New warning after spike in WhatsApp scam messages where parents receive distressed ‘hello mum’ texts asking for cash

PARENTS are being warned of a spike in a crafty WhatsApp scam which involves distressed “hello mum” texts asking for cash. Its thought Brits have been conned out of almost £50,000 by the has already frauds which see scammers pose as theirs sons and daughters. 2 Whatsapp have warned of the scam Credit: Alamy 2 The mum was told that her ‘daughter’ needed money straight away Credit: Facebook Action Fraud show that 25 instances of the scam have been reported between August and October, with victims losing £48,356. One brazen crook pretended to be a Bedford mum’s stricken daughter while… Read Full Article