Blog: security, scams, and phone spam
Content from the NoCall team to understand real threats, spot patterns, and make informed decisions.
AI Voice-Cloning Scams in New Zealand: The Fake Family Emergency Call
A sobbing voice that sounds exactly like your daughter, a crash that never happened, and a demand for money tonight: how AI voice-cloning emergency scams work in New Zealand and the family code word that stops them.
Wangiri one-ring scam: the missed call trap targeting New Zealand mobiles
One ring from an unknown overseas number, then silence. Call back and you dial a premium-rate line. Here is how wangiri works and how to stop it.
The most common phone scams in New Zealand right now
IRD threats, fake bank fraud teams, courier texts, prize wins, and one-ring traps: the scripts targeting Kiwi phones today.
How to report spam calls and texts in New Zealand
Forward scam texts to 7726, report scams to Netsafe, and know when to call your bank, the police, or the Commerce Commission.
Who called you? How to check unknown numbers in New Zealand
Missed calls, silent voicemails, and spoofed caller IDs: practical ways to identify mystery callers without calling back blindly.
Block spam texts in New Zealand: filter junk SMS on any phone
Fake parcel links, Flubot-style malware texts, and prize lures clog Kiwi inboxes. Here is how to filter, block, and report them.
Block spam calls in New Zealand: Android and iPhone guide
From Silence Unknown Callers to carrier spam filters, here are the practical steps that cut nuisance calls on Kiwi mobiles.
You won a prize? Fake lottery calls and texts in New Zealand
Surprise jackpots, supermarket vouchers, and claims agents demanding fees: how prize scams hook Kiwis, and the one rule that defeats them.
Fake parcel delivery texts impersonating NZ Post and Aramex
A held parcel, a small redelivery fee, a convincing link: how fake courier texts steal Kiwi card details, and how to check safely.
The fake bank security call draining New Zealand accounts
Spoofed caller ID, stolen personal details, and a rush to move your money: inside the fraud department scam hitting Kiwi banks.
The "wrong number" message that ends in an investment scam
A friendly text from an unknown number can be the first step of a long fraud. Learn to recognise the pattern and stop it before money is ever mentioned.
"We can recover your money": the second scam that follows the first
People who have already lost money become priority targets. Here is how recovery fraud works and how to tell real help from a trap.