A SCAM email purporting to be from a Bailiff service has emerged.
Gardaí have this week said they are aware of the latest scam, where an individual receives correspondence claiming to be from a Bailiff service.
The correspondence states that an outstanding debt payment is due to a Bailiff Service and that failure to do so will result in the Bailiff service attending the individual’s home address to inventory their valuables.
The email will ask the individual to deposit a sum of money through bank details provided.
Gardaí are reminding the public to never respond to any unsolicited email seeking personal, financial or security advice. People are being urged to never click on a link or attachment in an unsolicited email.
If you believe the email is from a genuine source, verify this independently.
A garda spokesperson said: “We advise anybody who has received similar correspondence and has any concerns about it to contact us for advice. We also appeal to anybody who may have inadvertently or otherwise engaged with this scam, or any similar type of scam, and subsequently been a victim of this type of fraud to report it to gardaí.”
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