Be careful who you answer the phone to.

Phone scams have been on the rise in recent months and it's safe to say many of us are wary about answering messages and phone calls these days. But the latest scam is coming from someone pretending to be a Bank Of Ireland employee. Bank Of Ireland announced on its Twitter page that many customers have called in, saying that they were called by someone claiming to be the bank.

A number of customers have told us that a fraudster has phoned them in the past few days pretending to be from Bank of Ireland. Please be careful, we will never phone and ask you to give us passwords or confidential information. For more info see here https://t.co/8wd1NSLMwK

— Bank of Ireland (@talktoBOI) March 27, 2018

The Twitter post read: "A number of customers have told us that a fraudster has phoned them in the past few days pretending to be from Bank of Ireland. "Please be careful, we will never phone and ask you to give us passwords or confidential information." The bank then asked customers to visit a page where various steps can be taken in case you get caught out by one of these fraudsters.

If it looks too good to be true, it probably https://t.co/YaMgYorZ50 alert to emails/online ads claiming cheap deals. #fraudSMART https://t.co/FWFpQxjzhw pic.twitter.com/KeozI6bERL

— Fraud Smart (@FraudSmart) March 27, 2018

"To report online fraud, suspicious activity, unauthorised transactions on your account or ATM fraud please contact us using the Freephone numbers listed below as soon as possible." The number to call in the Republic of Ireland is 1800 946 764, and if you are in the North of Ireland, you can call 0800 121 7790. If you cannot get through, you can also email or text your problem to 365security@boi.com.