Gardaí report 370% rise in text, call, and email scams 

So-called phishing, smishing and vishing scams have seen a dramatic increase in recent years

Gardaí have urged members of the public to be wary of unsolicited phonecalls, emails and texts and not to click on any links. Picture: iStock

Gardaí are warning the public to be wary of unsolicited phone calls, emails, and texts and not to click on any links following a 370% increase in the fraud-related crimes of phishing, smishing and vishing.

Fraud offences also rose by 111% last year, according to latest figures.