Media release: NZ Transport Agency urging all customers to be wary of virtual identity theft email and website scam. If your licence card is lost or stolen, or you think someone else knows and could use your licence number fraudulently, let us know.
How to replace your licence. A phishing scam is an email, call or text from someone pretending to be us. They may trick you into paying for something that seems legitimate, like your vehicle licence rego. Go to your nearest court and report the issue.
Take an identification document, and any information that you have, to prove that you were not involved in the crime.
Further information: Ministry of Justice - Dispute a fine. You receive a phone call from your bank asking for your internet banking details or PIN number. Your bank will never ask you to disclose your PIN or give out your internet banking password to a person. You should never respond to an unprompted request for these details. Note down as much as you can about the call, without disclosing your details and let your bank know about the scam.
Contact your bank or investment provider straight away and discuss specifically the transactions that appear to be fraudulent. Contact the utility company straight away and discuss specifically the account in dispute. Provide the details that have been changed, or the account that has been incorrectly charged. Any evidence you have, to support your claim may be helpful.
If you have evidence of your identity being fraudulently used by another person, you should report this to the Police.
Discuss the inaccuracies with your bank as you are likely to discover these when taking out a loan. You can also contact the credit agencies to query your credit report and get more information.
You may need to follow up with the enquirer to determine if a loan or account has been issued in your name. Further information: Check your credit report. You become aware that someone is wrongfully using your identity to commit a crime, what should you do?
Go to your nearest police station and report the issue. Take your identification documents and any information that you have, to prove that you are not involved in the crime. IDCARE performs a leadership role in both New Zealand and Australia, providing a response service to victims of identity theft, scams, and cybercrimes. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs runs Scamwatch. This website gives helpful information about the types of scams happening, what to do if you are a victim of a scam and alerts about scams that have been reported.
NetSafe is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes cybersafety by educating people, organisations and industry. Provides useful information about the Privacy Act , how to protect your privacy and comply with the Act. You can complain to the Privacy Commissioner if you feel your privacy has been breached.
The Department of Internal Affairs Anti-Spam Unit has the responsibility for enforcing the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act , which is designed to combat unsolicited emails and text messages, commonly called spam. The website provides information on how to avoid spam and allows you to complain about spam.
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NZ Driver Licensing's managing director, Roger Marley, said the tester was one of just over employed nationally. Mr Marley, a former police inspector, acknowledged that testers were occasionally offered bribes, but said they were under instructions to end a test immediately if that happened.
There had been no previous evidence any were accepted. Although the current investigation is into allegations of fraud within Auckland's Asian community, Mr Marley said bribes had been offered by people from various walks of life, including year-olds required to sit refresher tests.
The Westgate centre issued a licence to an Asian woman without her having to sit a road test.
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