![]() ![]() In a BBC interview Oatley over the summer explained how she had heard from numerous other people on Twitter that had fallen victim to these type of scams after she posted about her mum being targeted through WhatsApp. The City of London Police said towards the end of July that in 2022 alone £1.5million was stolen by scammers through so-called 'Friend In Need' WhatsApp scams. While in another scam that .uk reported on a father nearly lost £1,000 after receiving a message from someone posing as his son on WhatsApp. ![]() These types of WhatsApp scams have long been used by cyber crooks, and have been known to cost victims thousands of pounds with each attack.Įarlier this year .uk reported how football commentator Jacqui Oatley was warning WhatsApp users about these type of scams after her mum nearly fell victim to an attack asking for £2,000. ![]()
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