17-06-2024, 04:59 PM
The point that I'm familiar with is online buyers (via Trade Me or our own webstore) that email a screenshot of a bank transaction as 'proof' that they have made payment. The risk of "fake images" is real as mentioned in that Police release. The only confirmation of payment we accept is seeing the deposit in our account. I know there is the odd case where a buyer can reverse or cancel a payment and thereby renege on the deal but I figure the audit trail left by such actions would be sufficient to track the offender down.