'It's preying on that emotional exploitation of my child is in trouble: they need money, I need to solve it.'
said individuals are receiving a text from somebody pretending to be one of their children.
The message usually suggests the child has broken their own phone and is contacting their parent from a different number.Jess said that recipients are then asked to send money to a bank account in order for their child to purchase a new phone.“It's preying on that emotional exploitation of my child is in trouble: they need money, I need to solve it.Jess said scammers have developed ways to convince parents they are speaking to their own children.
“The texts are coming from Irish mobile numbers, but they're not pretending to call from your mobile number. It's a new number entirely pretending to be from a friend.“They're speaking and they're written in good English.”“You do need to have your eyes wide open,” she said.“They'll be able to answer that call because their phone isn't out of service.”
Jess said if the child is not answering their own number straight away, parents should wait to find a time that is convenient.Jess said it is not entirely clear where scammers source phone numbers from, but there is a huge database on the dark web filled with personal details.“Very often it's women in their 50s and older people who get targeted by these messages.
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