Urgent warning issued to Australian parents after a mother loses $4,500 in a sophisticated text message scam: ‘Everyone’s just got to be so careful’
- Sydney mother Jan Lenton lost $4,500 to a scammer pretending to be her son
- She received message on WhatsApp from scammer asking for money
- Her son lives in the US and she immediately sent money to the details provided
- She felt ‘stupid’ after falling for scam and isn’t hopeful she’ll get her money back
A mother had $4,500 stolen from her by a scammer who pretended to be her son asking for money.
Australian woman Jan Lenton received a message on WhatsApp from who she thought was her son, telling her his phone had broken and that this was his new number and he needed some extra cash.
As her son lives in the US, she immediately transferred the thousands of dollars to the account details that were sent to her.
‘I’ve been in business for most of my life, and I’m the one that tells people ”be careful, don’t do this, don’t do that”, and then I fell for it!’ she told 2GB’s Ben Fordham.
‘I can’t believe I did it, I feel so stupid.’
Sydney woman Jan Lenton received a message on WhatsApp from who she thought was her son, telling her his phone had broken and that this was his new number and he needed…
