1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Ever, du for Z Island, the latest Crime and Victims 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: survey is out. It shows our confidence and trust and 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: police are still falling. It's revealed one hundred and eighty 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: five thousand kiwis experienced violent crime in the last year 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: and there's been a significant rise in crime in two 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: categories car thefts, but also online fraud. Brent Carry is 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: the CEO of net safe. Hey, Brent, Hey, Heather, Apparently 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: ten percent of us experienced fraud in the last year. 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: Is that number real? 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, one in ten and certainly we're getting twenty percent 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: increase in scam reports to netsafe, So it's a growing crime. 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: I mean, when you say fraud, I'm imagining getting scammed 13 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: out of a whole bunch of money. Is that it's 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: got to be more than That's got to be smaller 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: than that to be that many people. 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: Right, Well, I think that's right. I think people now 17 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: know how to spot a scam more and are reporting 18 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: it more, and we want them to report even those 19 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: low level scams because that's that is fraud. 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: So what kind of fraud is caught up in that 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: big number. 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: I think all types of deception crime, all types of advertising, scams, 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: impersonation scams, romance scams, all of those are caught up 24 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: in that reporting number. 25 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: Given it's so big, and given it is increasing at 26 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: the rate that it is, are we taking it seriously enough? 27 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: Well, we think that the government should do more here 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: and recording on the government's create an anti scam center 29 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: so that we can all get a handle on this 30 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: growing international crime as well, reports of sextortion, reports of 31 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: victim crime online. It's just growing as more and more 32 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: people are online shopping and online. 33 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, because at the moment it's been run out of 34 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: a division of the police, isn't it. 35 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: So there's a little number of agencies that all tackle fraud. 36 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: And what we want to do is coordinate and create 37 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: an anti scam center that's backed by government that can 38 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: take these types of reports and a handle on the trend. 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: Brent, thank you very much. 40 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. 41 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Brint, carry neit save CEO. 42 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive. 43 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: Listen live to News talks 'b from four pm weekdays, 44 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.