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The Commission for Communications Regulation is setting up an SMS Sender ID Registry to identify legitimate organisations in order to help cut down on text message scams.
A new text message service has been launched designed to improve emergency communications for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
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The public have been warned about yet another text messaging scam doing the rounds in Ireland. In this latest 'smishing' scam, fraudsters pretend to be motorway operators, namely M50 operator ...
Fraudulent text messages purporting to be from An Post, the HSE and Revenue are being used as bait in a “new wave” of text message scams. Bank of Ireland is warning customers of the messages ...
There was a “sharp increase” in reports of phone call or vishing fraud, including via text message, between January and May compared to the same period last year, AIB has said. It said ...
An increasing number of Revolut users in the Republic have fallen victim to a convincing scam text message that appears to be from the payments app. The text, which asks customers to verify their ...
PennDOT warning drivers of new text message scam Another day, another scam to be worried about, and once again, it's coming in by text message, claiming to be from PennDOT.
The Government is warning the public to be aware of a new text message scam that asks people to click on a link to claim an energy credit.
And not just phones — in order to be truly contemporary, filmmakers must incorporate text messaging into their movies. But how to do that creatively? Here, with some answers, is Tony Zhou, whose ...