7 Feb 2025
Funeral directors warn of 'alarming' rise in livestream scams
Funeral directors are warning of an alarming increase in funeral livestream scams on social media platforms. The scams circulated for funerals of high profile people, such as late Green Party MP Efeso Collins in March 2024, and Dame Tariana Turia's tangi in January. But criminals are also targeting ordinary people's funerals. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.