Woman loses $1000 in Queenstown phone scamMARION VAN DIJK/FAIRFAX NZ A Queenstown woman lost $1000 to a person pretending to be from Spark. A Queenstown woman has been left $1000 out of pocket after giving her credit card details to a caller claiming to be from phone company Spark. READ MORE:READ MORE* Spark customers targeted by phone scammers* Flood of scam calls about unpaid taxes prompts warning from IRD* IRD scammer almost claims two South Canterbury victims* They're back - the phone scammers pretending to be from IRD"She thought it seemed above board and correct, because she'd just received the new modem." Acting Senior Sergeant Steve Watt said the woman had been having issues with the internet at her Arrowtown home and called Spark, which sent her a new modem. If the call came from overseas, the chances of police finding the offender and the woman getting her money back was "effectively zero", Watt said.

Source: Stuff July 17, 2016 23:15 UTC