Consumer agency warns of a range of new scams

Almost 300 people have contacted the consumer watchdog since January in relation to a range of scams.

The National Consumer Agency has urged unsuspecting consumers that a range of new scams have come to its attention that people need to be vigilant about.

Last year, the body received 835 scam-related queries. Of those, 44% were related to phishing scams, where the consumer was contacted directly by someone purporting to represent a company and advising them of a problem with their computer.