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A loving father is “traumatised” after a scam caller, pretending to be his daughter in distress, robbed him of his life’s savings. Brisbane local Josie Duncan, 31, was travelling to Canada to visit her father Jeff Duncan, 61, when he received a call that would turn his world upside-down. “Somewhere between the first two flights, my dad received a phone call,” Josie told 7 NEWS .com.au. “The way he explains it, it sounded exactly like my voice — he swears it was my voice.
“Whoever did this knew my name, my dad’s mobile number, and knew I was his daughter. “I also believe they knew I was travelling at the time, the timing just seemed too spot-on.” Only 24 hours after the scam phone call, Josie said her father is doing OK, however, the blow hits extra hard for the widower who works 60 hours a week as a baker “to makes ends meet” and who was just trying to help his daughter. “It’s just my dad at home, we lost my mum about 11 years ago,” Josie said.
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