Bank customers in Kilkenny and across the country are being targetted by up to 20 new fraudulent phishing sites every day. The startling figure emerged from Bank of Ireland (BOI), who are warning of an ‘unprecedented spike’ in fraud sites, more than double the number found last month. They also warned fraudsters are trying to […]
Kilkenny residents are being made aware of a scam doing the rounds where people are pretending to be members of An Garda Síochána asking people to download apps. Gardai have been made aware of a number of people being contacted in these ‘phishing’ scam where the fraudsters try to get personal information from their victim. […]
Kilkenny residents are being urged to watch out for yet another, and convincing, phishing scam doing the rounds locally. An Garda Síochána issued a warning about the latest scam, in which members of the public receive calls and texts from people pretending to be from the Department of Social Protection telling them that their PPS […]