Banking and financeAustralian named as new SFO headThe new boss for the Serious Fraud Office has been named as Australian Julie Read.11 Sep 12:25 AM
BDBDBanking and financeYou can't shift blame, judge tells Bridgecorp's RoestFormer Bridgecorp CFO Rob Roest suggested the losses to investors were not as severe or widespread, when he appeared before the Court of Appeal today.10 Sep 02:55 AM
New ZealandScam Watch - Sept 8A scam email to PayPal members warns of invalid account login attempts.07 Sep 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsAT corruption claims: Manager sackedAuckland Transport has sacked a senior manager amid an investigation into allegations of corruption over roading contracts.05 Sep 04:56 AM
New ZealandBig rise in Kiwis scammed by consThe number of people who unwittingly launder money for international scammers has doubled in three months, and police deal with new "money mule" reports every day.29 Aug 07:45 PM
New ZealandBusinesswoman denies $9m fraudAn Auckland businesswoman alleged to be at the centre of a $9.2 million mortgage ramping scheme involving her siblings and friends has pleaded not guilty to 26 charges.29 Aug 04:42 AM
Banking and financeVictims want Ross 'poor'Wellington financial adviser David Ross pleads guilty to charges relating to running a Ponzi scheme.29 Aug 01:30 AM
New ZealandHow casino scam netted trio $50,000In a little over nine months Xiao Lu and her former boyfriend Zhou Zhao defrauded Hamilton's SkyCity casino of more than $50,000 .27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFraudster hijacks Kiwi's nameA retired engineer was stunned to discover a Kiwi passport in his name has been used by a man on the FBI's Most Wanted list to pull off a $180 million fraud.24 Aug 08:26 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDavid Ross remanded after court hearingDavid Ross, the Ponzi-accused former manager of Ross Asset Management appeared in court this morning, but all aspects of the hearing were suppressed.21 Aug 11:25 PM
Small Business'Google' scam worker had her suspicionsA former staffer of a NZ company allegedly claiming false links to Google says she was forced to make at least 100 cold calls a day to sell advertising.21 Aug 05:30 PM
New Zealand$274k fraudster's bizarre explanationA caregiver who admitted defrauding the benefit system of more than $274,000 says she did it because she "believed that she was two separate people".21 Aug 03:37 AM
Small Business'Google' fraud probeFraud police are investigating a New Zealand company calling itself GoogleDirectory.20 Aug 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsAT corruption investigatedAuckland Transport has called on external investigators to guide its inquiry into corruption claims and has stood down a senior manager on indefinite leave.20 Aug 04:00 AM
World'Artful dodger' in the frameA struggling Chinese artist faked dozens of paintings as part of an elaborate US$80 million ($98.7 million) New York art fraud, prosecutors have alleged.19 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - Aug 18A scam that cost a business $18,000 has prompted a warning this week to be careful with invoicing.17 Aug 05:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion trio get home detentionThree directors of Dominion Finance and North South Finance were all sentenced to at least 10 months' home detention today.16 Aug 02:45 AM
New ZealandFresh $110k scam claimedFurther fraud charges have been laid against a man accused of ripping off elderly people and using the money to pay court-ordered reparation to previous victims.13 Aug 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsRail, road corruption probesTwo large public transport organisations - Auckland Transport and KiwiRail - are holding inquiries into separate allegations of corruption over contracts.12 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - Aug 11The Department of Internal Affairs has received a couple of complaints about a scam targeting people advertising for flatmates on Trade Me. Both should be ignored and usually lead to requests for money:10 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFraudster preyed on elderly, court toldA man charged with defrauding elderly people out of around $156,000 allegedly used some of the spoils to pay court-ordered reparation to previous victims.09 Aug 08:05 PM
New ZealandVery simple scams luring in victimsPolice say they are dealing with an increasing number of people being ripped off through simple scams.06 Aug 05:30 PM
Banking and financeFinance disciplinary body to hear its first casesA body with the power to fine financial advisers or recommend they be deregistered will hear its first cases today.04 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandIt's all downhill for ski-pass scamFake NZSki passes worth $40,000 have been seized by Queenstown police in a sting that led to a Malaysian holidaymaker being charged with seven forgery-related offences.02 Aug 09:09 PM
New ZealandAuthor's NZ writing dream soursA celebrated children's author-turned-publisher has left the country, with a trail of unpaid debts and angry authors in her wake.02 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSwann freed, but where is he?Fraudster Michael Swann was released from prison on parole yesterday, but his whereabouts remain unknown.31 Jul 10:23 PM
