https://www.thejournal.ie/bank-of-ireland-text-sms-scam-phishing-4734101-Jul2019/
Bank of Ireland warns customers over phishing text scam
People have been receiving text messages claiming to be from Bank of Ireland.
BANK OF IRELAND has warned customers to be wary of a phishing scam, after
people reported receiving a text message telling them that their account had
been âfrozenâ.
On Twitter, several people said they received a message â claiming to be from
Bank of Ireland â informing them that their account had been âfrozen
because we are unable to validate your informationâ.
People â including people who werenât Bank of Ireland customers - were
invited to click on a website link to âavoid suspensionâ.
Source: Jim Hyland/Twitter
âWe are aware of a phishing/fraudulent SMS which has been sent, Bank of
Ireland would never send an SMS asking you to disclose any of your personal
information. Please delete this SMS,â Bank of Ireland tweeted this morning.
Source: Bank of Ireland/Twitter
A Bank of Ireland spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that the bank was aware that
text messages were being sent around.
âBank of Ireland would never send an SMS asking you to disclose any of your
personal information, so please do not respond to this message,â the
spokesperson said.
The spokesperson asked anyone who received these messages to report them to
Bank of Ireland and to delete the message.
A similar scam was circulating in 2017, when people were sent a text message
telling them that their account had been âlocked for security reasonsâ.
More information can be found on the Bank of Ireland website.
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