Phishing

Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending you deceptive emails or other messages to trick you into giving your personal or financial information. They do this by pretending to be from a trustworthy company or organisation.

Your personal details can be used by them to steal money from your bank account, spend money using your credit card, get loans by faking your identity or open fraudulent accounts.

There are 3 main types of phishing scam:

If you get caught by a scam

If you have responded to a scam and given your bank account details, notify your bank or card issuer immediately. Ask them if you can get the payment reversed through chargeback. Your account can be placed on hold and card cancelled if necessary. You should also report it locally to the Gardaí.

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