Phone fraud has exploded by almost 300% in Ireland, with AIB reporting a dramatic surge in vishing and smishing scams targeting customers’ personal information and bank details. The bank’s latest Fraud Trend report shows a 297% increase in phone call and text message fraud reports between January and May compared to the same period last … Read more
Bank of Ireland has issued a warning about a new and highly effective scam that is targeting Irish customers, with reports of the scam rising daily. This fraudulent scheme, already prevalent in Europe, the UK, the US, Australia, and New Zealand, involves scammers posing as bank representatives who manipulate victims into granting remote access to … Read more
Gardai warn the public about a text scam circulating in the country possibly linked to hackers. The text is disguised to look like a missed call text alert. People are getting text messages mentioning that they had a missed call from an unknown entity and asks them to click on a link to know details. … Read more