The latest Crime and Victims survey reveals New Zealand's most common offence is fraud.

The Ministry of Justice has surveyed more than seven-thousand people, and it shows 10% have experienced fraud in the year to October 2023.

66% have been scammed by unauthorised bank transactions, and 20% were scammed making online purchases.

Cyber-security company Aura’s Principal Advisory Consultant, Alistair Miller, told Tim Beveridge “Because it’s seen as quite shameful – we ignore the statistics, don’t talk about it with our friends and family and keep quiet about it.”

Miller said “It’s become an industrialised process – there's call centres with hundreds of people working to defraud people – and now there’s A.I to make it even more automated.”

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The latest Crime and Victims survey reveals New Zealand's most common offence is fraud. 
The Ministry of Justice has surveyed more than seven-thousand people, and it shows 10% have experienced fraud in the year to October 2023. 
66% have been scammed by unauthorised bank transactions, and 20% were scammed making online purchases. 
Cyber-security company Aura’s Principal Advisory Consultant, Alistair Miller, told Tim Beveridge “Because it’s seen as quite shameful – we ignore the statistics, don’t talk about it with our friends and family and keep quiet about it.” 
Miller said “It’s become an industrialised process – there's call centres with hundreds of people working to defraud people – and now there’s A.I to make it even more automated.” 
LISTEN ABOVE.

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