Scammers leveraging recent South Island floods to deceive public into giving money Newshub 13 hrs ago
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Scammers pretending to be staff from Buller s Emergency Operations Centre are trying to deceive the public into giving them money.
Last weekend, some West Coast homes were evacuated and a state of emergency was declared in Buller as rising floodwaters threatened towns.
In the wake of the severe weather, the Buller Mayoral Relief Fund was opened for the public to donate to and help out communities. The Government has already contributed $300,000 to it.
But scammers are using this fund to target the public in a bid to swindle cash from New Zealanders.