Joanne, lost $NZ540,000 ($500,000) to scammers going by the name of Dale Plumides, whom she met on Tinder. He wanted Joanne to log in to his bank account and transfer the money to one of his colleagues. When she relented, and logged in, she could see $NZ9 million in his bank account, with a list of other transactions. The scammers are very sophisticated, and their techniques closely mirror legitimate connections.” Leggett inspected the purported bank website Plumides sent Joanne. In many cases the funds are sent to overseas banks, but sometimes they are transferred to another New Zealand bank account.

Source: Stuff April 25, 2022 05:31 UTC