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The charlatan then asked him for £1,730 to pay for the new computer - and, completely oblivious to the fact he was being conned, he began the process of transferring the money. The father, who is from the Cheltenham area but did not want to be named, said he was lulled into believing it was indeed his daughter asking him for help because she was living in Australia and the pair used the Whatsapp instant messaging service to stay in touch. READ MORE: Action Fraud warns people about the threat of romance scams

The person sending the message had said they needed money to pay for a new laptop, but wasn't able to pay for it using their phone as they'd just received a new handset and hadn't been able to set up their banking details on the new device, writes GloucestershireLive. He said he was thrown off guard by the would-be swindler as they used his daughter's real name - and it came from her mobile phone number. The would-be victim of the scam has described how he had received a message from someone claiming to be his daughter. A man who was targetted by fraudsters on Whatsapp has issued a warning to other users after he narrowly avoided being tricked out of £1,730.