Gallery of phishing and smishing examples

Fraudsters are sending fake emails and texts pretending to be from Bank of Ireland and other companies to customers. The messages might be mixed in with real Bank of Ireland texts or come from an unknown number. The texts often have links or a fraudulent phone number in them.

Remember, Bank of Ireland will never:

  • Send you a text or email with a link directly to the login page of our online banking channels asking you to confirm or update your banking details
  • Ask you to click a link in a message with an urgent warning about suspicious activity on your account
  • Ask you to transfer money out of your account to protect you from fraud
  • Ask you to send us back your bank card.

Don’t ever share:

  • Your full six-digit 365 PIN or Business On Line credentials
  • Any one-time activation codes or codes from your Business On Line Approve app
  • Your four-digit card PIN.

 

Example of Smishing 1

Example of Smishing 2

Example of Smishing 3

Example of Smishing 4

Example of Smishing 5

Example of Smishing 6

Example of Smishing 7

Example of Smishing 8

Example of Smishing 9

Example of Smishing 10

 

Example of Phishing 1:




Example of Phishing 2:



 

TextChecker

If you get a text that claims to be from Bank of Ireland and you’re still unsure if it’s genuine, please use our ‘TextChecker’ service.

TextChecker guide
TextChecker guide

 

Sample TextChecker submission:

TextChecker submission example

Sample TextChecker response:

TextChecker response example

Stop, Think, Check. And together, we won’t let the fraudsters win.