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  • 09-03-2021 3:57pm
    #1
    auspicious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,497 ✭✭✭


    I have just received the following text to my phone.
    I haven't used a BOI account in well over 10 years, and this phone number is only a couple of years old.

    A payment instruction was made from your account beneficiary "Jacky"
    Not You? Please Review this transaction [ link to check/update here ]


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    #2
    Bank of Ireland: Richard F
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭Bank of Ireland: Richard F


    auspicious wrote: »
    I have just received the following text to my phone.
    I haven't used a BOI account in well over 10 years, and this phone number is only a couple of years old.

    A payment instruction was made from your account beneficiary "Jacky"
    Not You? Please Review this transaction [ link to check/update here ]
    [font=Arial, sans-serif]Good afternoon Auspicious,[/font]


    [font=Arial, sans-serif]Thanks for sharing this with us today. [/font]


    [font=Arial, sans-serif]This is indeed a fraudulent text message. Please delete this text. We are aware of a number of customers and non-customers receiving this text. Rest assured our security team have been managing this. We appreciate your caution and vigilance in spotting this. [/font]


    [font=Arial, sans-serif]Thanks, Richard[/font]


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