Bank of Ireland warns of sophisticated text scam that surged tenfold in 24 hours

Bank of Ireland warns of sophisticated text scam that surged tenfold in 24 hours

Bank of Ireland has issued an urgent warning about a sophisticated text message scam that has seen a dramatic surge in reports, with daily incidents this week reaching 10 times the weekly numbers recorded in April and May. The elaborate fraud scheme tricks customers into transferring money to bogus “safe accounts” through convincing text messages … Read more

New text scam in Ireland; SMS asking personal details claims to be from Revenue

The Revenue Commissioners have issued a warning to the public following an SMS (text messages) purporting to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund or seeking credit/debit card details. These text messages did not issue from Revenue, the department said in a statement. The Revenue Commissioners never send emails … Read more