Kiwis lose $4.4m to online scams: Report

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Kiwis lose $4.4m to online scams: Report
More than $4.4 million has been lost to online scams in New Zealand over the last year, according to a new report. The Consumer Affairs Scamwatch service said financial losses more than quadrupled year on year with 562 reports received where money was paid over to a scammer that was not ...

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