'Hi Mum' phone scam costs parents $2 million
Police cybercrime experts are warning Australians to be extra vigilant after more than $2 million was stolen under the 'Hi Mum" mobile phone scam over past months.
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Barnstaple is a town in North Devon, England. It was a river port at the lowest crossing point of the River Taw, flowing into the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool. Great wealth ensued. Later the town imported Irish wool, but its harbour silted up and it developed other industries such as shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. Its Victorian market survives, with a high glass and timber roof on iron columns. The... Show more Parish of Barnstaple had a population of 24,033 at the 2011 census. The population of the built-up area was 32,411 in 2018. The Barnstaple town area, with nearby settlements such as Bishop's Tawton, Fremington and Landkey, has a population of 46,619.
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