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Jordan Heerspring: CERT NZ says professional criminals know what they're doing in setting up scam websites

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 7:32 p.m.

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A word of caution as cyber scammers continue to lift their game to target unsuspecting victims.

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The Government\\u2019s cyber security agency has recorded a \\xa0\\u201cmassive\\u201d jump in online fraud.

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Data obtained by the Herald from CERT NZ shows scammers have drained nearly $9 million from unsuspecting victims in just three months.

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CERT New Zealand Threat and Incident Response Manager Jordan Heerspring told Mike Hosking it\'s easy to blame people who fall for these scams, but a lot of fake websites are set up well.

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He says the people doing this are professional criminals who know what they\'re doing when copying real websites.

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