Linda Robson 明らかにする/漏らすs she was nearly hoodwinked by scammer who sent VERY 納得させるing texts 提起する/ポーズをとるing as her daughter - but was saved because she doesn't know her bank 詳細(に述べる)s

Linda Robson was nearly scammed by a fraudster pretending to be her daughter - but was saved by the fact that she didn't know her own bank 詳細(に述べる)s.

Speaking on Loose Women today, the 討論者/講師, 64, 明らかにする/漏らすd that she was recently 的d with a 納得させるing text thought to be fooling dozens across the UK.

The actress 収容する/認めるs she 'definitely thought' it was her daughter from the トン of the message, which read: 'Mum I accidentally dropped my phone 負かす/撃墜する the 洗面所 earlier.

'The SIM card is water 損失d, this is my new number, text me 支援する if you got this message.'

Linda explained that she couldn't reach her 'daughter' by phone, but was 納得させるd of her 身元 because the texts were phrased?'正確に/まさに how we would speak'.

Later, Linda received more messages from the ペテン師 - this time asking if she knew 'how to reset a number to online banking'.

The television 星/主役にする すぐに grew 怪しげな.

'I don't have my bank 詳細(に述べる)s,' she explained. 'I get pocket money on a Monday and a Friday because I spend all my money so I don't even know my bank 詳細(に述べる)s.'

'That don't sound 権利,' she thought, and to 確認する the mystery messenger's 身元, asked the sender what the family dog's 指名する was.

The scammer (wrongly) said Milo instead of Dolly, and the gig was up.?

'I wont tell you what I said but I said a 断言するing word,' Linda 追加するd.?

And the television 星/主役にする wasn't the only 犠牲者 to be hounded by fraudsters. Denise Welch also opened up about a time a scammer pretending to be her bank's '詐欺 squad' managed to take money out.

The 64-year-old actress told Loose Women that a couple of years ago, she got a call which (機の)カム up as Barclays on her phone.

Linda Robson was nearly scammed by a fraudster pretending to be her daughter - but was saved by the fact that she didn't know her own bank details

Linda Robson was nearly scammed by a fraudster pretending to be her daughter - but was saved by the fact that she didn't know her own bank 詳細(に述べる)s

Speaking on Loose Women today, the panelist, 64, revealed that she was recently targeted with a convincing text thought to be fooling dozen
s across the UK

Speaking on Loose Women today, the 討論者/講師, 64, 明らかにする/漏らすd that she was recently 的d with a 納得させるing text thought to be fooling dozens across the UK

The actress admits she 'definitely thought' it was her daughter from the tone of the messages received

The actress 収容する/認めるs she 'definitely thought' it was her daughter from the トン of the messages received

Denise Welch also opened up about a time a scammer pretending to be her bank's 'fraud squad' managed to take money out

Denise Welch also opened up about a time a scammer pretending to be her bank's '詐欺 squad' managed to take money out

Denise said the 報知係s (人命などを)奪う,主張するd there had been 試みる/企てるs to take money out, and even continued the gag for a few days until she 結局 ended up giving them her PIN.

To her recollection, the thieves took £1,000 out, hence making her much more 用心深い with (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) now.?

Judi Love was also nearly hoodwinked - but thankfully caught on when her scammer's mask started to slip.

The presenter, 42, said she was 類似して called by someone pretending to be her bank and 説 that there had been 怪しげな activity on her account.?

?Explaining her panic, she 発言/述べるd the 緊急 she felt with giving away (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状).

'You just go "oh yeah, this is my date of birth, this my whatever," Judi said. 'They said they were the 詐欺 team so you start to get nervous.'

Judi Love was also nearly hoodwinked - but thankfully caught on when her scammer's mask started to slip

Judi Love was also nearly hoodwinked - but thankfully caught on when her scammer's mask started to slip

Judi was told that money (機の)カム out of her account, but the 'bank' had 'held' it. The scammers (人命などを)奪う,主張するd that's why she couldn't see it on her app.

The fraudster then said they sent her a code - which she was? asked to 確認する to a 偽の 安全 手段 - and explained that they'd then be able to stop the 処理/取引.

That's when Judi started to grow 怪しげな.?

To make 事柄s more puzzling, she 公式文書,認めるd that the person on the phone had began off with a formal トン which quickly began to slip.??

'The thing that caught me off,' she explained, 'に向かって like the first minute he was very humble speaking to you, very bank 肉親,親類d of 発言する/表明する, and then に向かって the end he kept 説 "you get me".'

Judi told the scammer that she'd call 支援する, 原因(となる)ing him to panic, which その上の raised alarm bells.

She then 公式文書,認めるd that the code he was asking her for would have 許すd him to 始める,決める up 動きやすい banking on his phone.??

Last year, a Daily Mail 調査 明らかにする/漏らすd how Britain had become the 全世界の 資本/首都 of 詐欺, with losses ロケット/急騰するing to almost £3billion a year.?

The losses per person in the UK were 報告(する)/憶測d to be far higher than in other 主要な Western economies, 含むing the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs, Canada and Australia.?

And the 状況/情勢 is getting worse as 犯罪のs 偉業/利用する the cost of living?squeeze to find new ways to 反対/詐欺 the 年輩の and 攻撃を受けやすい.

This horrific new 'wave' of scams led to fraudsters stealing £700million in April, compared with an 普通の/平均(する) of £200million a month over the year 事前の.?

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