Gardaí and Department of Social Protection caution against PPS number scam

Gardaí have advised the public not to engage with the call and to contact their local Garda station. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Gardaí and the Department of Social Protection have issued a warning to the public about a fraudulent text and phone call scam requesting personal data. 

The recent ploy involves a person impersonating an official from the Department of Social Protection and advising the scam's target that their PPS number has been compromised.