The Business Advisory Blog

The Business Advisory Blog

Insight, news and updates from Alliott NZ Chartered Accountants, Auckland New Zealand. The views expressed here are the views of the author and should be discussed in further detail should an article be relevant to your individual circumstances.

While every effort has been made to provide valuable, useful information in this publication, this firm and any related suppliers or associated companies accept no responsibility or any form of liability from reliance upon or use of its contents. Any suggestions should be considered carefully within your own particular circumstances, as they are intended as general information only.

point of sale POS
QR Quishing Scams
Scammers turn to QR codes as banks warn of Christmas danger.
20 December 2023 Read More
cloud accounting
Shocking scamming statistics
ANZ BlueNotes on why people remain vulnerable to financial scams despite repeated alerts and warnings.
24 April 2023 Read More
invoices
$30,000 scam in similar method to Team NZ
An NZ business owner was scammed out of money after a fake invoice was sent to his business. Even though he caught the scam within a couple of hours of the money being sent, banks were not able to retrieve the funds.
06 July 2020 Read More
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SmartPayroll email fraud
SmartPayroll has been advised by banks they work with that there is a new email fraud scheme circulating that involves payroll. We make you aware of what to look out for.
20 May 2019 Read More
Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue Scam Alert 🚫
How to prevent and what to do if you have been a victim of identity fraud.
12 July 2017 Read More
Phishing
Take a few mins: strengthen security
Keeping your business secure in today’s online world can be tricky, but two-step authentication makes it harder for others to access your Xero account, so your data is protected.
05 June 2017 Read More
cloud accounting
Important update about keeping safe online
Phishing scam targeting Xero users: A phishing scam is when malicious emails target customers by pretending to be from a legitimate company such as Xero, using an email address like message-service@post.xero.com. They're not targeting the company websites, but rather your login and access details.   
18 September 2015 Read More
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30 March 2024 Read More