08-04-2023, 06:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2023, 06:36 PM by Wainuiguy. Edited 1 time in total.)
And finally it seems that media are waking up to this.  Last year $183 millon was lost in reported scams by people in NZ.  That is reported scams.  Actual loss could br 3 or 4 times higher.
However one "expert" suggested that banks should stop contacting their customers to avoid confusion.  And when banks see these scams occurring what should they do?  Send a letter?
People just need to be much more careful when they get emails, texts and phone calls out of the blue.   Never click a link to solve a problem.   Never give out personal information to a random caller - if they are actually calling from your bank, credit card company etc they will already have your information so thy won't need you to give it to them !
However one "expert" suggested that banks should stop contacting their customers to avoid confusion.  And when banks see these scams occurring what should they do?  Send a letter?
People just need to be much more careful when they get emails, texts and phone calls out of the blue.   Never click a link to solve a problem.   Never give out personal information to a random caller - if they are actually calling from your bank, credit card company etc they will already have your information so thy won't need you to give it to them !