Beware Computer Scammers
The most dangerous computer virus in New Zealand right now is not a virus at all. It is a phone call. In the scams we clean up most often at our Christchurch workshop, nobody hacked anything. The victim was talked into opening the door themselves: installing a remote access app, reading out a code, or typing their banking password while a stranger watched their screen. Kiwis lose close to $200 million a year to scams by conservative estimates, and NetSafe has warned the true figure is likely far higher because most victims never report it. After 29 years of fixing the aftermath, here is exactly how they get you, and how to slam the door.








