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24 Day 2 saw another of the favoured teams, and 2 times winners Cookstown High eliminated
in their first game against Strabane Rugby and Cricket Club who did not progress beyond
the next game. It was to be an Armagh double with St Marks winners 2 years ago and St Anthony's
qualifying from the 2 sections.
On finals night St Marks accounted for St Anthony's while Loughenreagh proved too strong
for a disappointing Sydenham side. The final was not the close affair expected with St Marks al-
ways in control.
Alongside the main competition the Plate, for first round losers produced a number of excellent
games. Kildress who had come through on a tie end had a titanic struggle in the semi final over-
coming Larne Falcons by 1 shot while previous winners Spa edged out St Colemans. The final
went to the last bowl with Spa just pipping Kildress for their 3rd Plate win. Prizes were present by
IIBA President Mrs Flo McNally. The Association is again indebted to the Galway Bay Hotel for
their continued support.

Don’t get scammed!
Don’t get scammed!

Be prepared - they are out
Be prepared - they are out
to get your money by any means!
to get your money by any means!
From a recent article I read, I ask you what's the difference
between smishing, vishing and phishing? people have lost
thousands of pounds to scammers both on the internet and
by phone.
Scammers use lots of different ways to target your
money, including via the telephone. Some scams are rela-
tively easy to spat but others can be very professional and
well disguised. Every year three million UK adults fall victim to mass marketing scams apparently
losing on average £850 but in reality this could be even higher.
Basically, I trust no-one who approaches me either by phone or on the internet and with the
latter I get emails all the time. They claim to be from my Bank but with a bank I don’t use, or about
eBay or PayPal. In the past I’ve had calls from my old bank, which I’m fairly confident they are
but I still ask them the question “How do I know who you are?” “Please tell me something about
my account?” They obviously can’t do that and I thus end the call.
Scammers are so clever that they can hijack your phone and when they ask you to put the phone
down and call your bank you are actually getting through to them, no matter what telephone num-
ber you dialled.
Phishing - this is the most common type of email scam. This is an email from a fraudster
masquerading as an organisation like your bank. They will ask you to log on, confirm account de-
tails and passwords and they then use these to raid your account. It’s important to remain vigilant
because if you lose money, there’s little chance of getting it back as YOU gave your details out.
DONT DO IT.
Smishing - this is an SMS text messages to encourage you to pay money out or click on suspicious
links. Sometimes they try to get victims on the phone by sending a text message asking them to
call a number, in order to persuade them further.
Unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers should immediately raise alarm bells, but
sometimes banks do text their customers for a variety of reasons. In this case I would suggest
calling your bank from a telephone number of your Bank Statement
Boiler room scam - this is where someone purporting to sound like a professional stock-
broker will suddenly call you uninvited. They may suggest and offer an investment opportunity
with large returns. Technical jargon, impressive company and job titles may be used to make
everything seem totally above board. They may persuade you to transfer money, which you will
never see again.