A businessman was attending a medical appointment when his wife received an email - apparently from him - requesting her to transfer €30,000 to a bank account in Germany.

Some €430,000 of fraudulent banknotes have been seized by Revenue officers.

Gardaí have issued a warning about a new social media-led banking scam which can empty customer accounts in minutes.

Gardaí from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau arrested the 35-year-old in the Dublin 15 area during an operation on Tuesday.

Gardaí have carried out a number of searches in relation to an investigation into match fixing in the League of Ireland.

Seven people were arrested in the North over two days in what the PSNI said was their largest money laundering operation ever.

The decision follows high-level meetings between Garda bosses and the ODCE after Sports Ireland referred, last November, an independent audit of FAI finances it commissioned to Garda HQ.

A Romanian man and woman have been arrested at Dublin airport following a joint intelligence operation.

The Garda’s fraud bureau is set to meet with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) this week to map out a joint response to an audit of FAI finances.

“In the region of 75% of all card fraud occurs online, so serious caution is required when purchasing goods or services,” she said.

People are being warned of an upsurge in scams in the run-up to Christmas.

Specialist gardaí managed to locate the transaction and get the money returned before it was gone for good.

Two men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with a series of ATM fraud incidents.

Garda fraud experts have made a third arrest as part of a major investigation into a fraudulent operation worth an estimated €29m run by an organised crime gang.

Three men - aged in their 40s, 20s & late teens - and two women - aged in their 40s & late 60s - were arrested today.

A male model is to stand trial on money laundering charges accused of having €1.2 in alleged crime proceeds.

Staffing problems are hitting garda armed support units, the national fraud unit, divisional squads tasked with investigating sexual and domestic crimes, and regional cyber crime units.

Specialist gardaí investigating alleged match-fixing and betting fraud timed their searches at a football grounds for when players were having a training session in order to confiscate their mobile phones for possible evidence.

Gardaí are conducting an investigation into alleged match-fixing in Limerick.

Gardaí have issued a warning about a text message scam that is designed to gain access to personal bank accounts.

Gardaí are warning the public about a text scam which aims to gain access to someone's personal bank accounts.

Gardaí investigating organised crime have arrested a man in connection with a €29m fraud investigation.

Two men have been arrested following searches by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in the Dublin 8 area.

A man in his 20s who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a Europe-wide cyber scam and money laundering investigation has been charged.

In April, German national Daniel Belling, 46, was arrested by officers from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau.

Gardaí have delivered a “major blow” to a Romanian crime gang after they uncovered a “manufacturing hub” for the production of false passports.

Insurance fraud is now punishable with fines of up to €100,000, and/or prison for up to ten years, warns Detective Sergeant Alan Govern of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau.

The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau made the arrest after searching a property in north Co Dublin.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael D’Arcy has defended the Minister for Justice’s decision to shelve plans for a dedicated Garda Insurance Fraud Unit.

Plans for a dedicated Garda Insurance Fraud Unit have been abandoned.

The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau is warning about websites offering unsecured loans which seek an upfront fee.

Gardaí are warning the public of an online scam relating to websites offering unsecured loans.

A 46-year-old man is to stand trial accused of mortgage fraud in Dublin.

Students have been warned not to allow their bank accounts to be used to transfer money on behalf of criminals as to do so is committing the offence of money laundering.

The practice involves criminals recruiting young people to help launder stolen or illegal money using their bank account.

The Central Statistics Office has published its annual crime figures.