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HACKERS have gained access to the cellphone of High Court Justice Frank Seepersad and have been attempting to swindle his contacts out of thousands of dollars.

Officers attached to the Cyber Crime Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said Justice Seepersad made a report to them on Sunday and that an investigation was ongoing.

Contacted on Monday, the judge confirmed to the Express that his phone had been hacked. The hackers he said, has access to his WhatsApp account, but he was still able to make and receive calls on the device.