Gardai warn public of social welfare, bank and other scams catching people out

Gardai have issued a warning after a large number of people were targeted in a sophisticated phone scam.Cavan Monaghan Garda Division posted on Facebook: "We are urging the community to spread the word of fraud prevention as people are unfortunately falling victim to scams on a daily basis.

"Everyone needs to spread the word as we see people of all ages and all walks of life falling victim to fraud. Gardai have called on the public to continue to adhere to Covid-19 public health guidelines and avoid meeting in large groups this bank holiday weekend. In total 20,974 people have been fined for breaching Covid-19 regulations since fines were introduced last year.Some 14,749 people were issued 100 euro fines for non-essential travel.A further 1,227 people were fined 500 euro for non-essential journeys to airports/ports.

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