Gardai have issued a warning over the so-called 'grandparent scam' doing the rounds and catching out unsuspecting phone users.
The suspicious texts are sent to people by fraudsters pretending to be close relatives in need of help due to financial difficulties.
The text typically asks people to send money directly to a bank account in order to pay off an urgent medical or financial bill, using terms such as ‘mam’, ‘dad’ and ‘granny’ at the beginning of the message.
