Gardaí issue warning to public after marked increase in text message scams

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The messages, like many smishing scams, contain links which bring a person to a cloned website and then ask for your pin.

Image: Shutterstock.com Image: Shutterstock.com GARDAÍ HAVE WARNED of a marked increase in text, email and phone call scams in February this year with the most common scam purporting to be from your bank.

Overall there was an 80% increase in reported crimes relating to fraudulent text messages in 2020 with over €640,000 stolen.

 

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