Department tenders for €250k 'cyber crime disruption' service to tackle scammers

The Department of Social Protection has previously warned people of scam messages or phone calls being sent to people’s phones purporting to be from the department. File photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Department of Social Protection is set to spend up to €250,000 on a “cyber crime disruption” service aimed at preventing people from falling victim to scammers who try to impersonate the department.

In a invitation to tender, the department said that the service is “necessary to protect our customers and our reputation from fraudsters”.