Gardaí in Donegal have warned the public over the rising numbers of scamming reports in the county, urging them to remain vigilant to the threat.
The warning comes following several threats of scamming through email, texts, phone calls and letter in recent weeks.
A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana in Donegal, said: “We have been getting a large volume of reports of scam emails/ texts/ phone calls and letters that are being received by people in recent times. The best advice we can offer in relation to scams in whichever form they take is to never give out your personal information to anyone by phone, email, post or otherwise.
“These scam artists will try and obtain your bank account information, credit card number or other information to identify you, such as your place of birth.
“There are a vast amount of types of scams out there at the minute and they all want the same thing…. access to your money!
“Never ever give out personal information. If you receive a call or an email etc. do not answer or respond.
“Call the bank or whoever the caller was claiming to be making contact on behalf of and verify if they made the contact with you.
“If you feel that your bank account has been compromised then contact your bank directly. If you have fallen victim to a scam please come and talk to us.”
