Scam targets BoI current accounts

A Garda probe is under way after hundreds of Bank of Ireland customers had their accounts raided in two branches over the weekend.

Customers of branches in Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, and in Borris, Co Carlow, had their current accounts accessed from the US over a three-day period in a scamming operation which yielded thousands of euro for fraudsters.

Bank of Ireland branches in Roscommon and Mayo were also hit in the past few weeks. Customers in Borris were hit by the same scam over Valentine’s weekend.