Scammers may use the news about Thomas Cook collapsing as an opportunity to obtain bank details from vulnerable people.
That’s the message from The Consumer Council Northern Ireland.
They say NEVER to give out personal or financial details to anyone.
They say if you are a Thomas Cook customer, you will need to make a claim for a refund yourself and that your bank will not contact you.
“Do not give our personal or financial details to anyone who calls you claiming to be your bank or Thomas Cook,” added a spokesperson.
This is the latest warning as online and telephone scams are on the rise.
Recently, people in Northern Ireland began receiving texts that appeared to be from Uber, a peer-to-peer ride-sharing organisation.
Scamwise NI said this is part of a scam called ‘smishing’ where the scammers will obtain personal information if you reply to the text.
They warned 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.