Customers warned to be 'extra vigilant' due to new wave of scam texts

The bank has seen the number of ‘smishing’ cases detected by its Fraud Prevention team increase by around 50% since the introduction of this tactic.

Bank of Ireland is advising not to click on links or respond to any SMS text messages which are designed to appear as if sent by the bank or other businesses and service providers. File photo

Bank of Ireland is warning its customers about a new type of fraudulent text message that is currently in circulation.

The bank has said it is witnessing a spike in ‘smishing’ scams, where fraudsters send fake texts that appear to be from the likes of An Post, the HSE, and Revenue.