FMA warning evidence
A match in Financial Markets Authority warning material is a serious signal. Read the original warning and verify the exact website, name and contact details involved.
Webfit News NZ Scam Check
Check before you trust, pay or invest
Enter a business name, NZBN, website, email address or phone number. Webfit News checks available official New Zealand evidence and shows exactly what was found, without pretending that an absence of warnings means something is safe.
Evidence firstNo fake “safety score”Official warnings and registry evidence are shown separately so you can make an informed decision.
Free NZ verification tool
Scam Check NZ
Paste the exact detail you were given. For a website, use the domain or full URL. For a company, use its legal or trading name, or its 13-digit NZBN if you have it.
Understand the result
What this checker can and cannot tell you
NZBN registration
An NZBN record confirms public registration information. It does not prove the person contacting you controls that business or that an investment, invoice or website is genuine.
Identity mismatch
Be cautious when a real company name is paired with a different domain, email address, bank account or phone number. Identity cloning is a known scam technique.
No match is not “safe”
Official warning databases cannot contain every scam. New scams can appear before authorities publish a warning, and scammers frequently change names and domains.
Before paying
Five checks worth doing
1. Verify the exact domain
Look carefully for extra letters, hyphens, unusual domains or a website that differs from the organisation’s independently verified address.
2. Verify contact details
Do not rely only on the phone number or email supplied in a message. Find official contact details independently and call the organisation yourself.
3. Be suspicious of urgency
Pressure to pay immediately, secrecy, cryptocurrency transfers, gift cards or unexpected changes to bank details are reasons to stop and verify.
4. Check financial providers
If somebody is offering investments or financial services, check the FMA and relevant New Zealand financial-service registration information before proceeding.
5. Protect payment details
If you already sent money or disclosed banking credentials, contact your bank promptly rather than waiting to see what happens.
Official sources
Verify directly with New Zealand authorities
Financial Markets Authority
Search warnings and alerts about suspicious investment and financial-service activity.
Open FMA warnings ↗NZBN Register
Search public New Zealand Business Number information and compare the registered identity with the details you were given.
Open NZBN Register ↗Consumer Protection
Read New Zealand scam guidance and steps for responding when you believe you have been targeted.
Open Scamwatch guidance ↗Netsafe
Get help with online scams, harmful digital communications and online-safety issues.
Open Netsafe ↗FAQs
NZ scam-check questions
Does a clean result mean a business is safe?
No. A business or website can be fraudulent even if it does not appear in an official warning list. Always independently verify who you are dealing with before sending money or sensitive information.
What does Webfit News check?
The checker looks for evidence in recent Financial Markets Authority warning material and, when the approved API credential is configured, queries public NZBN register data. It also links directly to the official sources for independent verification.
Does an NZBN prove that a website or investment is genuine?
No. Scammers can misuse the identity or registration details of a genuine New Zealand business. Confirm that the website, phone number, email address and payment details actually belong to the registered entity.
Does Webfit News save my search?
The Scam Check feature is designed not to store the value entered in its own database. The value is processed for the current check only.
What should I do if I think I have found a scam?
Stop sending money or information, contact your bank promptly if payment details were shared, preserve screenshots and messages, and report the matter to the relevant official New Zealand agency.