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The new service, run by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), allows people to report online scams and seek advice on how to deal with them.

New Zealanders think the elderly are most vulnerable to scammers, but BNZ's research showed that busy parents in the 35 - 44 year old range are just as likely to have lost money to a scam as the elderly.

"Many people are confident they would never fall for a scam but often it's this sense of confidence that scammers target," ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said.

Because airline tickets can be costly, this scam targets anyone who is remotely interested in traveling.

"EOW is saying that it is a scam. A scam is different and e-tender tampering is different.

On 23 January 2019, the consumer expert agreed to settle his case out of court, with a [pounds sterling]3million payout to set up a new anti-scams initiative, and create a smart scam ads reporting tool.

Scam adverts often use fake celebrity images or endorsements to dupe people into buying false products and services, such as Bitcoin trading schemes and diet pills.

(We encourage all who became part of this investment scam to cooperate with authorities.)

"Not everyone is as untrusting as I am and, worryingly, less than half of those who have been targeted are so embarrassed by a scam they don't tell anyone - including their friends, families or the relevant authorities.

Local authorities believe the calls are part of a scam known as a wangiri scam, or one-ring phone scam, where an individual's phone will ring only once in an attempt to get the individual to call the number back, resulting in charges for high international rates or connection fees.

Pointing to the anti-graft court's affirmation of the Napoles's plunder conviction over the "pork barrel" scam earlier this month, Zarate said, "We welcome that.