Awareness Key to Protecting Yourself Against Fraud
Tuesday, 4 March 2008,
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Police are welcoming Fraud Awareness Week and say that awareness is the key to protecting against scams which they expect to increase in New Zealand as technology advances.
Detective Sergeant Dave Kennedy at Police National Headquarters says the best way to prevent being ripped off is to recognise a scam before getting sucked in.
"It is almost impossible to retrieve money for people who have given it away offshore via the internet and needless to say impossible to repair the hurt done to someone who has become romantically involved with a scammer."
People can protect themselves by not responding to offers or deals that sound too good to be true and never giving out personal details to someone who asks for them out of the blue.
Mr Kennedy encouraged people to report scams to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs'
(Abridged article) SOURCE: policeNZ
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