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Inland Revenue urges Kiwis to be vigilant, especially around important tax periods.

The scammers are described as persistent and credible.

Pensioner says smooth-talking cold caller promised her a lounge suite before Christmas.

NordVPN says scammers ramp up planning in January to target Valentine’s Day.

The 37-year-old allegedly stole from women in their 80s across Auckland and Hamilton.

$20k was spent on Louis Vuitton after a victim handed over bank card for 'forensic clean'.

One victim relapsed into alcohol addiction, saying 'I may as well drink myself to death'.

China has repatriated thousands over cyberscams as global networks expand.

China’s cosmetic market is about $72b, second only to the US.

Criminals have been passing themselves off as royalty to talk people out of their money.

The 49-year-old says scammers are using her name to build fake relationships.

Scammers have copied BNZ and Sharesies banners to make the offers look real.

A group of Kiwi friends arrived at the Gold Coast to find they had been duped.

OPINION: Climate risk, insurance refusals and AI changed how we think about money, homes.

MiloX crypto exchange founder Robert Vashisth tells the Herald: 'I'm no scammer'.

The pensioner tag teamed with his daughter to catch out the fraudsters

Glenn Maiden, Chief security officer of Fortinet ANZ, joins Herald NOW to discuss the rise of scams during the holiday period.

New York Times: The demolition of buildings was broadcast on state media for days.

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

Shoppers are warned to stick to their spending limits and look past the sales hype.

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

Migrant and ethnic communities often singled out' by holiday package fraudsters.

She still owes nearly $150,000 to victims of her previous crimes.

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

Kiwis reveal their own misdeeds and share views on jail time for scammers.

Experts warn rising familiarity with scams could lower public vigilance.

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

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

Hachette issues an alert after a US author's publishing offer is exposed as a scam.