Mother loses $40,000 in Tradewind scam: See the texts anyone could fall for trends now
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A devastated single mum has been scammed out of the $40,000 she raised for her teenage daughters' medical bills in a nightmare employment scam.
Leah Wilson, a Melbourne counsellor, had the money 'drained' from her bank account after clicking on links sent to her by who she thought was a recruiter.
It was the second time Ms Wilson has been caught up in an online scam in less than a year after crucial personal information was stolen in the September 2022 Optus data breach.
Recently Ms Wilson applied for jobs online via the legitimate employment agency, Tradewind Australia, then she received a text message saying it had secured her part-time work.
Leah Wilson (left with daughters Grace and Maddie) had the money 'drained' from her bank account after clicking on links sent to her by who she thought was a recruiter
Recently Ms Wilson applied for jobs online via the legitimate employment agency, Tradewind Australia, then she received a text message (pictured) from scammers saying it had secured her part-time work
All she
