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WhatsApp ‘mum and dad’ scam. A scammer pretending to be someone's child on WhatsApp. Which? first became aware of this scam at the end of 2021 when a victim told us that a fraudster impersonating his sister had a convincing conversation with her which led to her transferring money for 'car repairs'.
16 de jun. de 2023 · Fri 16 Jun 2023 09.00 EDT. Meta has been urged to crack down on the WhatsApp “Hi Mum” scam as figures show UK consumers have lost almost £500,000 to the impersonation fraud so far this year....
3 de ago. de 2022 · A fraud expert at a major bank is warning of a recent pick-up in fake “Hi mum” and “Hi dad” messages – with some involving a twist where people are asked to transfer money to a friend or...
20 de feb. de 2023 · The “Hi Mum!”/”Hi Dad!” con pre-empts suspicions about the unfamiliar phone number by typically informing parents that an accident has damaged the phone’s sim and asking them to note down...
26 de nov. de 2022 · Sat 26 Nov 2022 01.00 EST. I t is Thursday, just before lunch. I’m sitting in my office shed when I receive a text from an unknown number. It says: “Hi dad, I’ve broke my phone. My sim was...
24 de abr. de 2024 · How to recognize a “Hi Mom” scam. Even though the exact wording will differ – and sometimes take the form of a “Hi Dad” text – these fake messages follow a pattern.
11 de dic. de 2022 · What is the 'Hi Mum' scam? In case you've been lucky enough not to have received one of these "Hi Mum" messages, scammers typically send a WhatsApp or a text message from an unknown number, impersonating a child. It almost always begins with: "Hi Mum".
