Mayo garda alert over online subscription scam

GARDAÌ in Mayo have issued an alert over an online subscription scam.

The Castlebar Community Garda Unit yesterday received reports of a new phone scam doing the rounds in this area.

Members of the public reported to the unit they had received calls informing them that they have been charged for an Amazon Prime subscription or that they are eligible for a refund for an unauthorised transaction on their Amazon account.

To resolve this they were asked to download some software and it appears that this software gives the fraudsters access to the person's online bank.

Gardaí are advising people to hang up if they receive any suspicious calls offering to refund money.

They also advise people never to ring back a number given by an unsolicited caller.

Requests for bank details or access to a computer should be treated with suspicion.

If in doubt, hang up and contact the company on a phone number you know is genuine.

If it seems too good to be true, it usually is.