Scamming doesn't always start with a phone call123rf A Lower Hutt woman was scammed out of $20,000 by booking flights to the UK online. It seemed like perfect timing – but it was a trap that cost a Lower Hutt woman $20,000. SUPPLIED Sean Lyons, director of technology at Netsafe, says Anne's story is all too common. The timing couldn't have been better – Anne's niece was getting married in Britain at the end of March 2018. She booked two return business-class tickets for her and a friend to Britain for the end of March.

Source: Stuff March 22, 2018 01:52 UTC