'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 1686 626019
Rees Astley
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Newtown, Powys
United Kingdom
Newtown, the largest town in the county of Powys, Mid Wales, lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated a new town in 1967 and saw population growth as firms settled, changing its market-town character. Its 2001 population of 10,780 rose to 11,357 at the 2011 census. It was the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, whose house stood on the present site... Show more of the HSBC Bank. The town has a theatre, Theatr Hafren, and a public gallery, Oriel Davies, displaying contemporary arts and crafts.
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