a book.'

Experts warn rising familiarity with scams could lower public vigilance.

The woman, who has permanent name suppression, stole the money from her employer.

Leaked documents said Meta projected it would make US$16b from scam ads last year.

Brother blames brother over $8.4m collapse of recruitment and construction business.

Gold bars, casino chips and luxury goods were seized from their home.

The FMA said David McEwen kept offering financial products despite the ban.

It is part of a scandal involving claims of massive embezzlement in the energy sector.

Zhimin Qian fled China in 2017, living in luxury across Europe for years.

Phillip John Smith used forbidden cellphones to invest and trade in cryptocurrencies.

An NZTA audit in July uncovered false paperwork used in licence conversions.

The corporal form of punishment is a remnant of the British colonial era.

Sally-Kae French sent fake documents to tribunals and forged emails from authorities.

Vincent Smith's schemes have robbed his victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Hun Min Im was jailed for more than four years for the large-scale Covid subsidy fraud.

The Auckland District Health Board shelled out millions in contracts.

The complaint alleges theft of ballot papers and standover tactics used against voters.