He had never completed a property sale in his life - but his audacious attempt to "sell" the Ritz hotel nearly worked.

An Auckland churchgoer who defrauded parishioners of $250,000, saying he needed money for cancer treatment, has been jailed.

Some teenagers earn pocket money flipping burgers at the local fast-food outlet but 16-year-old Marcus Lim had bigger ideas.

An Auckland Grammar pupil who forged scores of driving licences which he sold to other students was told in court to "dedicate your obvious talents towards a legitimate enterprise".

The Commerce Commission is warning New Zealanders not to be taken in by a new phone scam offering a refund for credit card overcharges.

The Serious Fraud Office is probing a Blue Chip franchise in the South Island.

An ex-pharmacist told court he'd been asked by police to keep selling cold medicine to "pill shoppers" to help their surveillance operation.

White-collar crime in the first six months of this year hit a record high of $72m, says the Fraud Barometer.

Troubled financier Allan Hubbard claims his wife, Jean, was unable to buy groceries worth $23 when he was first put into statutory management.

Three Canadians have been arrested in an alleged international crime syndicate, which modifies shops' eftpos machines to steal credit card details.

Teenage forgers have sold dozens of fake driver's licences for up to $60 each in a sophisticated operation that has astounded police.

Receivers for National Finance 2000 could be ordered to provide its directors with information to help with their defence against Companies Office charges.