Another scam happening about internet connections
At about 11am today (11/09/25) I received a call from a man with an Indian accent saying he was from Spark NZ and that my IP address had been changed from private to public and that therefore its security had been compromised.
The first hint that it was a scam is that when I answered the phone there was the telltale sound of the call being connected remotely, it sounded like he was calling from his home.
The second hint is that Spark NZ is not my internet provider.
The third hint was he that informed me that it didn't matter who I am using as my internet provider (he quoted a few names of NZ internet providers but not the one that I am using), all the connections go through Spark and use their equipment.
When he asked me whether I had a laptop or a desktop computer I thought that would be giving away too much information (and also that it would also be unnecessary). I then told him I was terminating the call and he actually hung up on me.
I have just checked with my internet provider and they assured me that if there ever was problem they would call and not Spark NZ.
Just a "heads up" guys.
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