Report a Scam

Reporting a scam

Are you a New Zealand Resident?

Any New Zealand resident who wishes to can report a potential scam offer (of the type the Ministry assesses for listing on Scamwatch). 

We regret we are unable to accept reports of overseas scams from consumers living outside New Zealand. We suggest that overseas consumers notify their local or state consumer protection agency instead.

What kind of scam is assessed ?

We assess the following types of schemes for Scamwatch.

• prize and lottery schemes
• astrology and other fortune-telling type schemes
• certain versions of the Advanced Fee Fraud ("Nigerian Letter")

We may use your report to keep this site up to date and warn others.

We regret we are unable to reply to reports for scams already on Scamwatch.

Check List...

Have you checked Scamwatch ?

We may have already assessed the scam you want to report. 

Don't include supporting documentation

Please do not send any supporting documentation with your form at this time. If we require any supporting documentation about the scam you report, the Ministry will contact you for this information after it has qualified the scam.

What we do with the information

Once we have assessed the reported scam, the Ministry may use your information to keep this site up-to-date and to warn others.  Your personal details will not be published. The information you provide will also be added to the Ministry's data collection on scams.

Responding to your report

Please note that the Ministry is not an enforcement agency and may not respond to you directly regarding this scam.

Contact details

Information marked with an asterisk* must be completed to enable you to submit this form.

Name:
Street address:
Suburb:
City / town:
Phone number:
E-mail address:*

Scam details

Name of scam:
Country where scam is based:
Website address of scam:
Type of scam:	Lottery Offer Nigerian Letter Type Prize Draw Psychic/Astrologer
How did you receive information about the scam?
Do you still have information on the scam?	Yes (We may ask you to send it) No
Any comments about the scam? (please do not paste in documents, we will request these separately if required)

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Some of the information you supply may be of interest to other New Zealand or overseas enforcement agencies. Please indicate here whether you will allow us to pass on this information:

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