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‘Cease all contact’: Actor Martin Henderson on romance scam heartbreak
The Shortland Street and Grey's Anatomy actor called the romance scam sad and horrific.
‘She wasn’t real’: Mother’s anguish when son’s suicide followed catfished love affair
A mother's grief exposed – new catfishing brings back the horror of her son's death.
'Upsetting': Grandma stung with 10yo parking fine for car she never owned
Lorraine says her driver's licence was used in a case of stolen identity, to her horror.
Identity theft costs woman chance of buying home - but she wins payout
Settlement falls far short of the financial damage suffered.
Guest from Hell: Airbnb guest steals $18k of goods and host's identity
170 valuable items were stolen including a sleep apnoea machine and 55 inch television.
'One-woman crime spree' charming boxers and executives
One federal prosecutor said she "has perfected the art of identity theft."
10 Year Challenge: Fun game or scam?
Everyone from Justin Bieber to Reese Witherspoon is jumping on board.
Con Air: Unlicenced driving in Oz ends in being dumped in NZ
Meet the human face of Australia's deportation policy for unwanted New Zealanders.
Supermarkets' move 'widens' surveillance
Supermarkets maintain their facial data collection complies with privacy rules.
Watch out for fake Netflix email scam
Customers have been warned to look out for a scam designed to steal credit card info.
'Cunning' Hamilton man sentenced for fraud
A "cunning" Hamilton man has been sentenced on 49 charges of fraud and identity theft.
Identity thief wants your vote
A council hopeful convicted of stealing identities of dead babies' to get fraudulent passports will stand as an independent candidate in local elections.
Stolen identities: Candidate won't stand
"For the sake of Auckland Future and my fellow candidates I have decided not to contest the Whau Local Board seat in the Council elections."
'Beyond belief' candidate who stole dead babies' identities could be elected - father
The father of a dead baby whose identity was stolen by fraudsters is adamant one of the men responsible - who is now seeking public office - should not be elected.
Arrests over 'identity theft' operation
Three men face a raft of charges after the organised crime group allegedly obtained more than $400,000 illegally by forging identity documents.
Killer's fake passport missed 19 times
A British killer flew in and out of New Zealand on a false passport 19 times before he was arrested in Australia for fraud.
Govt unveils new anti-corruption law changes
Justice Minister Judith Collins has unveiled a range of law changes to crack down on corruption, organised crime and bribery in New Zealand.
Job seekers' IDs stolen
It's fair to say Norrie Biotech isn't New Zealand's biggest biotechnology importer and distributor.
Warning of fake job ads
Thousands of Kiwi jobseekers are being targeted by an alarming new identity theft scam in which fake job ads are placed on the TradeMe and Seek websites.
Minister seeks answers over identity theft
Internal Affairs Minister and Napier MP Chris Tremain has requested a report into how a British killer managed to obtain a New Zealand passport issued in the name of a severely brain-damaged Hastings man.
Police: No case against CTV man
An Australian police probe has found no criminal wrongdoing against the New Zealand man who oversaw construction of the CTV building in Christchurch.
Jailed postie too hungover for duties
Queenstown's disgraced former NZ Post worker, jailed for stealing thousands of items of mail from Lakes district residents, was often too hungover to complete her duties.
Blunt message for jailed postie
A disgraced former postie who stole more than 21,000 items of mail from Queenstown residents failed to fulfil her "sacrosanct" duty of delivering private correspondence.
Postie jailed for mail theft
The Queenstown postal worker who stole thousands of pieces of mail from Wakatipu residents has been jailed for 17 months.
Disgraced postie admits stealing mail
Disgraced Queenstown postie Philippa Lynette Lindsay has admitted stealing thousands of pieces of mail destined for Wakatipu homes in the Queenstown District Court.
Criminals match skills with technology
Crimes such as house burglaries and theft have decreased while fraud and identity theft have risen, as criminals match their skills with improving technology, a criminologists says.