The Whatsapp scam offering Sheffield mums baby food in exchange for breastfeeding photos

A Whatsapp scam where con-artists pose as the “manager of the neonatal unit” in Sheffield is targeting mums with a fake survey offering baby food and hand sanitiser in return for photos of them breastfeeding.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals received calls from mothers saying they were contacted and told to send photos of themselves breastfeeding in return for the rewards.

A statement from Breastfeeding in Sheffield said: “Sheffield Teaching Hospitals took a call last night on the neonatal unit from a woman who’d been approached via Whatsapp to take part in a breastfeeding survey.

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“She had been asked to submit a photo of herself breastfeeding in return for free baby food and hand sanitiser.

The Jessop Wing in Sheffield, home of the neonatal unit.The Jessop Wing in Sheffield, home of the neonatal unit.
The Jessop Wing in Sheffield, home of the neonatal unit.

“This person claimed to be ‘Jane’, the manager for the neonatal unit at Sheffield.

“If you receive a message like this, do not respond but please do notify either us, your midwife, health visitor or the hospital.”