I got a text recently, but the text had my name in it and only linked to more information on the HSE website I wouldn’t trust any generic texts like that
That one is clearly a scam. The address and grammar are all dodgy af.
My father got a similar text. They too didn’t give covid its full name, either just calling it covid or the same as here cov-19. And of course, the shitty website link/address was another dead give away.
Yes contact tracing is still happening, and yes this SMS is definitely a scam. The HSE never used variants in their notification SMS. Also, I believe their close contact SMS will always include a date of last contact.
(Source: I work in contact tracing)
Scam – what they said plus url is wrong lying formatted
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Yeah but via phone call. Got a call last week
I got a text recently, but the text had my name in it and only linked to more information on the HSE website I wouldn’t trust any generic texts like that
That one is clearly a scam. The address and grammar are all dodgy af.
My father got a similar text. They too didn’t give covid its full name, either just calling it covid or the same as here cov-19. And of course, the shitty website link/address was another dead give away.
Yes contact tracing is still happening, and yes this SMS is definitely a scam. The HSE never used variants in their notification SMS. Also, I believe their close contact SMS will always include a date of last contact.
(Source: I work in contact tracing)
Scam – what they said plus url is wrong lying formatted
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