Fraud

Earlier this month Nine to Noon looked at the issue of online fraud and whether banks could - and should - be doing more to protect customers' losses. Kathryn spoke with Jon Duffy from Consumer NZ… Audio

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Bank scams are rising exponentially, so much so that $183 million has gone out of New Zealanders' accounts over the last year.  Audio

Each year New Zealander's are swindled out of millions of their hard earned dollars by scam artists and fraudsters. The NZ International Fraud Film Festival 2023 returns to Auckland later this month… Audio

In 2009, Taito Phillip Field was convicted of bribery and corruption and sentenced to six years in prison. Lockwood Smith was an opposition MP and recalls keeping the pressure on in… Audio

Police have been criticised for the way they're responding to the growing number of fraud complaints.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority says there are major failings in the way police act and… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by the Albanese Government to reverse the Morrison Government's 2018 recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of… Audio

David Ross was jailed in 2013 for running a ponzi scheme that resulted in thousands of New Zealand investors losing millions of dollars. Audio

Police are warning New Zealanders to beware of sales on social media, because they're seeing a staggering amount of fraud in online trading.

A 24-year-old has been arrested and charged over 27 scams… Audio

Following your passion is a popular mantra for career decision-making throughout the world. But does passion have a dark side? Erin Cech is author of The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for… Audio

Five years ago, hundreds of reporters turned The Panama Papers into stories spotlighted the corruption and tax-dodging of some rich and powerful people all over the world. It eventually led to changes… Audio

It was the biggest white collar crime New Zealand had ever seen, totalling $1.5 billion dollars, and at the centre of it all was South Canterbury Finance. Audio

When people pause before answering a question, their answers are perceived to be less sincere and credible than if they had replied immediately, according to a new study. Lead study author Dr. Ignazio… Audio

To mark the start of Fraud Awareness Week, Netsafe says in 2020 more New Zealanders than ever fell for online scams. Executive director of Netsafe, Martin Cocker, talks to the panel about the scams… Audio

Ron McQuilter lives by his ABCs - Assume nothing, Believe nobody, Check everything. It's helped him through 37 years working as a private investigator in New Zealand. Born in Scotland, Ron followed… Audio

The man who defrauded a charitable trust linked to the Māori king to pay for weight loss surgery has avoided jail and been sentenced to home detention. Rangi Whakaruru was the king's trusted private… Audio

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

There are warnings that bribery and corruption may become more attractive to struggling organisations and their executives during the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Forensic accountant, Lorinda Kelly… Audio

Research from MSU has identified common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and work together to cause an estimated $445-600 billion of harm globally per… Audio