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About SCAMwatch
Protect
Yourself
Protect
Others
SCAM
Alert
Antiscam - Useful
External links
'I've been scammed. What should I do?
Scams are deceptive, uninvited contacts or promises designed to trick you into giving away your money or your personal information. Don't let them get you.
Scams target you
Almost everyone has been the target of a scam at some stage in their lives, and many people have repeated, ongoing exposure to scam attempts. Overseas research suggests that one in ten people have lost money to scammers, with an average loss of over $2000- each!
Scammers create great set-ups, with bait designed to hook you. If you take the hook, they will sting you!
The aim of SCAMwatch is to provide you with information you need to Protect Yourself from scams, so you can recognise a set-up and avoid the hook and the inevitable sting of a scam.
The SCAMwatch Alert section keeps you informed of scams that are out there circulating in the New Zealand community, so you an be aware and prepared for them.
This section provides alerts based on information reported to SCAMwatch by those who have been confronted with scams - and who want to help protect others. It also contains information about scams from the media.
If you want to Protect Others by
reporting a scam attempt that is not already on our Alert section,
your report will automatically be emailed to the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs.
The Ministry may use your information, taking out any personal identity details, to create an alert on SCAMwatch
to keep others aware and prepared.
SCAMwatch also provides an Antiscam - Useful
External links page to similar and related sites overseas and in New Zealand.
Finally, SCAMwatch provides advice for those who have fallen for
the bait and been hooked at 'I've been scammed. What should I do?'
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