Electric Ireland warning over phishing scam seeking bank and passport details

Electric Ireland has warned of scam emails which have been sent to people in its name seeking their bank and passport details.

The company issued a statement last night in which it said: “It has come to our attention that a number of individuals may have received an email purporting to come from Electric Ireland saying that they were eligible to a refund and to supply bank details and a copy of your passport to be scanned.

“Electric Ireland would like to advise you that this was a phishing email attempting to obtain your debit card details and was not sent by Electric Ireland.

"We are advising people not to click on the link or reply to the email.”

Please note the following email is NOT from Electric Ireland & may contain a virus. Please delete immediately(1/2) pic.twitter.com/d1VP9nI7oO

— Electric Ireland (@ElectricIreland) November 18, 2015

It said that if anyone had followed the link in the email and completed the form, it would urge them to contact their debit card company or bank immediately using the phone number listed on the back of their debit card.

“We would also advise you to immediately change your password on your online billing account,” it added.

“If you are an Electric Ireland customer we would like to assure you that your personal details on Electric Ireland’s database are secure and have not been compromised.”

It said its IT department was investigating and it had reported the matter to the gardaí.