Have you ever received an email, text or a phone call allegedly from a reputable company or state agency asking you to click on a link?
Vishing (fraud phone calls), Smishing (fraud texts) and Phishing (fraud emails) may not be overly familiar terms but An Garda Síochána wish to highlight the increased prevalence of these specific fraud related crimes, which have seen an increase of 370% in 2021, compared to 2020. While overall fraud offences have increased by 111% for 2021.
An Garda Síochána is asking members of the public to be wary of unsolicited phone calls, emails and texts and not to click on any links. The most prevalent frauds are…
