A type of devious scam involving fraudsters pretending to be from the HSE to steal money from unsuspecting victims has been doing the rounds again.
Scammers will send texts claiming the person has been a close contact of someone who tested positive for Covid-19. A link in the text directs victims to a website where they are asked to enter their bank details to buy "mandatory" antigen tests.
The scammers then contact the person while purporting to be and alert them to fraudulent activity and look for further details or the use of a card reader to gain access to their bank account. Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid West, Emer Higgins said: "These criminals have become so sophisticated that they can make the incoming number appear to be that of your bank, but it is so important that if you are in any way suspicious of a call you should hang up and contact your bank yourself to report any potentially fraudulent behaviour
