Northland Courier / Card Skimming Scam
NZBA statement – 1 May 2008
The New Zealand Bankers’ Association has been made aware that bank customers in Northland and Auckland are being
targeted by scammers for credit and debit card details and is advising the public to be wary of suspicious callers.
According to information provided by the Police, representatives of clubs & societies in Northland and Auckland are being called by persons expressing an interest in joining the organisation or
providing items of interest to the club. The representatives are then told a courier driver will deliver the information
or a package of articles, which must be paid for by EFTPOS.
We understand that paying in this manner is not standard practice for courier companies. It is also apparent that the
portable EFTPOS device used by the scammers is more than likely to be a skimming device capturing and recording card
details. Then very quickly, the information is being used to obtain cash from Automatic Teller Machines in Australia.
Our advice to the public in the area is to make sure they know the identity of the courier company making the delivery,
that they request official identification from the courier driver, and if they are still suspicious to call the Police.
ENDS