‘Shameless’ scammers seek to cash in on Christchurch massacre


  • TECH
  • Monday, 18 Mar 2019

A sign is seen after Friday's mosque attacks outside a community center near Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Scammers are trying to cash in on the Christchurch mosque massacres, using phishing emails with links to fake bank accounts to ensnare people keen to donate, New Zealand’s cybersecurity body said March 18. 

The attack on two mosques in which 50 worshippers were killed, allegedly by a white supremacist, has caused an outpouring of grief and prompted a flood of donations – well over NZ$7mil (RM19.60mil) – to those affected. 

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