Drivers across Ireland are being warned of a new scam targeting those who use the eFlow service on motorways.
It has been reported that some drivers are receiving a text from scammers which is telling them they owe money.
The message refers to outstanding charges in 2022 and includes a clickable link to ‘pay’ for the arrears. It also threatens the receiver that if they do not pay, they will face fines.
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People who have more up-to-date models of phones will detect that the text is in fact fraudulent, however, anyone with an older phone may not spot the discrepencies in the message.
It is sent from an Irish mobile number and one recipient says it is targeting people who do not even avail of the service too.
They told Dublin Live: "I know what to watch out for in a text so I wouldn't have fallen for it anyway. But the funny thing is, I don't even have a car! I've also recently gotten similar texts claiming to be from An Post and AIB bank - which I'm not even a customer of. It's ridiculous."
The text received by the user says: "eFlow: You have an outstanding fee of 6.32 EUR due from a journey made in 2022. please pay now to avoid incurring any penalty charges via [link]."
A notice on the eFlow website says: "We are aware of suspicious text messages claiming to be from eFlow. Please do not open any links from these messages and contact us if you are in doubt."
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