Eir warns customers of ‘phishing' email scam

Customers of telecommunications company Eir, formerly Eircom, have been warned about a new phishing email which thousands of people are known to have received yesterday.

The email, which looks authentic and displays the Eir logo, told customers that they were entitled to a refund from the company.

Eir has warned customers to delete the phishing email and not to click on any links contained within.