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# Phone scam

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# Phone scam
Public warned of phone scam where caller claims to be from Attorney General's office
The Office of the Attorney General does not request PPS numbers or bank details from the public.
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Apr 16th 2021, 6:05 PM
# bogus callers
Revenue warns of latest phone call scam telling people 'a criminal case is being taken against you'
Revenue said that this over the phone scam has in no way involved its systems or security.
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Dec 6th 2018, 6:01 AM
# Northern Ireland
PSNI issues warning after over €20k stolen from elderly through phone scams
A number of elderly people were contacted by a scammer pretending to work for British Telecom (BT).
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Jan 20th 2018, 1:44 PM
# Scam
Did you get a call from a Liberia-based number? Don't answer, it's a scam
ComReg advised consumers to be vigilant at all times.
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Oct 18th 2017, 2:02 PM
# ring ring
Poll: Have you ever been targeted by a phone scam?
People in Ireland have reported receiving calls from unknown numbers based in Vanuatu, Tonga, Nauru, Mauritania and Seychelles.
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Oct 1st 2017, 9:45 AM
# Phone scam
'You deserve this, you c***': Scammer seeking credit card number verbally abuses Cork woman
The woman had googled a helpline number to gain access to her emails, and called up what she thought was Google’s call centre.
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Sep 8th 2017, 6:31 PM
# Missed Call
Don't call back: customers warned about scam involving missed phone calls from unknown numbers
Customers have been warned not to respond to missed calls from unknown international numbers.
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Jan 27th 2016, 8:09 PM
# Fraud
Immigrants targeted in naturalisation scam told to remain vigilant
The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service said some of their customers have been contacted and told they must pay a fine of €500.
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Oct 21st 2013, 9:21 AM
# bogus delivery
PSNI warn of mobile phone delivery scam
The scam involves mobile phones being delivered to an incorrect address by a legitimate company, before a bogus delivery person attempts to collect them.
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May 2nd 2013, 6:03 PM
# Phone scam
Mobile users targeted by phone scam involving Lithuanian numbers
Last month customers on the 087 prefix were targeted by a Slovenian premium number scam.
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Feb 16th 2013, 2:24 PM
# Phone scam
Regulator says mobile users shouldn't pay price for Slovenian scam
ComReg says it has worked with mobile networks so that users are now unable to return calls to a Slovenian premium line.
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Jan 28th 2013, 4:04 PM
# Phone scam
Mobile phone users targeted by Slovenian premium number scam
Users have been getting brief calls from a Slovenian premium number that could be mistaken for an Irish mobile.
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Jan 27th 2013, 5:34 PM