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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Scam cases surge with increasingly clever tactics
Description: ItāsĀ been revealed that Kiwis lost a recordĀ $3 billionĀ toĀ scamsĀ this year.Ā Ā ThatāsĀ a 30% increase fromĀ $2.3 billionĀ last year.Ā NetsafeĀ and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance āState of Scams in New Zealandā report shows that scammers are getting more sophisticated ā and victims are facing persistent barriers to reporting and recovering their losses.Ā Ā So, how should we protect ourselves and who should be held accountable?Ā Today on The Front Page,Ā NetsafeāsĀ Sean Lyons is with us to break down the latestĀ figures, andĀ discuss how New Zealand can better prepare itself for the evolving...