Nicknamed the 'son-and-daughter scam', it's a cruel new twist on a confidence trick exposed by Money Mail over a year ago. In fact, these mum-and-dad scam texts were being sent by devious crooks who then supplied fake bank details — and made off with the cash. There has been an explosion of 'family' scams over the past year. Son-and-daughter scam messages seen by Money Mail often say a parent is at the supermarket or a petrol station in desperate need of cash. The worried son made a bank transfer to someone he believed was his elderly father in response to the message.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2023 02:12 UTC