Beware of bogus texts about ordering PCR testing kits - Kilkenny Gardaí
Another day, another scam doing the rounds.
An off-duty garda in Kilkenny Station got a phone call from his Mam recently, asking about a text she had received.
"She said the HSE had been in touch and she was a close contact of someone with a Covid-19 variant," the garda said.
"This message had a link to order tests, seemingly at a charge of around 2 euro. If she had entered her card details, an amount far greater than 2 euro would have been taken."
Local gardaí have warned that this scam was nearly successful because the recipient was more nervous than some about Covid-19 so her guard was down.
Many more vulnerable people in Kilkenny and further afield may be in the same boat, so make sure to alert them to this latest scam.
A garda spokesperson added: "When you get a text like this don't click that link. If you aren't sure, ring us, we'd rather have a chat with you than you get scammed."