Kiwibank – Fake term deposits
A scam offering fake term deposits using the name of Kiwibank is targeting New Zealanders.
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A scam offering fake term deposits using the name of Kiwibank is targeting New Zealanders.
A scam offering fake term deposits and bonds using the name of Bank of America (Australia) is targeting New Zealanders. Scammers are sending out highly professional looking product disclosure statements which feature the Bank of America’s name, address, logo and registration details.
A scam offering fake term deposits using the name of Co-operative Bank is targeting New Zealanders.
A scam offering fake term deposits using the name of Bank of China (New Zealand) is targeting New Zealanders. Scammers are sending out highly professional-looking product disclosure statements featuring Bank of China’s name, logo, address and registration details.
WARNING: A scam offering fake term deposits and bonds using the name of Heartland Bank is targeting New Zealanders.
A scam offering fake term deposit investments using the name of TSB Bank is targeting New Zealanders.
We are concerned that Kiwi Term Deposits may be operating a scam. It operates a website claiming to offer consumers a way to compare and find the best term deposit and bond rates in New Zealand. It states that investments are “fully insured and asset backed by provider”. However, no such scheme is currently offered in New Zealand.
We are concerned that a scam offering fake investments such as term deposits in the name of HSBC is targeting New Zealanders.
We are concerned that a scam offering investments in fixed term deposits under the name of BT Funds Management is targeting New Zealanders.
Compare Fixed Term Deposits (CFTD) operates a website claiming to offer consumers a way to compare all registered and regulated fixed income investments in New Zealand and find the highest rates. FMA are concerned this may be a scam.
FMA warns about a fake term-deposit investment opportunity offered in the name of SBS Bank.
We are concerned that the website invest-nz.org contains false and misleading statements about term deposits.
WARNING: We are concerned that this scam operation is targeting New Zealand residents and offering investment in a term deposit. It is claimed that the investment is offered by Citibank, N.A. which is not true.
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