People in Northern Ireland have been receiving texts that appears to be from Uber, a peer-to-peer ride-sharing organisation.
Scamwise NI says this is part of a scam called ‘smishing’ where the scammers will obtain personal information if you reply to the text.
They are warning people not to respond to these texts.
And they say by texting ‘STOP’ like they ask, you are likely to pay in excess of the ‘standard network rate,’ with money going to the scammers.
This is the latest in a series of scams directed at people in the Province.
Three residents in Co Antrim were recently targeted by scammers claiming to be from HRMC.
Police received three reports from householders in Newtownabbey, Ballyclare and Crumlin who answered calls from scammers alleging to be from the tax office.
They were told they owed money and if they did not pay up they would be arrested.
Police are reminding people to be wary of these scams.
“Remember: financial institutions, utility companies, law enforcement, HMRC, internet and telecoms providers or other public bodies will NEVER threaten arrest if payment isn’t made immediately,” said a police spokesperson.
The PSNI said there has been an increase in scams leading to losses of over £769,000 during the month of July.
