Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
I got a couple of fake text messages from 0 868 14 50 58 with caller ID display names of Eyeverify, EireVerify, and Eire Verify. The fake texts, which are scams, claim my so-called parcel has been held at a shipping centre and I should click the link in them. If you follow the link (you should not do this) in the text messages, you will be taken to a website where you will be asked to pay €1.99. If personal and financial information is submitted on the same website, it will be stolen by the cybercriminals behind the fake and scam text messages.
"Hi there - Your parcel has been held at our shipping centre. Please follow instructions here: 2vc.me/WlwKX -> hxxps://package.universalpackagesystem.club/".
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Got a call from 353578677497, which I presume is a scam. How do I find out whether it is or not? Did not answer the call
You will have to answer the call and here what is being said, in order to determine if it is a scam or not.
Literally just got one sent to me there
Just got the message 10 minutes ago. Click the link, didn't send any info and block the contact. The link was sending me to an auction website...
HI, I got a text today which coincided with me waiting on a parcel. I put it my address sncc dk phone number but couldn't go any further thankfully. Am I safe or do I need to contact my bank?
You only need to contact your bank if you had submitted your credit card and other financial information.
I didn't do that thankfully. Thanks for that. I have blocked them now
I got it today and happen to be waiting for Parcel from Amazon which according to the sites tracking system is due for delivery today. Interesting to know that this scam seem to be linked to the delivery depot.
Reived an Eireverify text recently re parcel delivery... I had not ordered anything so presumed it a hoax. Should I report it to someone? Interestingly also recently I received a message from Facebook to say someone had accessed my account from Russia and requesting me to change my password as I was now shut out of my account. This was patently not true as I am still receiving Facebook messages etc... I did nothing about changing my password.Could the two incidents be connected??
I just received a message from Eire Verify and googled it. Now know it's a scam
I ordered a book for delivery to Ireland and received the same message on Friday but did not open the link as it looked suspicious. Interested to know if the hackers have accessed the company selling the books or the courier company. Did others receive the message on the back of book orders ? (Don't want to name the company to be fair to them , but would inform them that their data base may be hacked).
Thanks for this information.I got a text this morning, 10th February, clicked on the link and thankfully got suspicious. I too have a delivery on order.Thanks
I got it today as well and googled it, thanks. Ill block them
I got it today too and googled it. Thanks
I received exact text this morning, clicked link but I didn't pay. They must get the phone numbers from genuine parcels as I've a few due? Thanks for setting this site up. Eileen, Dublin.
I got a text from EireVerify this morning and a Google check brought me here.. thanks for the warnings!
Received the text an hour ago, deleted it after reading info on www.onlinethreatalerts.com.
I just got the above text a few minutes ago. I won’t click on the link.
Just received that text this morning thanks for the heads up 😃 I always google something that looks strange 👍
"Hello,I just received a scam message from EireVerify.I just thought I would report it.They are also seeming to hide their number. Thank you,Christiana"Received via email.
Thank you. Keep up the good work
thank you for warning us of the scam. It is much appreciated
I didn't realise it was fake and sent my details,it came up with a subscription for phones ect,I was able to cancel it,am I still in bother? Thks
Scam. Don't follow the link.
I clicked the link but didn't write any information on it should I be ok.
No, once you didn't submit your information on the website you were taken to.
Is there any point in showing the message to the Gardai
HI I submitted a payment to this as I thought it was legitimate. What should I do?
Contact your bank and have them refund your money by canceling the transaction. And, and ask your bank if you need a new card just in case you keep receiving unwanted charges.
Hey I entered my address but did not enter my card details, could they still hack my information ?
Since you did not send any sensitive information, you are ok.
I had gotten this text and did not know it was a scam, I clicked into the link but left it before I submitted any of my personal/payment details. Can they still hack my information or is it only if I submitted payment details?
They do not hack people, they just trick them into sending their information. So, you should be OK since you did not send any information.