'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.
+44 1622 726683
Oakwood Park Grammar School
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Maidstone
United Kingdom
Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating... Show more back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 89,000 in 2011. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services.
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