Eire Verify Text: Is It a Scam?

The message is short and urgent. Typical wording: "Your parcel has been held at our shipping centre. Please follow instructions here", followed by a link. The link opens a page dressed up as a courier or An Post, asking for a small payment and your card details.

• Sender shows as Eire Verify, EireVerify or Eyeverify, or an ordinary 08x mobile number
• Claims a parcel is held, or that a customs or delivery fee is unpaid
• Asks you to tap a link and pay a small amount by card
• Creates time pressure: "pay today or the parcel is returned"

Delete the text and block the number. If you are expecting a parcel, check it in the courier's own app or website, which you type in yourself. Never use the link in the text. ComReg advises contacting the company through its official website, app or another trusted source.

Act straight away. The CCPC and Citizens Information both advise stopping contact, telling your bank and keeping records.

• Call your bank or card provider on the number on the back of your card and ask them to block the card
• Don't make any further payments, even if a follow-up call claims to be your bank
• Screenshot the text, the link and any payment record
• Report it to your local Garda station or through garda.ie

Real couriers rarely ask for card details by text. If a message pushes you to pay quickly through a link, treat it as suspect until you have checked it yourself through the company's official app or website.