'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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Romsey is a historic market town in the county of Hampshire, England. Romsey was home to the 17th-century philosopher and economist William Petty and the 19th-century British prime minister, Lord Palmerston, whose statue has stood in the town centre since 1857. The town was also home to the 20th-century naval officer and statesman Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who lived at Broadlands. Notable buildings include a 13th-century hunting... Show more lodge, an 18th-century coaching inn and the 19th-century Corn Exchange. The town is situated 7 miles northwest of Southampton, 11 miles southwest of Winchester and 17 miles southeast of Salisbury. It sits on the outskirts of the New Forest, just over 3 miles northeast of its eastern edge. More than 19,000 people live in Romsey, which has an area of about 1.90 sq mi. The town's population is expected to increase to 20,549 by 2020 as a result...
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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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