Gardaí are advising people to be vigilant and suspicious of any calls, voicemails, emails.
Gardaí in the midlands are warning about an iTunes gift cards scam.
They say they've been contacted by a company who received a fraudulent email claiming to be a member of staff in a senior position asking a staff member to go and purchase iTunes gift cards, which they did, and share the 16-digit code on the back of the card.
The scammers will then use this code to purchase goods online.
In this incident, the fraudulent email stated the gift cards were being used "as a donation to the local hospice” and made reference to Coivd-19.
Gardaí are advising people to be vigilant and suspicious of any calls, voicemails, emails etc. from people claiming to represent a company or organisation you may be a customer of or work for.
The person contacting you may have some information about you, so don’t trust them just because they use your name or other personal information.
They are reminding people to always say "NO” to unsolicited calls or emails seeking private information such as your name, address, date of birth, family details, bank account numbers, PIN, Passwords.
Gardaí say if you receive a request from someone within your business and you are unsure, ring them directly to verify and do not reply directly to the email.
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