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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Amy Rawlings

Cancer dad lost 'almost every penny' when text scammers posed as daughter in need of 'emergency money'

Beth Upton with her father Steve - (Kennedy News)

A cancer and stroke sufferer lost “almost every penny” when text message scammers posed as his daughter to convince him she needed “emergency money”.

Beth Upton says she received a text on January 4 from 73-year-old dad Steve Upton asking her to repay £2,175 he'd lent her.

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