A British mum has warned fellow parents about a very sneaky scam which is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. Unsuspecting mums and dads across the country could fall victim to the dangerous criminals' messages, where they pretend to be their children.
One bold scammer pretended to be the Bedford-based mum's daughter, convincingly starting out the message "hey mum, it's me", before begging for some cash because of "a problem with the banking app".
It's one of the latest mobile scams used by scammers to convince users of the messaging app to part with their money.The concerned mum shared a screenshot of her WhatsApp conversation within a Bedford-based Facebook group, warning others to be careful of the "new scam".
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