A person in Kerry lost a substantial sum of money through a new text scam.
Garda Patricia Fitzpatrick of Tralee Garda Station says a person received a text message claiming to be from digital banking app provider, Revolut, asking them to contact the bank.
The person then got a phone call from a person saying they were from Revolut, stating that there was an issue with the customer’s AIB account, and they should transfer their money to Revolut.
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Garda Fitzpatrick says the person proceeded to transfer all their money from their AIB account to a Revolut account, losing a substantial amount of money.
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