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Scam...text from Revenue

  • 10-08-2017 10:25AM
    #1
    madalig12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,557 ✭✭✭


    New scam via text asking for an F11 form to be filled in to get a refund of 900 odd euro.


Comments

  • #2
    endofrainbow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,158 ✭✭✭endofrainbow


    How would revenue have your number?


  • #3
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭exaisle


    There could have been thousands of texts sent to random numbers beginning 087 086 085 083 etc...they only need a few to hit the right (gullible and unsuspecting) people...

    Anyhow, it doesn't really matter how they arrived, important thing is to make people aware that it's an attempt at fraud and to be careful.

    Thanks, OP.


  • #4
    Xterminator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    So is the rip off the cost of sending those scam texts?


  • #5
    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    Xterminator wrote: »
    So is the rip off the cost of sending those scam texts?

    the rip-off is someone sending a text hoping to rip you off - far better to be aware before an incident than trying to close the doors after the horse has bolted.

    The OP will be of use to some people


  • #6
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    CeilingFly wrote: »
    the rip-off is someone sending a text hoping to rip you off - far better to be aware before an incident than trying to close the doors after the horse has bolted.

    The OP will be of use to some people

    Agreed.
    Just in case anyone has a doubt Revenue just don't work this way. Ignore anything that doesn't come through the usual channels.


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  • #7
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,660 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    The danger of that scam is, that many people grew up in Digital Age, so text is actually the usual channel for them.


  • #8
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    madalig12 wrote: »
    New scam via text asking for an F11 form to be filled in to get a refund of 900 odd euro.

    Revenue don't text, how simple is that to comprehend? They send letters ;)


  • #9
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    endofrainbow wrote: »
    How would revenue have your number?
    They don't, just tell them to F off :)


  • #10
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,519 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    I got a call from some far far away land .....


    They hope you will call back....


    I rang got left on hold rang again same again...,


    Bill will be huge....


  • #11
    Zebbedee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭Zebbedee


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    I got a call from some far far away land .....


    They hope you will call back....


    I rang got left on hold rang again same again...,


    Bill will be huge....

    I got a similiar call from a 00674 number (Nauru) last week.
    I didn't answer or call back.
    Probably the same scam.


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