But Mr Bulleid was not born yesterday. Mr Bulleid suspected the call was from overseas. A spokeswoman for Mr Key said the Prime Minister was not trying to give $6000 to Mr Bulleid and it was a scam. The scammers sought personal information, including banking details, under the guise of depositing a sum of money into the person's account. There will be no deposit and scammers will use your personal information for their own gain.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 02, 2016 17:12 UTC