ComReg has become aware of an increase in scam text messages being sent to consumers.<\/p>\n
Some of the warning signs to look out for are that the sender is pretending to be from:<\/p>\n
We remind you to be vigilant and to be wary of these kinds of messages, especially from a number you are not familiar with, even if it seems like an Irish number.<\/p>\n
Some tips to help you:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We have further information on scam calls and texts<\/a> including do\u2019s and don\u2019ts to help you protect yourself from being scammed.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If you believe you are a victim of fraud, immediately contact your bank and report to your local Garda Station.<\/p>\n What we are doing:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n To help protect customers from scam calls and messages, ComReg is compiling a list of these numbers and requesting telecoms operators to block them. This list is called the Do Not Originate (DNO) List. We are also working with the telecoms industry to put in place other safeguards to make it harder for fraudulent calls and texts to be sent to you.<\/p>\n How this is helping:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n With the support of the telecommunications industry over 5 million fraudulent calls have been blocked already. We are continuing to encourage relevant businesses and organisations to participate to protect the public further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ComReg has become aware of an increase in scam text messages being sent to consumers. Some of the warning signs to look out for are … <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":124548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consumer-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t