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.