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AT LEAST FOUR in five people have been targeted by bank fraudsters last year, according to new research published today.
In the last year, fraud losses on credit and debit cards amounted to 22 million, according to industry data compiled by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.
According to the research, four in five people have either received a text, a call or an email that they believed to be fraudulent.
It also shows that customers who were over the age of 55 were more likely to be targeted, with 85% saying that they had received a fraudulent communication last year.
Younger customers were not left out, however, with 80% of people aged 18 to 34 saying they had been targeted by fraudsters.
AIB, who commissioned the research from Amarach, saw their customers subject to “smishing” fraud attacks last month.
The fraud wasn’t just subject to banking officials, with 30% of respondents saying they had been contacted by someone alleging to be with a technology company, while 22% said that they had been contacted by someone claiming to be a Revenue Commissioner.
98% of people though do not respond to any of the communication, of which 63% ignored entirely. 16% of people reported it to the bank, while 11% consulted with a relative or family member to check if it was real.
Sean Jevens, Head of Digital Engagement at AIB said that fraudsters have seized onto the rise of online shopping and are using it as an opportunity to defraud people.
“The data shows an increase in activity by fraudsters trying to steal people’s money, which has seen four in five adults receiving either a text, call or email which was not genuine in the past year,” said Jevens.
“As fraudsters are using sophisticated new ways to scam customers and steal their money, some people are still falling for fraud and customers still need to be vigilant.”
People can follow simple steps to ensure they are not the victim of fraud, including not clicking any links that may appear to come from their bank, hanging up on any calls they think are not genuine and ringing back a number only after checking it aligns with the number on the organisation’s website.
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Eh McGuinness can’t vote….
He knows he’s not going to win so why bother go down and vote. He is probably not planing another bank robbery with people he doesn’t know
He is giving the other 6 a head start out of the goodness of his heart. That’s why he is not voting.
I am so dissapointed that the standard of our presidential candidates is so low !!!!! is that what we have become ??? Where is the Statesman or woman in that lot !!!!! Martin McGuinness ???? HOW COULD THE COUNTRY EVEN CONSIDER HIM AS PRESIDENT. Sean Gallagher !!! please , who does he think he is ??? a half baked go between for shady people………. and the rest, well harmless and hopeless. Our country has lost its way for sure.
MMG is not voting because he doesn’t have a vote. Like many 10′s of thousands of Irish citizens who live in the 6 counties we don’t have a vote. Ironically we can stand though !
Hopefully the forthcoming constitutional convention will right this wrong.
Yes that true it is wrong that you can stand to be the Irish President if your from a DIFFERENT COUNTRY. Hopefully that will be sorted soon.
Thought there was a moretoreum till voting closes tonight
only applies to “mandate broadcasting”…..ie Special Mary talking about her integrity and all that shite!!!
df you think to much
Or not!
I reckon they’ll all be in the toilet.
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