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Text from boi asking to confirm phone number

  • 13-11-2017 01:26PM
    #1
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,929 ✭✭✭


    I got a text:

    Dear Customer! At Bank of Ireland, the security of your account is a priority. Please go to (link deleted) to confirm your mobile phone number. Thank you
    from +353 87 282 1354

    Is is genuine?


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  • #2
    Wexfordboy89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Wexfordboy89


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    I got a text:

    Dear Customer! At Bank of Ireland, the security of your account is a priority. Please go to http://bit.ly/2hvox2D to confirm your mobile phone number. Thank you
    from +353 87 282 1354

    Is is genuine?

    Pretty sure its not your bank would never contact you by text


  • #3
    frogstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭frogstar


    If you have to ask its not!

    Even looking at that link, there is no reference to BOI

    Delete


  • #4
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭exaisle


    Ah come on...why do you even have to ask???

    FFS...

    Delete immediately.


  • #5
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,929 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    exaisle wrote: »
    Ah come on...why do you even have to ask???

    FFS...

    Delete immediately.
    Thanks for the answers! I'm _very far_ away from Ireland, internet access on mobile only. I could not safely check the link and blocking my boi card would be a major problem - that's why I decided to ask something that I'd normally consider a silly question. Thanks for help! :-)


  • #6
    GhostyMcGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭GhostyMcGhost


    Dear ‘customer’

    We don’t have an up to date number for you on file but we’ll text you anyway

    Sounds legit! *














    *Not really


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  • #7
    Bank of Ireland: Kareana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭Bank of Ireland: Kareana


    Hi PrzemoF,

    Thanks for your post here on Boards.

    Please delete this text message as it is not from ourselves as we would never ask you to disclose any of your personal or banking details through a email or text.

    Can you please delete the link in the post above in case other viewers click on it as we would recommend never clicking on any links such the above as they may contain Malware which may compromise your device.

    Please see the link here on ways to stay safe online.

    Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.

    Thanks,

    Kareana


  • #8
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,809 ✭✭✭Addle


    Wexfordboy89 wrote: »
    Pretty sure its not your bank would never contact you by text

    BOI do contact by text when they lie and pretend they've tried to ring you.
    Also get texts about house insurance from BOI.


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