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The AIB scam text message below, with a link to helpaib.com, which claims the recipients' card has been placed on hold, is being sent by cybercriminals. The aim of the cybercriminals is to trick their potential victims into clicking the link in the fake text message, which goes to a fake and phishing AIB website that steals account credentials, personal and financial information.
AIB: Due to unusual activity, your card has been placed on hold. Please visit helpaib.com and follow the instructions there.
So far, potential victims have received the AIB scam text message from the following telephone numbers:
If you have received a AIB scam text, please do not click the link it, just ignore it. Post it in a comment below along with the telephone number it came from. This will inform others.
If you were tricked by the scam text and submitted your financial information to the phishing website you were taken to after clicking the link, please contact your bank for help before your information is used fraudulenlty.
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AIB: Due to unusual activity, your card has been placed on hold. Please visit aib-supports.com and follow the on-screen instructions to re-activate.Phone number 0871518913
Same scam here:“AIB: Due to unusual activity, your card has been placed on hold. Please visit aib.auth.id-31.com and follow the on-screen instructions to re-activate.” The number is 0871500982
Same scam here. THE LINK IS helpcenter-security.com. The usual, unusual activity on account and a hold is on your card. From No. 0857672376
another one 353857672376
Got a text message from 353 767 2376Unusual activity- AIB
got a text message from 353857672376
353 (87) 654 6323
Got same one claiming to be from BOI. The number that texted me is 353 87 654 6323
unusual activity on card 353879005874
Got a text message from 087 6546323 saying unusual activity on ptsb account abd card placed on hold. Obviously same scam.
Got this scam text from 087 0980023 on Friday night 25/03/'22 at 21.13pm. Don't even have an AIB account 🙄
Message from 00353 87 9045987
MESSAGE RE CARD ON HOLD FROM 00353 87 900 2240This is what I got.
Got that scam text from 0877148879
Got that text from 087 654 6323
Got that text from 087 900 2240
got that text from 0876546323
Got this text this am from 353879033712
Also from 0877148879
Received this text from 0879033712
0879005874 I received a text saying card on hold which I googled the message to see it is scam. I will delete the message after sending this
I got the card on hold message from 0879045987
I got a text from 353879002240 saying my card has been placed on hold
087 7148879I JUST RECEIVED A TEXT FROM087 7148879ADD THIS TO THE LIST
I got one from 353 (87) 904 5987
I got it from 0879045987
Aib scam number 0879033712
I got one from 0877148879. Text as warned.
087 9002240 just received a scam text claiming that my card has been put on hold
Another Aib scam number 0879033712
Got one from this number also, just in case anyone gets it too 353 (87) 903 3712
Got one from this number 353 (87) 900 5874
Got scam text claiming to be from aib the number is 0877148879
087 9033712 - Scam Number
Got one of these spam messages today. Came from 0876546323
Got this scam text just now from: 353-87-904-5987
Got same text from 0857672376
Got one from 353879002240
Just after receiving from phone number 087 9005874.(Don't even bank with AIB!!)
Received today at 14:12 from 353 (87) 904 5987
Received today 26.03.22 from 0879045987
0879005874 receives 1315 hrs today
From 087 9045987 at 12:40 today
Received from 353 (87) 714 8879 last night at 1.05
26 March 2022Received from 353876546323. AIB:Due to unusual activity, your card has been placed on hold. Please visit help aid.com and ...
0879045987 26-03-2022
353 (87) 443 8549Received today
Received from 087 654 6323 at 0722 this morning
353 (87) 714 8879 26/03/2022 12:11pm
Received from 087 9002240 last night at 00:33