Fraud

To mark the start of Fraud Awareness Week, Netsafe says in 2020 more New Zealanders than ever fell for online scams. Executive director of Netsafe, Martin Cocker, talks to the panel about the scams… Audio

Ron McQuilter lives by his ABCs - Assume nothing, Believe nobody, Check everything. It's helped him through 37 years working as a private investigator in New Zealand. Born in Scotland, Ron followed… Audio

The man who defrauded a charitable trust linked to the Māori king to pay for weight loss surgery has avoided jail and been sentenced to home detention. Rangi Whakaruru was the king's trusted private… Audio

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

There are warnings that bribery and corruption may become more attractive to struggling organisations and their executives during the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Forensic accountant, Lorinda Kelly… Audio

Research from MSU has identified common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and work together to cause an estimated $445-600 billion of harm globally per… Audio

The Serious Fraud Office has filed criminal charges against four people in relation to electoral donations paid into a National Party bank account.

It comes after former National MP Jami-Lee Ross… Video, Audio

The crypto-currency One Coin promised to be the next BitCoin. Even Kiwis got on board with the hype. The problem is, it never really existed and now its founder has disappeared. Audio

Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Audio

The insurance industry is setting up a special group to combat fraud, which it says is costing it hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Audio

Dr Andrew Klein explains how the medical research sector can clean up the scientific record and get rid of "fake data". Audio

The former MP who complained to the Serious Fraud Office about dodgy spending by a former Waikato DHB head, says the decision to stop investigating Nigel Murray sends the wrong message.The SFO says… Audio

ANZ chairman John Key says departing CEO David Hisco believed he had authority to spend tens of thousands of dollars on chauffeured cars, but resigned because of a "lack of transparency" in recording… Video, Audio

A beneficiary says the stress of a long MSD fraud investigation drove her to attempt suicide and has ruined her life, even though she was cleared in an independent review of her case. She spoke with… Audio

The Commission for Financial Capability has joined the call for a central agency to investigate and prevent fraud. Audio

Tracy Hall had been separated from her husband for over a year when she first met a man called Max Tavita via a dating app. He seemed witty, charming, intelligent, and attractive....a successful… Audio

In spite of the financial demise of the company behind the ambitious plans to colonise the red planet, New Zealand Mars One applicant, Saeed Ghandhari, is hopeful the project will still go ahead.  Audio

Amy Bock was a criminal "supreme in her cleverness". Her most famous con saw her pose as a man for 15 weeks and marry the daughter of her landlord. Nobody has ever been able to explain what motivated… Audio