New Zealand: Groups targeting Asian tourists for various scams

According to bangkokpost.com, “New Zealand’s consumer watchdog has launched a crackdown on rogue traders ripping off tourists from Asia by selling them fake goods at a vastly inflated prices. One company imported alpaca rugs worth $1,600 each before re-labelling them as New Zealand products and selling them to unsuspecting package tourists for up to $8,000 apiece. Another firm admitted selling duvets containing “100 percent New Zealand merino lamb wool” for up to $1,000 when they knew the product was not merino wool and was worth only about $70.” Read Article