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 Love scammers, New Zealand estimates losses

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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:57 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11256873

Kiwis looking for love on the internet lost $680,689 in 2013, according to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.

Figures from the Consumer Affairs network Scamwatch are even higher, at $1.3 million. Seven of those victims reported losses of more than $100,000 each.

Netsafe executive director Martin Cocker said victims transferred an average of $7000 each to overseas bank accounts.

"People become emotionally invested. They want to believe the person they are in contact with is genuine," Cocker said.

I think this article sums it all up.

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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:15 am Reply with quoteBack to top
Just awful. Thank you for sharing this.

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