Hang up and report the call to your phone provider," TCF chief executive Geoff Thorn says. If this happens to you, it is a scam, and the best action you can take is to hang up. "The TCF has a scam prevention process in place which enables scam calls to be notified and blocked across all New Zealand networks. Usually these callers are from overseas, but disguise themselves by routing their call through a New Zealand phone number. • "Government Grant" Scam – Calls made from someone offering free money in the form of a Government grant or similar.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2020 03:28 UTC