Three Auckland men have been arrested following a police investigation into phone scams
Three Auckland men have been arrested following a police investigation into phone scams
5 October 2020
They've been charged in relation to alleged money laundering and will appear in court this month.
The last few months, Police say there's been a surge in reports from victims, including an 84-year-old who lost almost ten-thousand-dollars after receiving a call from a person claiming to be from Spark.
Detective Senior Sergeant Bridget Doell says people should never give their personal bank information out over the phone or allow an unknown caller to access their computer remotely.
She says, while phone scammers operate offshore, they recruit locals as 'money mules' to transfer money into offshore accounts.
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