The story of a businesswoman who lost her life savings to a sophisticated text scam is being shared as stark warning of the dangers posed by fraudsters.
BBC One's Dirty Rotten Scammers programme recently highlighted the story of Millie, a dog trainer from Sussex, who fell victim to a devastating deception during the pandemic. The cruel scam is called number spoofing, The Express reports, and sees criminals contact their victims while hiding their own numbers and pretending to be trusted organisations like banks.
Millie was caught out during the pandemic, when she got a text from what she thought to be 02. The text claimed they had not processed her latest bill and directed her to click the link provided to enter her details again.
