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Clare McCarthy & Aakanksha Surve

RTE host Sarah McInerney falls victim to text scam as thieves access bank account within minutes

RTE host Sarah McInerney has revealed how she fell victim to a text scam that ended in thieves breaking into her bank account.

The Drivetime presenter received a dodgy text about her eFlow toll account on Wednesday night. Sarah ended up absentmindedly clicking the link in the text and sharing her bank details but didn't realise her mistake until after she clicked send.

While Sarah scrambled to call her bank, the fraudsters had already accessed her bank account, the Irish Mirror reported. She said: "Last night I clicked on a link and it made me realise I think there's a weakness in the system.

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