A woman's genius response to a WhatsApp scammer has left several people in stitches on social media.
June Morton received two messages from a fraudster pretending to be her child.
The imposter claimed that their phone had broken and they'd had to go and get a new one, along with a brand new number.
June says she immediately picked up that the messages were from a scammer - but decided to play along to wind them up.
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She responded to the bait, saying: "Hiya darling, remind me again who you are xx"
The scammers, unaware they had been detected sent a cheeky message of their own: "Your oldest and cutest child xx".
They then claimed that a repair shop had given them a temporary phone to use.
June decided to challenge the fraudster further by saying she had quadruplets: "I've got 4 oldest and cutest children, which 1 are you? X"
When the scammers didn't immediately respond June, from Leeds, told them she was worried and asked them to hurry up: "I have 4, quadruplets, which 1 are you!!"
Almost an hour later, and without a response, she pulled the classic "Helloooooo" before asking them if they were still there: "Are you there sweetheart?"
Five hours later, and after the scammers had realised they had been played, June sent a picture of quadruplets, along with a message asking which one of the toddlers had broken their phone: "Please, tell me which 1 of you are in trouble?????"
At that moment the scammers blocked her.
June friend's cracked up in laughter when they learnt of the exchanges - and found the picture of the four babies to be the crowning moment: "My friends absolutely howled laughing especially at the Google pic of the 4 babies."
The technique used by the scammers is part of the "Hi Mum its me" method that has gained popularity in recent months, so much so that North Yorkshire Police have warned people about sending money to people claiming to be their children, Leeds Live reports.
Warning social media users on Facebook, the police wrote: "This is the scam message currently claiming multiple victims across our county in the last few weeks.
You receive a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number. The message appears to be from your son or daughter and explains they’ve broken or lost their phone. This message is followed up by another supposedly on behalf of the child, requesting payment for an urgent bill."
And police are warning people to be vigilant: "Please be vigilant for this and let your friends, family and networks know and if it’s happened to you, call us on 101 to report it so we can help keep others safe.
But with the police admitting this scam is not "going anywhere anytime soon", many users are happy that June took the fight back to the scammers.
Read June's WhatsApp exchange in full below...
