Scammers posing as politicians on WhatsApp offer false housing promises, MP warns | Unpublished
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Publication Date: January 13, 2026 - 15:24

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Scammers posing as politicians on WhatsApp offer false housing promises, MP warns

January 13, 2026

Scammers have been impersonating MPs on the messaging app WhatsApp in an attempt to solicit funds in exchange for false promises of access to subsidized housing, one parliamentarian says.



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