For fans of true crime, one new Wellington-based film festival promises to offer a new experience.

The New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival is set to run from March 17 to 18 for two days of documentaries and discussion panels at the Roxy Cinema.

NZ Fraud Festival chair William Fotherby says this festival is designed to educate people about the realities of fraud and associated scams.

"The overall objective is to raise awareness of fraud in New Zealand so we can prevent it. We also try and be a forum for discussion between people involved in combating fraud."

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