ComReg research shows there were 365,000 scam texts and calls last year

ComReg said the “quantifiable harm” to Irish society due to these scams is “conservatively" estimated to be in the region of €300m a year. 

There were approximately 365,000 cases of fraudulent scams communicated through text or phone calls in 2022 leading to 89 million instances of annoying or irritating communications, new research from the Commission for Communications Regulations (ComReg) shows.

It comes as ComReg publishes a consultation on network-based interventions to reduce the harm from scam calls and texts. The research indicates that during 2022, there were up to 89 million annoying or irritating communications and 31 million distressing communications.