The fake winning tickets arrive in envelopes similar to these ones, which were widely distributed in a 2019 mail scam. The fake winning tickets arrive in envelopes similar to these ones, which were widely distributed in a 2019 mail scam. By RNZPostal workers have uncovered a mail scam originating in Malaysia that appears identical to previous rackets, which have conned New Zealanders out of millions of dollars. “The scam mail is easily identified - a white envelope with colourful Malaysian stamps with the address being printed with the family name first,” Maynard said. Maynard said the union has alerted New Zealand Post to the latest fraud and it has undertaken to seize and destroy any scam mail arriving at the border.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 20, 2023 18:28 UTC