Mother of four urges people to 'be on your game' following WhatsApp scam

Mother of four urges people to 'be on your game' following WhatsApp scam

'This can happen to anybody': Margaret Leahy is urging people be careful after someone attempted to scam her on WhatsApp.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022 - 13:51
Steve Neville

A woman who fraudsters attempted to target in a WhatsApp scam has urged people to "be on your game" at all times.

Margaret Leahy got a text from an unknown number on WhatsApp claiming to be one of her adult children looking for her credit cards details.

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