Imposters are cloning New Zealanders' Facebook profiles and winning over their friends before trying to con them out of money.

Convicted fraudster Tracy Hibberd will not appeal her conviction or sentence. Hibberd, 35, is serving an eight-month home-detention sentence for faking her early childhood teaching diploma.

A Chinese exporter made secret payments to managers of a New Zealand dairy-processing company that ordered products from the foreign firm, according to court documents.

Convicted $17 million fraudster Michael Swann was told at a parole hearing yesterday "there was light at the end of the tunnel".

David Ross' out-of-pocket investors expressed relief when the alleged Ponzi-schemer was arrested and charged yesterday, but he was bailed back to his luxury home.

Belgrave Finance director Stephen Smith has been sentenced to four years in jail.

Cyber fraudsters sent a fake death certificate to try to dupe a lovestruck Kiwi woman into sending money overseas

The former director and owner of an Auckland media agency is facing 23 deception and dishonesty charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office.

The Department of Internal Affairs has only had one new email scam reported this week, from "Peter Stevenson".

Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin are seeking $7 million plus costs from a man who criticised them after the collapse of Hanover Finance.

The former wife of a dead conman has been convicted of forging a fake dog lease in an attempt to extort $15,000 from a voluntary animal shelter.

A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and eleven Auckland properties.

The director of an online car dealing company which placed thousands of bids on its own auctions didn't know the behaviour was illegal, his lawyer says.

Convicted fraudster Michael Swann's bid for parole has been delayed.

A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime.

The Serious Fraud Office wants tougher penalties for people found guilty of corruption in the private sector.

The chief executive of Kim Dotcom's latest start-up, the boss of the Financial Markets Authority, a former police detective and a Buddhist nun are at a conference beginning in Auckland today.

A woman stole more than $400,000 from a prominent Auckland couple who say she used it to fund a lavish lifestyle.

A couple ripped off family members in a fraud involving fake emails from billionaire Graeme Hart, gift bags of gold and confidential million-dollar deals, a court heard.