AIB are warning all customers about the most recent tricks that are catching people out and leaving them out of pocket.
Scams are the rise again where fraudsters are calling, emailing and even pretending to be couriers in an attempt to get people to hand over their money. In email to all customers, AIB have laid out all the steps to take and what not to do in order to avoid scammers.
An AIB spokesperson said: "Hang up, don't answer. Delete, don't click. These are the latest tricks from criminals trying to scam you and steal your money: Scammers calling and pretending to be your bank, the police, Amazon ... with an urgent message that you must act on. Hang up!"
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AIB warned that if you receive a sudden message telling you that “criminals have your card details” or instructing you to take immediate action, do not open the message and delete it. If you click on a link in a text or email, it will take you to a fraudulent website that mirrors your banks, and AIB reiterated that it does not ask customers to click on links.
"Scammers sometimes send emails that look like they’re coming from us, 'Your account or card has been blocked', 'You owe us money'. Don't Click, Delete! An email saying we have changed our bank account please make the next payment to our new one - in a different country! Call the real supplier to check," they added.
Finally, AIB warned that investment returns that are “too good to be true, false celebrity endorsements, shiny crypto bling, early, small gain to lure you into a sense of security, if the returns look too good to be true, they probably are."
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