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Have you been on the receiving end of scam texts in recent weeks?

If you check your phone, chances are you’ll have received texts in recent weeks informing you that you owe money to AnPost, DHL, and other service providers.   These are just some of the scams that are doing the rounds and consumers are being warned to be eyes wide open about messages of this nature as we carry out online shopping over the coming weeks. With more on this, we spoke to Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

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09.00 6 Nov 2023


Have you been on the receiving end of scam texts in recent weeks?


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09.00 6 Nov 2023


If you check your phone, chances are you’ll have received texts in recent weeks informing you that you owe money to AnPost, DHL, and other service providers.  

These are just some of the scams that are doing the rounds and consumers are being warned to be eyes wide open about messages of this nature as we carry out online shopping over the coming weeks. With more on this, we spoke to Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.


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