The BBB is warning lovebirds or those searching for their special person to remain vigilant about online shopping scams.

More Kiwis are becoming unwitting money mules, a big bank says, as a special pop-up shop highlighting scams emerges today.

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Valentine’s Day scams can result in someone stealing money or your identity, according to the Better Business Bureau.

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Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, according to data from Action Fraud obtained by the Lib Dems through a Freedom of Information request. Consumers ...

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%. Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses ...

This is compared to £46.6 million of losses in the previous year to fraudulent online shopping scams and some 66,000 cases reported. Action Fraud describes online shopping fraud as “shopping ...

the most common scams consumers have encountered include impersonation scams (43 per cent), online shopping scams (34 per cent), and rental scams for things like holiday homes (15 per cent).