News

These links open in a new browser window. Note that some of the online links for older stories and strangely, almost all of those published by Fairfax media (the owners of TradeMe) have disappeared. These are marked with a red asterisk.*

TradeMe's critics lash out at scam
Bruce Simpson commentary on a major DVD scam
9 August 2007

TVNZ / ASB Business
Justine Turner looks at TradeMe scams
10 April 2007 *

TV3
Trade Me downplays hacking threat
"The information given by Scambusters is based on assumptions."
TM Security Manager Dean Winter
31st March 2007 *

Radio Live
TradeMe accused of security lapse
Including an interview with ScamBuster Clive Hill
28th March 2007 *

NewsWire
Scoop
Watchdog group urges TradeMe to improve security
A warning about the Romanian hijackings
27th Mar 2007

Southland Times
Swimmer beware, pirates and sharks abound online
22 March 2007 *

Radio NZ National - Insight
TradeMe - the risks: featuring Peter Anderson (foggyone) from ScamBusters and Martin Craig from Consumer Magazine.
11 Feb 2007 *

TVNZ News
TradeMe hit by scam
13 Apr 2006

Southland Times
Picton laptop scammer arrested
1st March 2006 *

NZ Herald
Artist accused of copying photos
25th May 2005

Southland Times - Vink exposé
The story broke on the ST front page then ran in every other major newspaper in NZ
23 May 2005 *

Fair Go
TVNZ's Consumer Affairs Show
September 2004 *

The Dominion
"Auction enthusiasts become ScamBusters"
August 2004*

Radio Pacific
Mike McRoberts interviews Clive Hill
August 2004*

Netguide Magazine
"Auction Scams"
August 2004*

Consumer Magazine
"Scams That Won't Scram"
July 2004*

FlipSide / TV2
7 June 2004*

The Listener
"All that Glitters"
Cover story
31 May 2004
Full story online - well
worth reading!

Aardvark
31 May 2004

Scoop
31 May 2004

Southland Times
6 May 2004*