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Information and security
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Bog'liq INFORMATION AND SECURITYHow to avoid scams
Any investment opportunity from someone you don't know is suspect. If you do know the person, but the behaviour appears out of character, try contacting the sender through another channel to double-check.
Investment proposals from people you've never met are unlikely to be genuine. It is illegal in New Zealand to send unsolicited marketing emails.
Being asked to make a transfer through a foreign bank, wire service, or into a bank account with a name you don't recognise is a red flag.
Before you hand over any money, ask someone you trust if the investment appears to be legitimate. Make sure they have no connection to it themselves.
If you want to invest in cryptocurrency, use a New Zealand-based platform on the Financial Service Providers Register. It won't give you much protection, but it's better than trading with an overseas company.
Check URLs and websites carefully. Does the URL look correct, and are there any spelling mistakes? Do you connect to the website securely via Transport Layer Security (TLS), formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)? The address bar will show HTTPS rather than HTTP). Does the website have a valid certificate? Click the padlock in the far left of the browser address bar to see for whom the certificate was issued. Did you visit this website directly, click a referral link from a third-party site, is the link from an email or find it through search engine results?
It’s not just crypto
A text message scam is currently sweeping New Zealand, taking advantage of the fact that we are shopping online more than ever before. The message claims to be from a courier, but if you click on a link in the message, an app that can steal your information, including passwords, is installed on your phone.
This malware, known as FluBot, then attempts to "infect" your friends by harvesting their phone numbers from your contacts and performing the same trick.
To keep people guessing, the FluBot text messages change over time. A recent message, for example, suggests that you have a voicemail rather than a parcel.
Never click a link in a text message unless you’re confident of the source.
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