Phone scam targeting parents costs mum $4500
Jan Lenton thought she was lending her son some much-needed emergency cash - but $4500 later she realised she'd been the victim of a cruel scam.
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Norwich is a city in Norfolk, on the River Wensum about 100 miles north-east of London. It is the county town of Norfolk and traditionally seen as the chief city of East Anglia. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated at 143,135 in 2019; the travel to work area is much larger at 376,500.
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