The majority of consumers (78 per cent) are now being targeted with scam texts, emails, or calls at least once a month.

A survey of 2,000 Irish adults by a global money app indicates that the vast majority think scams are getting more sophisticated.

The latest text message scam was described by gardaí as 'very convincing'.

Eight out of 10 consumers plan to shop online in the run up to Christmas, with only three per cent saying they never shop online.

The bank is warning its customers that if they get a call from someone who asks them to go to a website or to click on a link that they send, to just hang up.

Bank of Ireland is warning of a high volume of family impersonation messages in circulation at the moment, with a 25 per cent increase in cases recorded in July

There has been an uptick in investment scams targeting older people for funds of €20,000 and more

A new system to find and remove bogus adverts from the internet has launched in the UK.

A new system to find and remove bogus adverts from the internet has launched in the UK.

One in three Britons has been targeted by scammers since lockdown began, new research suggests.

One in three Britons has been targeted by scammers since lockdown began, new research suggests.