Ireland : Gardaí warn of new scam target AIB customers

Gardai and AIB warn and alert customers of new scam, with examples as follows,

Gardaí warn and alert against smishing on bank customers. Please see example of texts that customers are receiving and believing it is from their AIB Bank. This is a fraud and do not click on the link as it is giving fraudsters access to your accounts.

Gardaí warn and alert against smishing on bank customers. Please see example of texts that customers are receiving and believing it is from their AIB Bank. This is a fraud and do not click on the link as it is giving fraudsters access to your accounts. pic.twitter.com/85XtClTEWx

— Garda Info (@gardainfo) January 23, 2021

Ongoing Fraudulent SMS/Smishing We will never text you to say your account is locked, that you need to act urgently or ask you to click on a link. If you have responded to these texts please contact us immediately and email a copy of the text to alert@aib.ie

⚠️Ongoing Fraudulent SMS/Smishing ⚠️
We will never text you to say your account is locked, that you need to act urgently or ask you to click on a link.
If you have responded to these texts please contact us immediately and email a copy of the text to alert@aib.ie pic.twitter.com/V736mU5WHT

— AIB Customer Support (@AskAIB) January 20, 2021

AIB Fraudulent sms alert , Image credit Twitter AIB Customer Support
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