Phone scams: call of the weird
Robocalls, spam calls and phone fraud are set to increase during the Covid-19 pandemic. Róisín Kiberd tells you what to watch out for
Vish is the name of a plant-based battered fish alternative sold by a vegan restaurant on Dorset Street in Dublin. But vishing is something far less ethically minded; it’s the phone version of phishing, a scam where the criminal tries to trick their victim into giving away personal information for use in identity theft.
It’s one of several types of phone fraud doing the rounds – some of them surprisingly old-fashioned, others surprisingly sophisticated.
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