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Alleged conman complains of raw deal

Home detention for Whangarei company director

A Whangarei company director who fraudulently obtained more than $77,000 from the Accident Compensation Corporation by submitting false invoices will not have to pay the money back.

Cancer trust freezes fundraising

A cancer charity has suspended fundraising in New Zealand amid questions over how its money is spent.

IRD warns against tax refund scammers

Taxpayers are being warned not to fall for hoax phone calls from fraudsters telling them they are eligible for unclaimed money or a tax refund.

Royal lifestyle an audacious fraud

Hiding in the laundry chute of his luxury riverside apartment, Hohepa Morehu-Barlow fumed as he watched detectives rummage through his trove of designer belongings.

Trust gives less than 5pc of donations

A registered charity dedicated to cancer research has donated less than 5 per cent of the $1.1 million it has collected from New Zealanders over four years.

Immigration taken to task over visa risk management

Money woes jump to top as driver of fraud

Personal financial pressure has edged out greed as the number one motivation among perpetrators of fraud in New Zealand, according to a survey.

Racing clubs targeted over pokies

Dozens of racing clubs in the south have been ordered to hand over files as part of a Serious Fraud Office probe into pokie grants.

Scam Watch - March 10

A scammer has targeted people with items listed for sale online this week.

Fraud busters spend $195k on PR

The Serious Fraud Office spent $195,000 on public relations advice in one year.

Super City voter scam trial shifted

Eight men accused of an alleged Auckland Super City voter scam have had their trial shifted to the High Court.

BSA censures TV1 over false fraud claim

TV One News breached broadcasting standards when it wrongly identified an Auckland bar as having been targeted by fraud.

Lombard directors did not mislead - lawyer

Lombard directors face tougher sentences

Four Lombard Finance directors could face tougher sentences as their case goes to the Court of Appeal this week.

Scam Watch - March 3

Scams weren't just appearing in email inboxes this past week. They were mailed to people around the country - all promising financial windfall, for a price.

Scams cost Kiwis almost $4m

Kiwis lost almost $4 million in scams last year, with rising fraudulent investment and dating schemes in particular contributing to the losses, according to govt figures.

Five Star Finance man in court as sentence looms