Parents warned over new text message scam: What you should know

Parents warned over text message fraudsters Scammers are posing as family members to steal information and potentially endanger youngsters As teenagers venture away from home this summer for festivals, holidays and school trips, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning parents and youngsters alike to be on guard against a new spate of text messaging scams. In the scams, a text message purporting to be from the recipient’s son or daughter claims that the sender has a new