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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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.
Telstra's scam text filter has stopped a whopping 185 million scam texts from reaching its customers phones since it was launched in April.
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