Warning as 'Hi Mum' scam hits Aust parents

By Callum Godde
Updated August 12 2022 - 9:38am, first published 9:37am
At least 25 people in Australia have been swindled by a phone scam known as "Hi Mum". (AP PHOTO)
At least 25 people in Australia have been swindled by a phone scam known as "Hi Mum". (AP PHOTO)

Australian parents are being targeted by cash-seeking fraudsters impersonating their children as part of an emerging text messaging scam.

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