Gardai confirm most forms of fraud in Ireland and how to avoid being caught out

Covid-19 brought about a whole new realm of fraudsters who continue to target people young and old via phone calls, texts, and email.

Payment Card Fraud With payment card fraud criminals use stolen or counterfeit payment cards to make direct purchases or cash withdrawals.Crime Prevention Officers have issued the following advice to avoid being caught out by this type of fraud, and say you should: The next time an invoice arrives from the legitimate supplier, the payment is sent to an account controlled by the criminal instead of the supplier.

In many cases, the employee acts on the email and transfers a substantial sum of money to the specified bank to close the deal, because they think the order is coming from the CEO.Phishing This is one of the most common types of fraud and involves criminals making contact by email and can take a number of forms.

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