


The message will typically start with saying the sender has lost their phone, it's damaged or they can't access it. This one was sent from 07593295452, with recipients reporting being contacted by this number from 5 September 2022 on Who Calls Me. ‘Hi mum I’m texting you off a friends phone I’ve smashed mine and their phones about to die, can you WhatsApp my new number please.’ Reports on Who Called Me also linked the number to fake Evri redelivery text messages.Īnother version of this text we came across reads: It’s sent from 07726760652 which, according to the phone number search website Who Called Me, has been searched 179 times since 28 August 2022. I need to talk its urgent can you text me on WhatsApp on my new number please.’ ‘Hello mum, I’ve broken my phone and I’m using a friends old one. We've seen two examples of these new versions of the scam sent via text message.

This scam appears to have moved onto other communications channels now. A scam text message impersonating someone's child
