Fraudsters have designed an SMS-based scam that preys upon parents worst fears. In one version of the scam, targets receive an SMS message from someone purporting to be their child. That individual then goes on to say theyre in the hospital, they can only communicate via text, and they need the target to do them a favor. The recipient does reply, they receive a message from the sender asking them to purchase a mobile phone top-up code and text it back to them.”]
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