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Singapore oil trader sentenced to 17 years for ‘cheating’ HSBC
Financial Times: 82-year-old gets jail term in fight against commodity trading corruption.
'It's been a wild ride': Rebecca Russell quits Auckland rugby league after reforms
Russell reveals the changes she's made since uncovering fraud and mismanagement at ARL.
EU fines Meta $1.4b for ‘abusive practices’ on Facebook Marketplace
Tech giant says it will appeal.
Banned fraudster fails again, recruitment firm owes $8.4 million
The company employed a lot of immigrant workers as contractors now owed money.
19 separate identities and $82k stolen: Man jailed for part in Covid relief fraud
The high-trust model was exploited during a time of national crisis.
'Return the stolen money': Elite private school refused to refund scam victim's 'tainted' $50K
Victim believes the school has a moral duty not to keep money from an alleged criminal.
Tears in court as woman avoids jail for stealing $300k from boss
The judge said Sally Robertson began gambling due to the 'severe strain' she was under.
Listen: Scammers who used deepfake Luxon video to steal $224,000 caught on recording
A fraud expert says the highly skilled scammers use psychological tricks to con victims.
Kiwi football fans fume at sport streaming platform over rogue charges
DAZN subscribers are looking for answers after being stung with unexplained charges.
Police move to seize land and cash related to alleged $2m Winz fraud
The men, who are linked to an Auckland furniture company, haven't been arrested.
Return of the Tinder swindler: After prison, prolific scam artist picked up where he left off
Fraudster attends latest sentencing in construction get-up, saying he wants to work.
Corruption charges, millions in kickbacks: Former IT contractor pleads guilty
Millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains admitted just ahead of trial.
Former lawyer accused of using laundered $400k on luxury home, private school fees
The disbarred lawyer claims multimillion-dollar business deals are at risk if he is named.
Waikato man gets home detention for $53K Covid wage subsidy fraud
Jarryd Delroy Hector was found to have falsified GST and income tax returns.
Five tips to protect your business and staff from AI deepfake scams
OPINION: New Zealand workers are at risk of deepfake scams as AI technology evolves.
'Evil will come to you': Woman loses life savings to deepfake Luxon crypto scam
Scammers sent software giving them remote access to victim's device and bank account.
Fraud, theft and luxury cars: Every lawyer struck off in the past five years
When struck off, a lawyer cannot hold a practising certificate or practise law in NZ.
Man told boss he needed to WFH to homeschool his kid. He was actually on home detention for fraud
Andrew Ross said he did not recall the extensive offending.
Notorious Kiwi conman Wayne Eaglesome now in Czech Republic
Man parole board calls "prolific high-risk confidence man" spotted in Prague.
Morbidly obese fraudster tries to use his weight to avoid jail for immigration scam
He previously stole the identities of dead babies, then used obesity to his advantage.
$157k fraud spree: Forged IDs, bogus cards, and $80k rental car that was never returned
He rented an $80k Toyota, never returned it, and stole via fake credit cards.
Qantas hit with A$100m fine for selling seats on cancelled flights
Senior managers knew about different aspects of the issue, the Australian watchdog says.
Man paid scammer $68k for fake Rolex watch worth $250
Nicholas O’Loughlin scammed two people, now he's on home detention.
Letters: Why should banks pay for scam victims?, Don't retire, Jimmy Spithill
OPINION: 'What will international sailing be without Jimmy Spithill?'
Watchdog clears bank after branch manager helps customer send $250k to scammers
If the victim had lost the money in Britain, he would likely have received a full refund.
Screwed up notes and shredded paper: The clues that lead a counterfeit cash op being busted
Now a judge has described one of the women involved as a menace to the community.
School principal forged documents to claim grandparents' super after they died
Judge: 'Had you done this right, you probably would have got the inheritance anyway.'