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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ian Mangan

Warning issued about latest phone scam as fraudsters pose as new government body

People are being urged to stay vigilant about another scam phone call which is doing the rounds.

Irish people have been inundated scam calls over the last year which fraudsters running rampant trying to scam people out of money and personal information.

Revenue have issued a number of warnings as scammers have been trying to pose as revenue officers.

Fraudsters have also been posing as gardai or other government officials trying to scare people

Now the latest scam doing the rounds involves fraudsters calling from a number which is associated with the Dublin Circuit Court Family Law office.

A statement from the Courts Service in Ireland warned: "The Courts Service has been made aware of fraudulent phone calls appearing to come from a number associated with the Dublin Circuit Court Family Law Office - 01-8886806.

"If members of the public receive such a call, please do not engage with the caller and do not share any part of your PPS Number, bank account details or any other personal information with the caller."

Meanwhile gardai are continuing to warn members of the public about a parcel delivery scam that's becoming more and more prominent this week.

In a post that was shared online gardai said: "More scams, if we were getting all the parcels we were being promised it would be like Christmas!!! This time it's the old click the link for the delivery of the item you didn't order. Do not click these links, stay cautious, stay safe."

Much like previous phishing scams and bogus calls which pertained to be from the Gardai and Department of Social Protection, this parcel delivery scam has already annoyed thousands of Irish people.

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