Gardai yesterday warned the public about a ‘smishing’ scam where people are being contacted by a text message which claims to be from their bank,
An Garda Síochána and Bank of Ireland issued the alert and stressed the swindle has led some victims to believe their bank card has been compromised.
The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) carried out searches yesterday at addresses in Dublin in relation to the fraud.
A Garda spokeswoman said: "A number of bank cards were recovered during the course of these searches, and returned to their owners.
A male youth was arrested and was being detained in Tallaght Garda Station last night under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
The GNECB have advised the public to never click a link in an unsolicited text and never give away personal data like your PIN, card numbers and passwords.
The spokesman added: "An Garda Síochána are also urging all persons not to respond to such text messages, but instead to take a screenshot of the message, delete it and report to your local Garda station."
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