Bogus texts

[Homewardbound11]

Hi ,
Got a text msg in today what looks like it’s a scam link . Not https: for starters

 

[ClubMan]

Definitely a scam text trying to harvest your MyGovId credentials.
Obviously don't click the link (I did in a sandboxed browser just to check it), delete it, and block the number.

 

[Homewardbound11]

Seems to be the Irish my gov. Going into the Irish site it is under maintenance .

 

[ClubMan]

Seems to be the Irish my gov.

The link in your text is not genuine. It's a scam site. This is not a valid MyGovId site. It was only registered today for one thing.

Whois Lookup Captcha

whois.domaintools.com

Going into the Irish site it is under maintenance .

What site are you referring to?
MyGovId.ie is working fine.

MyGovID - Home

www.mygovid.ie

 

[ClubMan]

Oh, I presume that you are referring to the MyWelfare site?

 

[ClubMan]

Most likely a variation on this theme...

Fraud Alert: Beware of Scam Texts Posing as Gov.ie - FraudSMART Fraud Alert: Beware of Scam Texts Posing as Gov.ie

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www.fraudsmart.ie

Also...

Alert on scam phone calls and text messages

If you believe you are a victim of a cyber-crime, contact your local Garda station

www.gov.ie

• check the URL or address of the site - links from government will always have gov.ie as part of the address

 

[Homewardbound11]

Mygovid.ie on my phone is under maintenance . Tried edge, app, google and safari .

 

[ClubMan]

Mygovid.ie on my phone is under maintenance . Tried edge, app, google and safari .

Yes, that's what the screenshot that I posted earlier says.
It's working normally again now.