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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City: | Sydney |
State: | Australia, Christmas Island and Coconut Island |
Latitude: | -33.8678500 |
Longitude: | 151.2073200 |
Time zone: | Australia/Sydney (GMT +11) |
Population: | 4,627,345 |
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south-east coast, on the Tasman Sea. In June 2010 the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people (...) Wikipedia » |
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Hazard level: | 100 % |
Number of ratings: | 1× |
Latest rating: | Oct 13, 2025 Add comment |
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Number of views: | 5× |
Last viewed: | Oct 15, 2025 |
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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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Called and hung up just before I answered, i did not let it ring more than twice before answering. Seems like a scammer "callback fishing"...
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