A new scam text message targeting users of Ireland's eFlow service - used on motorways including the M50 - has emerged.
The scam text, which tells users they owe money from 2022, includes a link to "pay" the amount owed. It threatens the recipient with penalty charges if the amount is not paid.
While some of the most up to date phones will detect the text as spam, older phones may not realise it is not legitimate. It comes from an Irish mobile number and one recipient said they are targeting people who would not even avail of the service.
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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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