Galway Bay fm newsroom - Concerns have been raised with Galway Gardaí over a phone scam that's taking place across the city and county.
City Councillor Neil McNelis raised the concerns following reports that local residents are being targetted by "Ring Once" scams.
A "Ring Once" scam sees fraudsters ring a phone just once and then hang up.
If a person then rings that number back, the call will be re-routed to a premium rate, overseas number and the person will be charged high rates as they listen to a pre-recorded message.
The fraudsters use a computer system that selects numbers at random and can ring multiple phones at one time.
The public is being advised to be cautious when receiving a call from an overseas number.
Councillor McNelis says the public should not return calls to strange numbers.
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