Agriculture Minister Maria do Seu Antunes and former President of the Constitutional Court Joao Cowpers have been victims of social media scams. whatsapp known as “Hi Mom, Hello Dad”, promotes the magazine. Vision.
The “Hey Mom, Hello Dad” scam consists of sending a message through a social network. whatsapp in which someone claims to be the recipient’s child and contacts the mother or father via the friend’s cell phone.
The transfer was made by the Minister of Agriculture, Maria do Seu Antunes, but did not disclose the amount to Visão magazine.
Former President of the Constitutional Court Joao Kaupers managed to escape unscathed due to not installing the app MB Way on mobile. When he made a transfer to IBAN, he asked that “the bank blocked it,” says Joao Cowpers to Visao.
According to the same source, in October the Judicial Police detained a 25-year-old young man on suspicion of being involved in several frauds, “which brought in about 6,000 euros.”
According to the magazine, PSP data shows that there were 6,758 reports in 2019 and 8,706 reports of similar cases in 2022.