{"id":25818,"date":"2023-12-14T06:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/?page_id=25818"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:00:03","slug":"fraud-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/compliance\/fraud-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25818\" class=\"elementor elementor-25818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6207f54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6207f54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caedb6e\" data-id=\"caedb6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb464c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb464c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related content<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f546a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f546a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><div>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/legal\/\">Legal<\/a><\/div><div>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/compliance\/\">Compliance<\/a><br \/>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/compliance\/complaints\/\">Complaints<\/a><br \/>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy policy<\/a><br \/>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/cookie-policy\/\">Cookie policy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-anchor-content\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b443945 disclaimer-content\" data-id=\"b443945\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4886ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4886ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraud awareness<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e6737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e6737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WorldFirst\u2019s international payment service is a great way to send money to people you know and trust. If you need to send money to someone you don&#8217;t know well, you may be putting yourself at risk of fraud.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cFraud is when trickery is used to gain a dishonest advantage, which is often financial, over another person.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>At WorldFirst, the security of your funds is our highest priority. So, before you send money to someone you don&#8217;t know well, we recommend you make sure you&#8217;re not sending money:<\/p><p>&#8211; to someone you don&#8217;t know<\/p><p>&#8211; to prove availability of funds to someone<\/p><p>&#8211; to claim an inheritance or winnings from the lottery<\/p><p>&#8211; to someone claiming to be a relative and in need of funds<\/p><p>&#8211; to a person you met online<\/p><p>&#8211; to a 3rd party that asks about your money or bank transactions<\/p><p>&#8211; to pay for unexpected taxes<\/p><p>Remember, deals and opportunities that seem too good to be true, generally are!<\/p><p>Businesses are also at risk of being targeted by fraudsters and should educate their staff to the risks posed to companies in your relevant industry.<\/p><p>If you are worried that you may have been a victim of fraud, please contact our team at report.fraud@worldfirst.com or call us on 1 800 835 506 or +61 2 8298 4900<\/p><p>For further information or to educate yourself on some of the various types of fraud that fraudsters employ please take some time to consult the below resources.<\/p><p><strong>Local Sources<\/strong><\/p><p>NZ &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerprotection.govt.nz\/general-help\/scamwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.consumerprotection.govt.nz\/general-help\/scamwatch\/<\/a><\/p><p>NZ &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.govt.nz\/advice-services\/cybercrime-and-internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.police.govt.nz\/advice-services\/cybercrime-and-internet<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Related content \u2013\u00a0Legal\u2013\u00a0Compliance\u2013\u00a0Complaints\u2013\u00a0Privacy policy\u2013\u00a0Cookie policy\u00a0 Fraud awareness WorldFirst\u2019s international payment service is a great way to send money to people you know and trust. 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