Scams

We are aware that there are some people or organisations out there impersonating Crown Law, making claims such as that we are acting on behalf of private clients. 

How to spot a scam

Crown Law provides legal services to the Government and to government departments, not members of the public or private organisations. If the sender is claiming to be acting on behalf of a private client, it's likely to be a scam.

Members of the public generally don't receive information from Crown Law and won't hear from Crown Law unexpectedly. Crown Law may contact you if you've reached out first and a response is expected.

Watch for incorrect or inconsistent details. Scam emails often contain: 

  • Invalid or outdated addresses  

  • Deactivated phone numbers 

  • Suspicious links that don't match official Crown Law pages 

  • Inconsistent information e.g. claiming to be from Crown Law but using a badly formatted email address 

Check the email domain carefully. Official Crown Law email addresses always end in crownlaw.govt.nz. Watch for lookalike domains, such as:

  • corwnlaw.govt.nz
  • crownlaw.govt.nz

If the domain isn't exactly crownlaw.govt.nz, treat it as a scam.  

Suspect you've received a spam email?

If someone has emailed you, claiming to be from Crown Law and you think it could be a scam:

You may like to use the National Cyber Security Centre's Spam Checker to test whether what you have been sent could be a scam attempt.

Have you already been scammed?

If you think you have been scammed, contact: