WhatsAppscam that has seen almost £50,000 stolen by cyber criminals pretending to be victims' children."Hello mum" and "hello dad" WhatsApp scams have cost people tens of thousands as scammers contact them out of the blue impersonating their kids.The Mirror reports that a reader Gerry fell victim to the scam, handing over cash to criminals who messaged him out of the blue."I have just been caught and lost nearly £7000.
It's a very clever scam," he said.These scams often begin with a text or a phone call from someone's 'child' saying they have just got a new number and lost their old phone.
Scammers often ask for money to pay an urgent bill or replace a device while pretending to be someone's son or daughter. The organisation Action Fraud.
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