Gardaí pursuing 'definite lines of inquiry' after a spate of phishing and smishing fraud

Gardaí are urging people not to engage with any unsolicited texts, emails or calls claiming to be from agencies including financial institutions.

Gardaí are currently are pursuing a number of “definite lines of inquiry” regarding so-called smishing and phishing campaigns at the moment.

Gardaí say they are working on a number of lines of inquiry in relation to frauds connected to unsolicited texts and emails after a spate of such incidents last year.

Detective Inspector Mel Smyth of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said officers currently are pursuing a number of “definite lines of inquiry” regarding so-called smishing and phishing. He added that gardaí have "taken steps to disrupt” the activities of suspects in recent months on foot of investigations into incidents across Ireland.