Marie Blowers, from Lowestoft, was left feeling anxious after receiving a scam message on her phone asking for her bank details.

The scam message was sent following a data breach involving the Wherry Hotel, a RedCat Pub Company venue, in Oulton Broad.

However, Ms Blowers was not informed about the breach until a month later and now her son, Lee Blowers, has criticised the pub chain for not contacting her.

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Ms Blowers had booked to see a Roy Orbison tribute act at the Wherry Hotel(Image: PA Wire)

Ms Blowers had booked to see a Roy Orbison tribute act at the Wherry Hotel earlier this year.

But at the end of July, she received a message on WhatsApp from someone claiming to be from the hotel........

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