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Irish Public warned about phishing scams

Written by Robert McHugh, on 21st Apr 2015. Posted in Technology

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In a press release issued today, ESET Ireland has claimed there is increased online activity targeting Irish email addresses with phishing scams, using the names of Irish tax and Customs, Bank of Ireland and DHL.

Cybersecurity experts at ESET Ireland have been tracking several persistent phishing scams. The first appears to come from Irish Tax and Customs and claims the receiver is entitled to a €351.23 tax refund. A link is attached that takes the victim to a faked Revenue website, which asks for a credit/debit card details where they are to receive the refund. 

Another one from which claims to be from Bank of Ireland, invites victims to take part in an “online survey” and offers a reward of €226, which is to be transferred to their 365 account, once the victim has given the scammers all the details of it. 

The final one pretends to be from DHL and claims a package was rejected due to a faulty address and asks the victim to go to a forged DHL website which asks them to “log in” with their email and password, effectively stealing their login credentials and enabling cybercriminals to “hack” their email or DHL account.

ESET Ireland are warning Irish computer users not to click on any links, nor open any attachments in such fraudulent emails to avoid having their money stolen and to refrain from replying to the scammers as that just validates their email addresses to them.

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