CRIME ALERT: Fraudsters pretending to be from SKY have been contacting homes all over Donegal in an attempt to dupe customers into giving them a refund.
The callous con artists have been bombarding homes all over the county with calls in an effort to retrieve bank details from homeowners – claiming they’re owed money.
The callers are requesting homeowners to make refunds to them claiming there owed money – under the pretence that they are representatives of global giant SKY.
Scammers buy up a range of numbers from several databases. They are calling unsuspecting customers of SKY and asking them for a refund to gain bank details.
A Donegal Daily reader posted the following on Facebook, “Watch out for bogus phone calls from sky to refund tell them to P**s
Gardaí are urging home owners to be vigilant and to make sure not to give any details over the phone.
Click here for advice from the broadcasting agency SKY on receiving these bogus calls.
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