The Police are investigating an ongoing SMS phishing scam involving suspects purporting to be from several public and private institutions, as well as a new wave of the Post Office Parcel SMS Scam.
In the latest tactic, the suspects have been sending text messages purporting to be from a local financial institution, alerting them of unusual activity on their accounts, and instructing recipients to click on a fraudulent link to verify recent transactions and other activity. Clicking on the link can result in your financial information being compromised.
The scam remains active, with different domain addresses being included in the text messages.
The RCIPS is reminding members of the public to ignore these messages and contact their financial institutions directly to verify the legitimacy of any communication received by phone or online concerning their bank accounts.
Anyone who believes they may have mistakenly clicked on a link in a similar text message is advised to contact their financial institution immediately and report the matter to the police at 949-4222.