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The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Allan Blackman (Part 2)
Audio 25 Jan 2024Today on the show, Susana and panellists Kathryn Graham and Allan Blackman discuss scams - both on the phone and online, and talk to MetService about the upcoming weather events. Plus, they discuss… Audio
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AI scam calls imitating familiar voices
Audio 20 Jul 2023Phone scams are nothing new, but thanks to artificial intelligence, they are getting more sophisticated and believable. Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are now being used… Audio
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The E-team: Parliament and cyber security
Parliament takes security seriously, but not just the physical kind. Sometimes the biggest risks arrive through the smallest holes. Audio
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Scott Bainbridge on digging into New Zealand's biggest swindle
In 1966 Robert 'Skip' Gardner hopped the Tasman and brought a small group of grifters with him to run a company that was looking distributors to sell its cosmetics through dairies and milk-bars. The… Audio
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Feature Interview: Evan Ratliff
It was an audacious plan; use a silicon mask to look like a former French defense minster, create a replica of his office, video call rich businessmen and convince them to give millions to rescue… Audio
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Meet the woman who scams the scammers
We've all wanted to scream down the phone at scammers before. Some people even keep whistles next to the phone so they can go one better. But few out there would have tried to scam the scammers… Audio
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Financial elder abuse - the heart-wrenching scams
Elderly people are being targeted by scammers in heart-breaking numbers. They rarely get their money back, and often they're too ashamed to admit to having been sucked in. Audio
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Stumbling blocks: time to filter out extremism from the internet?
The billionaire boss of Twitter - who flew in this week to update the Christchurch Call - couldn't keep his own account free of extremist stuff from hackers recently. Six months after social media was… Audio
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Scam Scum: We're All Victims
Last year, New Zealanders lost $33 million to scams. Madison Reidy looks at how that's impacting our economy and what we're doing to stop it. Audio
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Scams hit Canterbury residents and businesses
Canterbury residents are being warned about two different phone scams doing the rounds, including one where scammers impersonate Spark employees. One of those scammers called our Christchurch reporter… Audio
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Your Money with Mary Holm: Avoiding scams
Everybody, can be victims of money making or investment scams, fraud, or bad deals. This week on Your Money with Mary Holm, she offers advice and information on warning signs and some known scams. Audio
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The Indian women paying for a NZ education with their freedom
Indian families are marrying their drug-addicted sons to young women and then paying for the women's study in New Zealand as a pathway to residency for their sons. Fearing for her life, one woman… Audio
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Pants on Fire Ep 3 - Sweet-talking Ernest Dickens and the Spanish prisoner
Audio 22 Nov 2017Sweetheart scams and the booming cyber-fraud industry are fueled by the human drive to trust people. Audio
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How to avoid investment scams
Don't ever succumb to pressure when it comes to investing your money, says personal finance expert Mary Holm. She looks at the red flags which can help you spot and avoid scams. Audio
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Netsafe's Martin Cocker talks about the latest phone scam
Netsafe's executive director, Martin Cocker, talks about a new offshore scam which uses a "yes" response to make it appear that you have agreed to a purchase. Audio
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New Zealanders lose millions to cold-call scams
The Financial Markets Authority is warning people to be alert about phone investment scams. Audio
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Banking technology putting elderly people at risk of scams
Internet and mobile phone banking is putting elderly people at more at risk of being taken advantage of. Audio
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Central Bank of Samoa warns public about scammers
Audio 10 Oct 2013Central Bank of Samoa warns public about scammers. Audio
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Computer Scams
Audio 21 Feb 2011Have you had a phone call from somebody saying that your computer has a virus and offering to fix it for you? So are these calls scams and what should you do if you get one? This Way Up's Simon Morton… Audio
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Anti-virus phone calls
Audio 19 Feb 2011Have you had a phone call from somebody saying that your computer has a virus and offering to fix it for you? So are these calls scams and what should you do if you get one? With Paul Brislen, Dr Mark… Audio