Gardaí advise vigilance after Limerick man robbed of €9,000 in text message scam

The man found his bank account was hacked after he engaged with a text message that appeared to have been sent to him from his bank. File photo: Pexels
Gardaí have issued a warning to people to be extra vigilant of scam text messages purporting to be from real financial institutions, after a young man from Limerick was duped out of €9,000.
The man, aged in his mid-20s, found his bank account was hacked after he engaged with a text message that appeared to have been sent to him from his bank.