New Zealanders are being urged to be cautious about online invoices after Netsafe reported an increase in the number of fake invoice scams. "There has been an increase in email invoice scams asking recipients to make payment on an overdue invoice for a product or service they haven't purchased," Netsafe said. • If you notice a supplier's usual bank account details have changed, call them to confirm that the invoice is legitimate. • Make sure you call the supplier using the phone number you have on file, or look it up on their website or in the phone book. • Don't call the telephone number on the email or invoice, as this will likely be the scammers phone number.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 26, 2017 21:56 UTC