WA Consumer Protection is warning parents about a scam that pretends to be their children

Updated August 19 2022 - 2:02pm, first published August 18 2022 - 10:51am
'Hi Mum' - the scam that pulls on parents' heart strings
'Hi Mum' - the scam that pulls on parents' heart strings

A growing number of victims in WA are falling for a text scam that targets parents who receive desperate messages for help from impostors pretending to be their son or daughter.