Whangarei's Age Concern is shocked that an internet scammer is using the organisation to try to rip people off.
An email has been circulating purporting to be from Age Concern Whangarei, coming from the email address info@ageconcernwhg.org.nz offering people an investment opportunity.
But Age Concern Whangarei president Beryl Wilkinson said it's a scam and people should not respond.
The email says:
''Good Day Friend,
"My purpose/intentions for contacting you today is based on a business proposal introduced to me by a work colleague from NL He Asked if i could refer him to friends and contacts interested in investments.