Gardai have warned of a rise in a type of scam targeting Irish bank users.
Devious fraudsters have been calling people pretending to be from the fraud department of a major bank.
Unsuspecting victims will get a call saying there is a problem with their bank account and a new account has been opened to protect their funds.
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The scammers then give the person the new bank account number, which is under their control, and ask them to go to a branch of the bank and to transfer their money into the "new account number that has been opened on their behalf".
A garda spokesperson warned: "This new account is under the control of the fraudster and any funds lodged to this account will be stolen!
"Detectives from GNECB are reminding the public that banks will never contact customers and ask them to transfer money out of their bank accounts and into another account.
"Banks will also never ask customers for online passwords, PIN numbers for bank cards or one-time codes frequently sent to customers as a security measure during online transactions."
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